Travel

About an hour’s drive north of Pisa is Cinqueterre, or “The five lands”. This national park protected area consists of five ‘preserved’ towns situated along the west coast: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare. All are connected by train and walking paths (you can walk between all of them in a day), and most are connected by water ferry. We spent two nights in the area, giving us a whole day to explore the towns, starting with Monterosso al Mare: ...

The flickr link for this part of the honeymoon is here. We spent around five days sightseeing Rome (and getting over any jetlag). After that we picked up our car rental, somehow navigated our way through Roman traffic, and headed up towards Florence. On the way, we stopped off at a small town called Civita (civita di Bagnoregio). ...

Firstly, thank you to everyone who contributed to our online honeymoon registry (and thank you of course if you contributed in some other way). Adriana and I had a fantastic time in Italy. Over the next week or so I’ll be uploading photos from the trip, starting today with Rome. A link to the set on Flickr is here. Some photos: ...

My parents have arrived back safely in Oz after their trip over here for the wedding (I’ll post another update about that later tonight), but before they left we took them to see Key West. Although we didn’t get to see the ideal sunset at Mallory Square because it was too cloudy, we did get to see some awesomely massive bubbles, and a nice gimmick where the dog would go around collecting tip money. The next night at Bahia Honda state park we watched the sun set in a completely cloudless sky. Here are some photos, the whole set is here. ...

Here are the photos from the Cusco region of Peru, which includes Cusco itself, surrounding ruins and towns and of course, Machu Picchu. Link to photo set. Machu Picchu HDR Originally uploaded by daecks Llama! Originally uploaded by daecks ...

Here are photos from the region of Peru called “Ica”, which includes the coastal sites of Paracas and the Nazca lines. The set is here. Sealion Originally uploaded by daecks Spider deja vu Originally uploaded by daecks ...

Photos and some videos taken in and around Lima are now online in Flickr. There are more to come from Ica (Nasca lines) and Cusco (many Inca ruins). Click here to visit the set. Indian Market Originally uploaded by daecks Rainbow fountain Originally uploaded by daecks ...

These have been up for a while now, but for relatives who do still check this page (mum), here is the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/daecks/collections/72157605414305482/

Wow! Finally… Set is here. ...

This is a 16 mega pixel stitch of Monaco, taken from a wheelchair viewing area.