Mike's Photography and Travel Blog

Welcome to the blog—a space where photography and travel come together to tell richer, more meaningful stories. Here, you’ll find more than just destinations and images; it’s about capturing moments, understanding places, and seeing the world with intention. From practical shooting tips to reflections on the journey behind the lens, each post is designed to help you travel deeper and photograph with purpose. Whether you’re chasing light in a new city or learning to appreciate the details closer to home, you’re in the right place. If you travel regularly, you’ll probably understand the frustration: flight confirmations buried in emails; hotel bookings hidden across different apps; reservation details scattered everywhere. Before a trip even begins, it can already feel disorganised. That is exactly why I started using TripIt. This review focuses on the free version of the app — and after using numerous travel apps over the years, I can confidently say it is one of the most us...

Welcome to my latest blog, which today is my take on my five favourite travel apps.  In my last blog I featured the Tripit app, which is the best travel organiser app I have come across, and believe me I have tested most of them over the years, but I always come back to trusty old Tripit. Having put Tripit in the spotlight last time, I thought I would give my other favourites a blog of their own, and try to show you how I use them to make my travels run smoother. Here goes. TripAdvisor I definitely don't use all of this app's functions, which works for me as all I want is to be able to research places to eat and drink, things to do and nearby places to visit once I have chosen a trip destination. I think the recent addition of AI to help compile an itinerary is great, and is something I have been using for a while. Why reinvent the wheel? I try to post reviews of eateries and attractions, but this doesn't always happen. I do, however, read other people's rev...