Tag / kit and gear
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5 pieces of essential photography equipment for travel photographers
I hate carrying too much stuff on a trip, which is why this list of essential photography equipment for travel photographers is comprehensive enough to make sure I get amazing photographs, but light enough for me to carry. This post contains some affiliate links. This means if you click on the Amazon links and purchase an item,…
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5 hiking mistakes that every newbie hiker makes
We’re all guilty of a few of these hiking mistakes and to be fair, some are not the end of the world but some can be quite dangerous, so here’s how to avoid a few hard-learned lessons. 1 Bringing too much stuff We’re all guilty of overpacking and believe me when you have to carry…
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What should I bring? The ultimate Iceland hiking trip packing list
I am an outdoor gear junkie. I hate clothes shopping in general but put me in an outdoor shop and you had better take my credit card away from me. And so I love prepping my outdoor kit for hikes, making lists and checking things off. With that in mind here’s a handy Iceland hiking trip…
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Road trip: Tips for safe winter driving in Iceland
The other day I was nearly killed by a tourist. Heading in to Keflavik Airport this guy in a hired car was driving on the wrong side of the road and even though I stopped, beeped and flashed my lights he still didn’t realise what he was doing. In 2015 over 200 tourists were involved in…
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5 Essential apps for Iceland Travel
I meet a lot of tourists now who are travelling in Iceland and have a lot of common questions like “Will the northern lights be visible tonight?” or “We want to go to Landmannalaugar tomorrow” – right after a lot of flooding! So what are the best apps for Iceland to help you get the most…
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Photography: Organising your photo collection for travel photographers
What should you do with your photos after a trip? I have spent every free minute in the past two weeks going through, organising, selecting and editing thousands of photographs from my latest summer trip. I’m not going to lie, organising your photos can be a big and sometimes painful job. It’s easier to just take pictures…
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What to bring for a hiking trip to Iceland – Part 2: Camera and Backpack
So – all packed up and ready to go! Bar sunglasses, phone and wallet this is the last of my kit for the summer. I also did some trial tent setting up in the kitchen (and stringing lines off door handles) and it’s actually really fast and easy to set up – so we’ll see how…
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What to do when your hard drive fails and your images disappear!
So this week I had a potential disaster when I lost all my images. All 50,000. To say I was panicking and ready to give up was an understatement. I brought the hard drive into work to get a file and when I got home the images folder was empty. Not a single image. My…
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What to bring for a hiking trip to Iceland – Part 1: Hiking and Camping gear
Getting ready for my next big trip: two months in the Arctic! The plan is to start with an Iceland hiking trip in July and hopefully meet up with the Annabel J, a 54 foot Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter, and hopefully, if there’s not too much ice, head to East Greenland. We’ll sail around there…