The Flåmsbana

The Flåmsbana

We have spent the morning in Flåm followed by a cruise of The Fjords and now, after lunch, we board the Flåmsbana train to journey some more through this incredible Norwegian landscape.

On the train

The Flåmsbana is a railway journey that travels 20km from Flåm at the Aurlandsfjord, a tributary of the Sognefjord that we have just explored, at least partly, this morning, and up along the line to Myrdal in the high mountains.… Read the rest

Santorini

The blue of the sky and the sea as I emerge from below deck to the dazzling sunshine stuns me momentarily. I blink a few times and Santorini is before me.  Can this really be?

The harbour is almost unnoticeable, hidden in plain sight at the bottom of the cliffs.… Read the rest

Queenstown

Lake Wakatipu and The Remarkables

We touch down in Queenstown and it’s snowing.

“It’s summer!” I remark to my friend in disbelief.  Three hours ago we left Brisbane and it was 36 degrees Celsius.  We disembark and Queenstown is, literally, freezing. … Read the rest