Tag Archives: Venice

Open the door – a thought on travel photography

Posted on April 17, 2016 by simpletravelourway

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then travellers’ photos of iconic buildings tell the tale of magical places. Some places are so recognizable that no further explanation is required, and so photogenic that it would be hard to … Continue reading →

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Seize the opportunity (while you still can)

Posted on July 14, 2015 by simpletravelourway

  We ticked off the places that we wanted to see some years ago, and, with each place named, wonderful images came to mind: “New Zealand …Venice and the Dolomite Mountains … Vietnam … Costa Rica … Arches National Park…” … Continue reading →

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Water, Water, Everywhere – Day 1

Posted on April 2, 2012 by simpletravelourway

Venice.  Where better to take photos of gondoliers in the canal?  The large window in our modest hotel room had a wide ledge, a perfect seat for watching the boats glide by in the warm late afternoon.   Water and sun … Continue reading →

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Italy: Biking in Venice?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by simpletravelourway

We enjoyed walking the streets of Venice, checking off our “must see” sights from our list.  Don’t ask us why, but we felt the need to get out of the city after five days to do something entirely different.  It … Continue reading →

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