I hope this makes up for not getting a present because this took ages to do.

Did a hike today that went up to an elevation of 2239m. The snow line is currently at about 1800m so most of the trail was actually under snow. Was quite good fun but I wish I had gaiters because my feet were soaked by the end.

The chances of getting good weather in the alps is getting quite slim now, but now with a proper full waterproof jacket it doesnt bother me as much anymore. This landscape for some reason made me think of Scotland. Ive never been there, but photos ive seen have the same colours, craggy rocks, mud etc, […]

The advantages of sometimes having your own room – quiet and a table to edit photos.

Spent 12 hours (9am to 9pm) today in the Hacker tent at Oktoberfest. Good, drunken times.

Everyone was not only happy to have their photo taken at Oktoberfest, but people were actually asking me to take their photo.

Half a chicken and a litre of beer at the Hofbräuhaus for dinner.

Love in the windows of the Colosseum.

Trevi Fountain at night. Place is packed with people all night long, throwing away their coins.

The best way to get around any Italian city.

Another maverick photo. The ‘Creation of Adam’ in the Sistine Chapel.

View of St Peter’s Basilica from Ponte Sant’Angelo.

Inside of the Colosseum in Rome. Quite an impressive structure.

Another lazy travel day photo. View outside my Rome hostel room, not quite as nice as Florence.

Skulls and bones in the not very well known Fontanelle Cemetery in Naples, Italy.

Boats anchored off the shore on the lovely island of Capri near Naples, Italy.

Spent the day at Pompei walking around the ruined city. This photo took about 20 minutes to take. Making a ‘tripod’ out of rocks isnt very easy.

The good life.

The street that my hostel is in in Naples. Im glad the hostel doesn’t match the street.

One of the paintings on the roof of the monstrous Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.