Fraser Island, Gold Coast, Australia

17.02.16

The drop dead gorgeous Fraser Island. Australia's largest sand island! Including Rainbow Beach, 75 mile beach, crystal clear lake swims and Maheno shipwreck. 

Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand

29.01.16 

I think this has to be our favourite City in Queenstown. The surrounding landscape is just breathtaking. We did a skydive here and it was amazing The Remarkable's (mountains) made a fantastic backdrop : )

Taupo, North Island, New Zealand

09.01.16 - 12.01.16

Beautiful Taupo. Home to New Zealand's beastly Huka Falls and Lake Taupo, NZ's largest lake. 

Waitomo, North Island, New Zealand

07.01.16 

Waitomo. Pretty views and glow worm caves. 

Waiheke, North Island, New Zealand

02.01.16

The absolutely stunning Waiheke Island! A short ferry ride from Auckland. Mainly delicious wine and stunning views. 

Boracay, Philippines.

29.12.13 

Boracay is an absolutely stunning island in the Philippines. 

More of my instagram photos from the island here - 

http://instagram.com/laurablight 

Maldon on the Mud

28.04.13

This is where the posh salt comes from and the famous annual mud races.

Parque Nacional Cotopaxi, Ecuador.

                                     

                                           

07.01.13 

We spent a few days in Lataunga and visited ´Parque Nacional Cotopaxi´ with the dam right, astonishing ´Volcan Cotopaxi.´ Ecuador´s second highest peak, this bad boy sits at 5897m. We drove to base camp and that was cold enough for us. 

We did hike around ´Laguna de Limpiopungo ( 3830m) which was a pleasant walk with a few horses to say hello to along the way. 

Huaraz, Lake 69 Trek - Peru

18.12.12 

My amigo Sam and I decided on trekking to ´Laguna 69´, set amongst the Cordillera Blanca over 4000m high. 

After we were given extremely basic directions we set out on our 3 hour trek to the lake. Luckily we spotted a tour group and followed them most of the way, otherwise we would have gotten completely lost! The trek was tough in this altitude and we also had to jump a few rivers along the way.

The lake was the most incredible colour but unfortunately far too cold to take a dip. After 20 minutes of so, the weather changed entirely and began hailing. I made a speedy, downhill escape  back to the trees. 

Dreamy Alleppey

Renting a houseboat in Alleppey was probably one of my highlights of the trip. We opted for a small canoe and paddled through villages, rice paddy fields and even stopped for breakfast cooked by locals.

Waves and Spaces

 Ginat waves at 'Varkala' and empty spaces in 'Alleppey'

                                                    

India 2012....

I recently spent 6 weeks in India visiting Delhi, Udaipur, Bombay, Goa and Kerala. Most of my images can be found here: http://www.laurablight.co.uk but I'll also be posting some of my blog to.