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MacLehose Trail 4 & 5, Hong Kong
The MacLehose Trail is a 100-kilometre hiking trail that crosses the New Territories, starting from Pak Tam Chung, Sai Kung, in the east to Tuen Mun in…
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It’s Not About The Gear
Gear related posts on this site generate 10-50x more views than travel photography related posts. There are a number of reasons why this is likely,…
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Sorrento, Italy
The first stop on our Italy trip was Rome where we spent a short time taking in the usual tourist spots. Our next stop was…
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Heilongtan, Mufu Palace, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
For the third instalment on the Lijiang series, we head to Heilongtan and Mufu Palace. Heilongtan is a park located within walking distance of the…
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Jardine’s Lookout, Hong Kong
For the past few months, we’ve been exploring Hong Kong’s stunning scenery from its nature side; we’ve visited the Hong Kong Geopark, Ham Tin Wan,…
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Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base in Xiongmao Valley, Sichuan Province, China
For the fourth and final post in the Chengdu series, we took a short drive down to see what everyone comes to Chengdu to see,…
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Tonghui River, Beijing, China
With the weather warming up, I thought it was time to go out for a long walk. A favourite spot is to walk along the…
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National Museum of China, Beijing, China
This post is mostly images taken from the National Museum of China, located in Beijing, near the Palace Museum and Tiananmen Square. The purpose for…
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Fujinon GF80 F1.7 Review
This is the lens I’ve been waiting for on the GFX system. With this one lens, Fujifilm has solved so many of the shortcomings of…
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Haoge LH-G65 Bayonet Square Metal Lens Hood Review for Fujinon GF45/GF63
This review is for the Haoge square metal lens hood that’s made for the Fujinon GF45 F2.8 and GF63 F2.8 lenses. I sat on this…
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Fujifilm GFX100S First Impressions Review
A little over three years ago, I wrote a first impressions review for the GFX 50R, and started the article with a few paragraphs about…
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Shanghai, China
Over the Christmas holidays, I made a second trip to Hangzhou to celebrate New Year’s Eve at my friend’s restaurant (I’ll share some pics from…
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NAD M33 Review
An integrated amplifier review may be strange entry on a travel & photography blog, but strange times call for strange measures. With our world still…
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Hangzhou, China
Just around Hallowe’en last year, I got an invitation from my friend to visit Hangzhou and check out his partner’s new restaurant. Not having travelled…
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The Fujifilm GFX 100S is coming!
There have been a number of “leaks” from Nokishita and Fujirumors in regards to the upcoming Fujifilm GFX 100S and from what has been leaked…
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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…
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Daxing Airport, Beijing, China
While there are a number of interesting airports that I’ve transited through in my travels, I never thought that I’d come across one that took…
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MacBook Air M1 Late 2020 Review for Travel Photography
With the recent introduction of the Apple silicon M1 powered MacBook Air lineup (hereafter referred to as MBA M1), the new late 2020 model becomes…
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Jinshanling 3, China
Autumn in Beijing is very short-lived. Some years, we only get a few days of awesome autumn weather and beautiful yellow and red leaves. This…
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China HK City, Hong Kong
Today’s post will be a short one as it’s all about this amazing set of buildings on the harbour in Kowloon, right across the water…
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A Simple Process to Print Your Images
The joy in printing an image It’s unfortunate that printing an image has such a bad reputation online. If you Google “how to print a…
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Fujinon XF50 F1 First Impressions
There are few lenses that make me as excited as the new F1 (yes F-ONE!) 50MM lens from Fujinon, Fujifilm’s lens brand. When the development…
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