We arrive by taxi, a good half an hour prior to our booking for the Indulgent Afternoon Tea at Burj Al Arab’s Skybar lounge in Dubai. The small crowd gathered outside the security gate wears a look of disappointment. Unless one is a hotel guest or has a written confirmation for afternoon tea or a [...]

You take a languid stroll and claim a favourite patch of powdery sand. You lay your towel down and observe the tri-band of cobalt blue meld into jade and turquoise. Gentle waves lap the shoreline playing one of nature’s seaside symphonies.
You immerse yourself in the tepid waters and emerge renewed. The water’s clarity takes you [...]

Photo opportunities in Paris abound at every corner. One only needs to glance up at a Haussman-style building or notice the pattern of chairs and tables outside a café to feel the urge to trip the shutter. But sometimes a little foray into a relatively unknown location goes a long way into providing an opportunity [...]

Until airline passengers can be beamed from A to B like Star Trek, or knocked out in coffin-like capsules as in The Fifth Element, you can be assured that somewhere along your airborne journey you will experience at least one of the following flight annoyances.
1. The older woman swaying in the air conditioning breeze due [...]

You could watch the muted colours darken or the moored boats nod gently over rippled waters…
- Photograph taken in the town of Lenno.

If a stroll along the banks of the Seine, arms entwined with your chéri(e) leaves you a little lukewarm, or the idea of a marriage proposal at the height of la Tour Eiffel is a cliché best left for Hollywood flicks, Paris, the city of love can still wave its magic wand and entrap you [...]

Next time you’re in Paris visiting Butte Montmartre and you’ve made a stop at boulevard de Clichy to snap a few photographs of the Moulin Rouge, turn around. Located directly behind the fabled cabaret, at number 65 next to a budget hotel and sex shops is Chapelle Sainte Rita.

Known as the patron saint of desperate [...]

Venice was overflowing. A sea of tourists packed every vaporetto, fondamente and laneway around St Mark’s square making it difficult to move. Reaching Piazza San Marco was an exercise in patience. Blocks of awe-struck tourists shuffled en masse then came to a halt as no one could advance any further. The piazza was under Acqua [...]

How do you know you’re in Italy? Take the quiz and test your knowledge of Italy through the photographs below.
1. When you see the distinct green colour of Alitalia planes on the tarmac
2. When you spot the Emporio Armani aircraft hangar at the Milan Linate airport
3. When you fly over lakes or volcanoes
4. When you [...]

Unlike its more popular cousins, the northern Italian town of Mogliano Veneto does not attract many tourists. One quick stroll through its quiet streets confirms its status as a serene location for residents of the Veneto who prefer a more quiet way of life.
With our unfamiliar faces and a camera bag draping over one shoulder, [...]