Euro Road Trip – France, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 / Daniel McNamara / Leave a comment

I planned to do a road trip in my Porsche Boxster in the summer of 2024. Having been driving for nearly 20 years and owning many 'driver focused' cars, one thing I have never done is to take one of my cars over to mainland Europe. Most likely due to the all-encompassing anxiety of a breakdown that comes with driving 20year old performance cars and hot hatches.

Madeira – Portugal

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 / Daniel McNamara / Leave a comment

We opted to visit Madeira; 'The Hawaii of Europe'. Simple enough to book flights, accommodation and a hire car to explore the small island in the Atlantic, just 500 miles off the coast of Morocco. The place seems to be getting quite the buzz on Instagram, due to its year round good weather and dramatic scenery. I was hoping to pick up my camera again and see some of the impressive landscapes.

Kyoto & Osaka – Japan

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 / Daniel McNamara / Leave a comment

After spending 4 days in the Mount Fuji area, we travelled via shinkansen to Kyoto, the ancient capital city of Japan. The city has a wealth of shrines and temples as well as old fashioned small wooden Japanese buildings. We did a variety of activities in Kyoto and maybe felt like we could have spent a few extra days in the area.

Chamonix – Alps, France

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 / Daniel McNamara / Leave a comment

In the October half term I took a solo trip to Chamonix in the French Alps. I needed to get into the mountains at this time.

Porto – Nazaré – Lisbon, Portugal

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 / Daniel McNamara / 1 Comment

Having visited Lisbon for a stag do a few years ago, I had loved the vibe of the city and said that I would revisit sometime. So, during the Easter school holidays I booked a road trip to take us down the Atlantic coast of Portugal from Porto to Lisbon.

Gwynedd and Snowdonia – North Wales, UK

August 15, 2021August 15, 2021 / Daniel McNamara / Leave a comment

Another year and another school holidays passes by without the ability of conveniently or smoothly being able to travel abroad. By this point in the pandemic, while potentially possible to go abroad the risk of last minute changes to plans, quarantine, testing and cancellations was not worth the hassle.Instead we chose to visit North Wales and Gwynedd region.

Isle of Skye, West Highlands – Scotland

November 2, 2020 / Daniel McNamara / Leave a comment

I needed a holiday so, so badly. After a tough half term at school I tentatively booked 5 days on Skye. This is a trip I had planned for the same time last year when my plans were scuppered by a broken collarbone and subsequent shoulder surgery.

Highlands and Inverness-shire – Scotland

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 / Daniel McNamara / 1 Comment

Following a busy few days preparing for and shooting Carly and Paul's wedding and having already made the journey way north of the border, Nadine and I extended our stay in Scotland and travelled north-west to stay in Fort William for New Year.

Dolomites & South Tirol – Italy

August 12, 2019 / Daniel McNamara / 3 Comments

Give me a holiday in the mountains over a beach holiday. I love the ever-changing landscape in mountainous regions and the landscape of the Dolomites mountain range in South Tirol, Northern Italy was no exception.

Easter Weekend – Canterbury, UK

May 11, 2019 / Daniel McNamara / Leave a comment

For Easter weekend my mum rented a sweet cottage in Canterbury for the family to use to the weekend. Built in the 1600s, The Old Alms House set in the beautiful Kent countryside was a fantastic base for our family.