Tag: Photography
Feb 15th by davidleask under Travels, my Friends travels
Once I’d seen images of grizzly bears catching salmon I was sold. I had to go see for myself and try to capture similar images.
After a bit of research on the web and through photographic forums my wife and I came up with only a few options where we could view grizzlies in the wild, have guaranteed sightings (well almost!), and be safe all at the same time. We chose Brooks Falls in Alaska, within the Katmai National Park, for our adventure of a lifetime. Further research lead us to our tour operator Katmailand at www.katmailand.com. [As a wee …
Feb 14th by davidleask under Travels, my Friends travels
Tags: Hotel Cloisters, Photography, Prague
Prauge is a very beautiful city, especially in December when the Christmas markets are on the go. Here are my thoughts and musings after a long weekend trip there last December.
We flew from Edinburgh to Prague using Jet2.com – very easy and quite cheap. You may hear “horror” stories about being ripped off by taxi drivers and to make sure you book a transfer from the airport. These transfers will cost around £40 return. We chose to find our own way into the city from the airport. Get on the 119 bus to Dejvicka metro station (it’s the bus …