In celebration of Shannon turning 30 years old on 17th March we've complied a list of 30 of his 'awesome moments whilst travelling' Enjoy reflecting with us in this photo diary, more info on each special moment can be found in the destinations tab and select the country. CLIMBING Be it volcanoes such as Mt Bromo or Mt Batur, on the Sydney Bridge , a hike around UlurauNational Park or a 8 hour trek across snowy Tongariro, the need for a good climb and the rewards at the top ar

There is a lot to see here, if you wanted to see everything that is open to the public it could take you several days to explore the city ru

Road trip- sightseeing in Venice to Verona- home of Romeo and Juliet, onwards to Lake Como and Milan

July 16th - 18th Left Sorrento straight after our odd continental breakfast and headed up to Italy's capital- Rome! We didn't want to drive in the centre of Rome as we expected it to be really busy, so we drove to the airport and parked the car in secure parking for 2 days, then caught the train in, which all worked perfectly. After checking into our hotel we caught the train in- We headed straight for the Colosseum, bought our tickets and waited in an expected queue but didn

July 14th -16th We then carried on driving to Sorrento over 6 hour drive and half way down the leg of Italy. Our hotel was lovely, big and good priced, we booked in for 2 nights. We went out for a nice dinner overlooking the harbour. The next morning we drove to Pompei. Famous Pompei, the city covered and destroyed by the ash and pumice from the erupting Mount Vesuvius, in 79AD. (Again as most places, I have been before, but was only a child), we both found it so very sad but

13th Jul 2013 - 14th Jul 2013 - As we left France behind and entered Italy we could see a change in the landscape, we headed straight for Pisa and its famous Leaning Tower. Pretty much the whole way we hugged the coast lines we curved round the mountainside, the journey took around 4 hours. I have been to Pisa a few times before so we managed to beat the crowds, we parked in a near by street, which was a pay meter, and walked along to the site, we got the obligatory photos, l