Stilt fishermen in southern Sri Lanka

2 Week Sri Lanka Itinerary for First Time Visitors: The Pearl of the Indian Ocean

Looking for an easy 2 week itinerary for Sri Lanka? You’ve come to the right place! Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that Sri Lanka has become one of the top places to visit in Asia for travelers looking for a combination of centuries-old culture, wandering wildlife and mile-long stretches of golden…

Mobile photography tips and tricks

11 Easy Tips and Tricks to Up Your Mobile Photography Game

Smartphones can be seriously powerful photography tools, here’s how to make the most of your phone camera! For the first 3 years of running Yoga, Wine & Travel I didn’t use or own a DSLR, point-and-shoot or mirrorless camera. For the longest time prior to investing in my DSLR it was just up to me…

20 Stunning Travel Photos of Sintra in Portugal to Stoke Your Wanderlust

20 Stunning Travel Photos of Sintra in Portugal to Stoke Your Wanderlust

Ahhhh Sintra, home to castles that once housed Portugal’s monarchs including the stunning red, purple and yellow Pena Palace, Quinta de Regaleira, the Moorish Castle and the Monserrate Palace (just to name a few). Its landscape and combination of Romantic, Gothic, Egyptian, Moorish and Renaissance architectural elements has led Sintra to be classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It…

View of Verona from Torre dei Lamberti

Verona in One Day: A Travel Guide From a Non-Romantic

Because there’s more to Verona than Romeo and Juliet! Read on for what to do on your day trip from Venice to Verona. I’m not known for being an extremely sentimental person, there’s even a running joke about how I received a wonderful, lengthy handwritten Christmas card from my boyfriend last year – in return, I…

Colourful buildings in Burano in Italy

20 Travel Photos That Prove Burano Is the Most Colourful Place in the World

Burano, located in the Italian region of Veneto, is famous for rows upon rows of brightly multicoloured houses that line its canals and streets. The popular and romanticized story behind the rainbow spread of houses is that the neon colours helped fishermen find their way back home to their families in the fog; in reality,…