Photography Archives - Runaway Brit

Lofoten: A Winter’s Dream

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 Europe, Expat Life, Featured, Nature, Photography, Tourist Attraction, Travelling lofoten, norway, photography

Waking long before daylight, we found our car concealed beneath the icy shroud of the first winter snowfall. Once outside and puffing impatiently into my hands to enjoy a momentary sensation of warmth, I opened

Memories: Two Years in India (Part 2)

May 28, 2016June 4, 2016 Asia, Featured, India, Life in India, Photography amber fort, elephant, india, memories, monkey, rajasthan, shimla, taj mahal

With my last month in India rapidly drawing its last breath, I realise that I have been rather slow at updating this series. (see Part 1) This is primarily down to what is known as

Meet Arrowhead: Queen of Ranthambhore National Park

April 2, 2016December 16, 2016 Asia, Featured, India, Life in India, Nature, Photography, Travelling arrowhead, india, machli, rajasthan, Ranthambhore, ranthambore, Tiger, zone 4

I have done many amazing things during my time in India but seeing a tiger in the wild is definitely a highlight. Nothing sends shivers down the spine quite like the striking flash of orange emerging from

Aurora Borealis: 7 Things To Know Before You Go

January 31, 2016March 28, 2016 Europe, Featured, Life in Sweden, Nature, Photography, Swedish Climate, Swedish Tourism, Travelling arctic, arctic circle, aurora, aurora borealis, iceland, lapland, northern lights, northern lights apartments, porjus, sweden

Experiencing the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is on many people’s bucket list and, when seen, they offer a tantalising display of nature at her most beautiful. But, seeking the notoriously elusive aurora can be a

Around the World in 26 Letters: My Travel Alphabet

April 12, 2015April 12, 2015 Asia, Beaches, Europe, Featured, Food and Drink, History, Japan, Life in India, Life in Sweden, Literature, Nature, Photography, South America, Swedish Tourism, Top Ten, Travelling army, asia, atacama desert, aurora, bolivia, bosnia, bucharest, caribbean, chile, china, colombia, dracula, edinburgh, estonia, europe, fuji, gotland, Greece, holi, iceland, iguassu, iguazu falls, india, isle of skye, istanbul, japan, Jökulsárlón, kleftiko, lapland, machu picchu, mary king close, mostar, Mumbai, new york city, northern lights, NYC, ogmore, ogmore beach, ogmore by sea, parque tayrona, peru, qatar airways, romania, rurrenabaque, san blas, scotland, skye, sri lanka, stari most, sweden, taj mahal, tallinn, terracotta warriors, udaipur, unawatuna, valparaiso, visby, wales, waterfalls, xi'an, yamuna river, zostel

I’ve been travelling the world, on-and-off, for almost 16 years—ever since an adventurous 4 week train journey took me through Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic into Romania back in the days when

Goa is Gorgeous in the Rain: Here’s Why You Should Visit in Monsoon Season!

October 28, 2014October 5, 2015 Asia, Beaches, Featured, Life in India, Photography, Travelling anjuna, beach, goa, india, monsoon, rain, storm

Before I left for my recent trip to Goa I envisioned long lazy days of lounging around in the sun, shopping for cute bohemian dresses, eating good food at beach-side shacks, and watching glorious sunsets

Finding History and Nature in Gorgeous Gotland

May 31, 2014May 31, 2014 Europe, Featured, History, Life in Sweden, Nature, Photography, Swedish History, Swedish Tourism, Travelling farö, gotland, högklint, museum, stones, sweden, viking

In my last post I write about Visby, a perfectly preserved medieval town and UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Swedish island of Gotland; but the colourful labyrinthine alleys of this Baltic-blasted, cobbled town are

What to do in Skopje When It Rains

April 19, 2014April 19, 2014 Advice, Europe, Featured, Food and Drink, Photography, Travelling balkans, eating, holocaust memorial centre, kaj marsalot, macedonia, memorial house, mother teresa, old house, pastel, photography, skopje, travel

You’ve just flown 3 hours south after a long, dark and exceptionally rainy Scandinavian winter, in the hopes of finding some spring sunshine only to step off the plane into colder, greyer, and wetter weather

10 Awesome Movie Locations Around The World

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 Asia, Europe, Featured, Nature, Photography, Travelling argentina, bali, bogota, bourne supremacy, brazil, breakfast at tiffany's, buenos aires, cambodia, casa rosada, colombia, eat pray love, evita, film, glencoe, glenfinnan, goa, harry potter, iceland, iguazu, india, lara croft, location, maya bay, movie, mr and mrs smith, new york city, NYC, palolem, phi phi lei, siem reap, skyfall, ta prohm, thailand, the beach, the mission, tiffany's, tomb raider, ubud, viaduct, walter mitty

When I travel I don’t deliberately seek out places that have been used as film locations, but every now and then I happen to stumble into one. Here is a round-up of the 10 best

365 Days Photo Project – Week 1

January 7, 2014January 7, 2014 Blogging, Europe, Photography 365day, photo, photography, project

A few days ago I posted my intention to photograph every single day of 2014 and publish the photographs on my Runaway Brit Facebook page. Each week I will write a round up on this

Why I’m Doing a 365 Day Photograph Project

January 5, 2014April 13, 2014 Photography 365 day, photography, project, travel

"Photographing one thing every day will force me to think about the ‘here’ and ‘now’"This year I have set myself a target (I am apprehensive to use the word ‘resolution’) to carry out a 365-day

Gdansk Through The Lens of The iPhone 5

June 8, 2013August 23, 2013 Europe, Photography, Travelling gdansk, iphone 5, photography, poland, sony nex c3

If you visit my site regularly, you will most likely know that my Sony Nex C3 has been my constant companion on my travels. I am very proud of my photographs, and am always seeking

Touring the Scottish Highlands: Driving from Edinburgh to Skye

February 28, 2013May 12, 2013 Europe, Photography, Travelling, United Kingdom car rental, edinburgh, glen coe, scotland, skye, united kingdom

Being somewhat of a Romanticist at heart, mountains, lakes and rugged valleys have always seduced me—so, naturally a trip into the Highlands was my top priority for my trip to Scotland. Although there are many

Perfect Peaks. A #FriFotos Photo Essay

November 28, 2012November 30, 2013 Asia, Nature, Photography, South America, Travelling, Vietnam andes, bolivia, chile, colombia, Frifotos, hong kong, la paz, machu picchu, mountain, mui ne, parque tayrona, peaks, peru, photo essay, photos, playa del duque, sapa, south america, teide, tenerife, the peak, vietnam, wales, wayna picchu

While looking through my photographs in order to participate in this week's #FriFotos, which has the theme of 'Peaks', I realised something. I have not spent nearly enough time in the mountains. I love mountains,

Europe’s Fairy-Tale Castles: Peles, Romania

November 17, 2012February 16, 2013 Europe, History, Nature, Photography, Travelling castle, europe, fairytale, peles, romania, sinaia

When you think about Romania, what do you think of? Ugly communist buildings? Shaven-headed children in run-down orphanages? Oppressed people ruled by a tyrannical megalomaniac? Or do you think of jagged mountain peaks, lush pine forests, pretty medieval

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