by Kathryn Burrington | Mar 8, 2017 | Dorset, England, Europe, Northern Europe, Review, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
As we drove into Swanage the sun was shining. Pretty stone cottages lined the streets. Beyond the houses, rolling green hills gave way to the cliffs of the Jurassic Coast, formed hundreds of millions of years ago – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, popular with fossil...
by Kathryn Burrington | Jan 29, 2017 | Europe, Northern Europe, Northern Ireland, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Any Game of Thrones fan would get excited at the prospect of exploring Northern Ireland – it’s scattered with dramatic filming locations, and is the undisputed birthplace of the most successful TV series ever. Even if you have never seen a single episode of Game of...
by Kathryn Burrington | Jan 23, 2017 | City Breaks, Europe, Italy, Photography tips, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Venice
Top 5 Tips for photographing Venice On a misty November morning, I wander through the alleyways and over the canals of Venice, camera in hand. In any other city I’d be mortified with the weather, longing for blue skies and sunshine, but Venice is still...
by Kathryn Burrington | Dec 13, 2016 | Art & Architecture, City Breaks, Europe, Italy, Review, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Venice
As dusk falls and the sky darkens through ever deepening shades of blue, we wind our way through the labyrinth of canals. Turning a corner, the beautiful Rialto Bridge comes into view – it’s my first sight of the Grand Canal. What could be more romantic than a...
by Kathryn Burrington | Aug 14, 2016 | Art & Architecture, Bamberg, City Breaks, Food and Drink, Germany, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
7 A walking tour of Bamberg’s UNESCO highlights (and its scrumptious smoked beer) Sipping a chilled bottle of smoked beer from Bamberg is a big distraction when trying to write an article. It’s so good it deserves my full attention yet I need to share...
by Kathryn Burrington | Apr 8, 2015 | City Breaks, England, London, Sustainable Tourism, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Daffodils, blossoms and magnolia trees greet me as I pass through the gates into Kew Gardens. It’s a little early for bluebells but soon the woodlands here will be carpeted with them too, a favourite subject of many a photographer. At last the sun is shinning....
by Kathryn Burrington | Oct 1, 2014 | Art & Architecture, City Breaks, Europe, History, London, Review, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
As I walk through the one foot deep, steel doors, that would have looked more at home protecting a high-tech bank vault in the latest blockbuster, I catch my breath and gaze at the bejewelled sword and scabbard suspended in the air before...
by Kathryn Burrington | Sep 24, 2014 | Art & Architecture, Canary Islands, Culture, Spain, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Standing on the still wet cobbles which glistened in the sunshine, in a beautiful courtyard, I may be soaked to the skin but I’m smiling. I feel as if I’ve been transported to another time and another place. I’m in a bubble trapped in history, way...
by Kathryn Burrington | Jun 8, 2014 | Athens, City Breaks, Europe, Greece, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
What do you see when you visit a city like Athens? The grime and dirt, the scrawling graffiti, the homeless man with his bedding spread out in a shop doorway? Or do you see the pretty lilac-coloured flowers of the jacaranda trees that line the avenues, the lively bars...
by Kathryn Burrington | May 14, 2014 | Canary Islands, Spain, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Situated on the island of Tenerife, Teide National Park features the Teide-Pico Viejo stratovolcano that, at 3,718 m, is the highest peak on Spanish soil. Rising 7,500 m above the ocean floor, it is regarded as the world’s third-tallest volcanic structure and stands...
