Europe - Notes on Travel

Detail taken on the public roof space of the LEGO House, Billund, Denmark, showing a doorway, staircase and yellow padded outdoor seating.

Notes on Billund, Denmark: a weekend of LEGO

17/07/202308/01/2024 by jayne

To celebrate Tim’s Big Birthday we went to Billund in Denmark for a weekend full of LEGO and had an amazing time! It’s a really lovely place to visit, very

Street scene in Calle Mercado, Pamplona, Basque Country

Basque Country, City Guide, Europe, Pamplona, Spain

Notes on Pamplona, Basque Country

05/06/202331/07/2023 by jayne

Pamplona is a beautiful city and was a lovely day trip from San Sebastián. It is famous for the festival of San Fermín, where the “Running of the Bulls” happens,

View from Monte Igueldo, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country

Basque Country, City Guide, Europe, San Sebastián, Spain

Notes on San Sebastián, Basque Country

05/06/202331/07/2023 by jayne

San Sebastián felt to me like a city-sized buffet by the sea (a pay-per item buffet, but still!) Every bar/café you go to has a display of the most delicious

The Guggenheim Bilbao, by Frank Gehry, on the Nervión River, with Arcos Rojos by Daniel Buren over the river to the left, Basque Country

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Basque Country, Bilbao, City Guide, Europe, Spain

Notes on Bilbao, Basque Country

05/06/202331/07/2023 by jayne

We started and ended our trip to Basque Country in Bilbao. It’s a fascinating city with plenty to explore, look at and eat, as well as making a great base

Basque Country, Europe

Notes on travelling in Basque Country: Bilbao, San Sebastian and Pamplona

05/06/202305/06/2023 by jayne

We went to Basque Country in mid-November 2022 for a week-long trip, visiting Bilbao, San Sebastián and Pamplona. You can read about each stop by following the links below, see our

Photograph of 8 A7 zines fanned out on a dark grey fabric background. The top zine has the word 'ATHENS' in the bottom right corner and an Instax Square print on the cover that shows a temple in the Ancient Agora with plants below and blue sky above.

Athens, Europe, Greece

Zines on Greece: 8 mini photo zines

26/01/202314/11/2023 by jayne

I love things in print. I like flicking through a magazine, holding a photobook and contemplating the choice of paper for a particular image. I’ve always liked making books and

Photograph taken through the windscreen of a bus, with a dreamcatcher hanging down inside to the left and outside a large road with plants either side, a distant view of the sea and mountains and blue sky and clouds above.

Europe, Greece

Travelling around Greece by bus and ferry

11/01/202316/01/2023 by jayne

We flew into Athens and from there did some journeys around the Peloponese and a few islands as part of a three week trip travelling around Greece by bus and

View of the sea from a boat, with hills and buildings in the distance on the horizon, and blue sky above.

Athens, City Guide, Europe, Greece, Piraeus

Category: Europe

Notes on Billund, Denmark: a weekend of LEGO

Notes on Pamplona, Basque Country

Notes on San Sebastián, Basque Country

Notes on Bilbao, Basque Country

Notes on travelling in Basque Country: Bilbao, San Sebastian and Pamplona

Zines on Greece: 8 mini photo zines

Travelling around Greece by bus and ferry

Notes on Piraeus, Greece

Notes on Folegandros, Greece

Notes on Santorini, Greece