Fushimi-Ku, kyoto, Japan

One of my favourite pictures from the trip......

April 2017

Cherry blossom in all it's glory. 

Maruyama Park, Kyoto, Japan

Kiyomizu-dear Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Kiyomizu-dear Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Temples! 

March 2017

Hard Rubbish, Sydney

August 2016 

Hard Rubbish. Sydney. 

Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand

28.01.16 

Lake Wanaka is just beautiful. It's 99.9% clear so perfect for swimming! Whilst here, we visited the organic Rippon vineyard which has outstanding views across the lake. 

Napier, North Island, New Zealand

12.01.16 - 14.01.16

Views across Napier and beyond during the Bluff Hill walk. Bike about tours included more vineyards and a beautiful lavender garden!

Ba Ho Waterfall, Nha Trang, Vietnam

04.01.15

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 

Taipei, Taiwan.

25.12.13 

I spent Christmas and New Year in Taiwan and the Philippines and what a delight it was. 

I stumbled across a rather larger allotment in the city and random vending machines in the street. 

Tayrona National Park, Colombia

 

                                     

21.02.13

Not far from Santa Marta, ´Parc Tayrona´ is famous for its glorious beaches. It´s also home to immense fauna and flauna and I saw lots of interesting delights during my two days here, including this colourful jellyfish. Its an hour and a half hike through the park to get to the first campsite and the beaches are not much further. 

We slept in hammocks again and drunk ´ron´on the beach, gazing up at the moon...bliss. 

Cartagena, Colombia

09.02.13

Cartagena is an enchanting city that sits on the Caribbean coast. The architecture hasn't changed much since the 17th century which makes it a great place to get lost for the afternoon and admire the beautiful buildings. Another fun way to see the city is to hire a bike and cycle outside the old walls and along the coast.The beach isn't great here but the water sure is warm. 

Guatape, Colombia

06.02.13

Colourful Guatape is also close to Medellin so definitely worth a bus ride for a day or two. Its basically surrounded by lots of man-made lakes where you can swim, take a boat ride or fish for trout. 

The huge ´Guatape Rock´ (El Penol) is believed to be a meteorite which arrived over 70 million years ago. It stands at over two hundred meters tall and you can climb the 829 steps to the top for amazing views of the countryside. 

Cocora Valley, Salento - Colombia

22.01.13

A group of us from the hostel spent 4-5 hours trekking through the 'Valle de Cocora' which is part of the Los Nevados National Park. The valley is home to the national tree of Colombia the 'Wax Palm' reaching up to almost 50 meters in height. 

Whilst here, we stopped at a Hummingbird Reserve to admire these beautiful creatures. There super speedy so its almost impossible to get them to stay still long enough for a decent picture. We also indulged in more of the hot chocolate and cheese snack. Weirdly, I think its growing on me. Something to take back to the UK perhaps.....

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.