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Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China

Hope all my readers are keeping safe and healthy during these unusual times. I wish you a Happy New Year! May we all start travelling…

ByByfcracerJan 6, 2021

Fujifilm X-T4 First Impressions

The Fujifilm X-T4 has arrived and I just got mine yesterday. Giving away the punchline is always a bad strategy in a blog post because…

ByByfcracerApr 29, 2020

Qingcheng Mountain, Sichuan Province, China

This is the second in a series of posts from a trip to Chengdu, where we head northwest to the famous Qingcheng Mountain (locals call…

ByByfcracerOct 26, 2021

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

I was sent to Shenzhen for a short business trip and decided to extend the trip by a few days to roam around the city.…

ByByfcracerMay 17, 2021

Agra, India

Home of the Taj Mahal At 11am, right after breakfast, we headed over by car to Agra, the home of the famous Taj Mahal. I…

ByByfcracerApr 11, 2018

Weekend in Singapore

The last time I was in Singapore was 2006 and a lot has changed since then. Entire neighbourhoods have been built, literally from the sea.…

ByByfcracerDec 15, 2019

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Weekend in Mumbai, India

This post will be a short one because I only spent a long weekend in Mumbai. The purpose of the trip was not for tourism,…

ByByfcracerMar 23, 2019

Survey results: Does camera sensor size matter?

Thank you for the 500+ responses! I want to start off by thanking the survey respondents who took the time to make their way through…

ByByfcracerMar 22, 2019

Does camera sensor size matter?

For the longest time, I’ve been wanting to conduct a quantitative survey of whether sensor size really matters. Every photographer I know cares…

ByByfcracerMar 17, 2019

Inle Lake, Myanmar

After Mandalay, we then headed south to Inle Lake, where there’s a traditional fishing community thriving on the influx of tourists. While incredibly beautiful and…

ByByfcracerMar 3, 2019

Mandalay, Myanmar

After the breathtaking scenery in Bagan and the life changing vistas of the pagodas framing the rising and setting sun, we made our way across…

ByByfcracerMar 1, 2019

Ultimate Travel Charger

My search for the ultimate travel charger may soon be coming to an end. With the new GaN technology chargers hitting the market, chargers are…

ByByfcracerFeb 19, 2019

Bagan, Myanmar

Our Myanmar trip had started off very well with two excellent nights in Yangon. We were already finding the people to be extremely friendly, generous…

ByByfcracerFeb 13, 2019

Yangon, Myanmar

The series of posts coming up in the next few weeks have been two years in the making. Due to an unforeseen computer issue, I…

ByByfcracerFeb 8, 2019

Nitecore FX2 Pro Review

Updated: February 25, 2020 One of the first things I do when I buy a new camera is to buy a second battery. Fortunately, in…

ByByfcracerFeb 1, 2019

Negombo, Sri Lanka

Our next and final stop on the Sri Lanka trip was Negombo. This is a common first or last stop on people’s Sri Lanka itinerary…

ByByfcracerJan 25, 2019

Dambulla, Sri Lanka

If you’ve been following this Sri Lanka series from the beginning, you’ll have read that we re-arranged our trip in order to stay at the…

ByByfcracerJan 19, 2019

Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

After the excellent train ride from Ella Station to Nanu Oya Station, it was only a short drive to our hotel in the main town…

ByByfcracerJan 15, 2019

Ella to Nuwara Eliya Train, Sri Lanka

Next stop on the journey turned out to be a real adventure and one of the highlights of the trip. We had originally wanted to…

ByByfcracerJan 10, 2019

Matara, Sri Lanka

Matara is a major city in Sri Lanka on the southern coast, about 160km south of Colombo. It’s served by the E01 Southern Expressway which…

ByByfcracerJan 7, 2019

GFX 50R in Sri Lanka

I’m surprised at the level of interest in a relatively expensive medium format camera, but am excited to see more people interested in joining the…

ByByfcracerJan 6, 2019

Galle, Sri Lanka

Galle is a city on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, about two hours away from Colombo by car. It’s famously known for Galle Fort,…

ByByfcracerJan 4, 2019