https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/ Travel tales, photography and a dash of humor Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:24:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/best-phone-tripod/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/best-phone-tripod/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:58:41 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/?p=44158 I’ve been taking photos since 1993 and have worked as a professional travel photographer since 2010. Most of the time I’m shooting with a “real” camera, but when Jess and I want a photo of the two of us, or a family photo with everyone in it, I usually reach for my phone and the…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/best-phone-tripod/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/best-mirrorless-camera/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/best-mirrorless-camera/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:37:50 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/?p=44084 I’ve been a professional travel photographer since 2010, and every lens in my camera bag was bought for a DSLR. These days they all go on a Canon EOS R5 through Canon’s EF to RF adapter. So when someone asks me which mirrorless camera to buy, my first question back is usually which lenses they…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/best-mirrorless-camera/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/bath-christmas-market/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/bath-christmas-market/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:19:28 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/?p=44065 Jess and I lived in Bath for four years, and we went to the Bath Christmas Market every year it ran while we lived there, which wasn’t every year, thanks to the pandemic. We’ve been to a few Christmas markets around the UK, Edinburgh’s most notably, and Bath’s is our favourite by a long way.…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/bath-christmas-market/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/things-to-do-in-prague/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/things-to-do-in-prague/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:04:32 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/?p=44004 The things to do in Prague that deserve a first visit are Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square with its Astronomical Clock, the Klementinum library tour, the Jewish Quarter and an afternoon in Malá Strana. I first came to Prague in 2004, and went back in September 2026 with Jess, on her first visit.…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/things-to-do-in-prague/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/best-travel-pants-for-men/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/best-travel-pants-for-men/#respond Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:05:45 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/?p=43768 I’ve been a full-time travel photographer since 2010, and a large part of that time has been spent walking, kneeling on pavements for a low angle, and folding myself into economy seats in the same few pairs of pants. I’m British but I live in the US, so the sizing and the prices in this…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/best-travel-pants-for-men/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/budapest-parliament-tour/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/budapest-parliament-tour/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:23:25 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/?p=43752 If you want to tour the Hungarian Parliament, there’s one official place to buy an advance ticket: jegymester.hu, the booking site run for the Office of the National Assembly. Book there, book early, and read the date twice before you pay. I toured the building on my first visit to Budapest in September 2026, and…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/budapest-parliament-tour/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/best-compact-camera/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/best-compact-camera/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:53:43 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/?p=43867 I’ve been taking photos since 1993 and have worked as a professional travel photographer since 2010, and the compact camera that actually lives in our travel photography kit is a Sony RX100 V. I get asked about compact cameras a lot, but the question has changed over the years. It used to be “is a…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/best-compact-camera/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/day-trips-from-prague/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/day-trips-from-prague/#respond Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:57:15 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/?p=39007 The best day trip from Prague is Kutná Hora. It’s about an hour from the main station by train, the Sedlec Ossuary and St Barbara’s Cathedral are two of the more memorable buildings in the country, and you’ll be back in Prague for dinner. If you can spare a night rather than a day, spend…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/day-trips-from-prague/feed/ 0 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/iniu-rg-10000-review/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/iniu-rg-10000-review/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:04:16 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/?p=43400 The INIU P63 is the power bank that lives in my camera bag, and we already recommend two INIU packs in our guide to the best power banks for travel. So when INIU asked if I’d review the RG-10000, their first rugged power bank, I was curious to see what a sealed, tougher version of…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/iniu-rg-10000-review/feed/ 2 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/travel-gear-deals/ https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/travel-gear-deals/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:24:12 +0000 https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/?p=42997 I’ve been travelling more or less full time since 2009, when I went to Australia for a year and never really stopped. In that time I’ve bought, worn out and replaced most of the kinds of kit on this page at least once. So whenever Amazon runs one of its big sales, I go through…]]> https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/travel-gear-deals/feed/ 0