In March of that fateful year 2020, I was about to board a ferry from Bergen in Norway to Denmark but it was cancelled as the world came to a grinding halt. I was keen to complete what didn't happen in 2020, despite the relatively high cost of travel here, worsened by a very weak Australian dollar. Arriving in Copenhagen I realised the peak tourism season hadn't quite ended, nor am I sure it ever does anymore in such places. I had opted for Odense as my base in Denmark over Copenhagen due to...

I generally don't like to travel/ move around in Western Europe in the summer months: the crowds, the heat, the prices, and the long days of light that aren't great for photography. So I based myself in Maastricht (The Netherlands) for a necessary recharge of my battery (body). Ironically, what ended up re-energising me more than anything I've done for a long time, was to buy a questionable used bike (€80), adding some panniers (€14 each, top quality stuff from the budget shop Action) and...

In order to renew my visa for China, I took a brief side trip to the city of Busan in South Korea (Republic of Korea). Busan is a city on South Korea's southern coast. It's an important shipping port, has some of the country's nicest beaches and an awesome fish market (Jagalchi) that is excellent for street photography, especially in 'poor' (moody) weather. Note the fish mongers aren't always that open to being photographed, be aware. However, I spent a good 5-6 hours wandering the fish...