Six Minutes Somewhere Else

After a long hike up the Kramerspitz mountain I am rewarded with a thrilling close encounter with a Bavarian deer.Photo © copyright Matthew Brace.More info: Experience Bavaria tourism website.

An afternoon of nature mindfulness among the wildlife of Australia's wonderful Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve is very good for the soul.Photo © copyright Matthew BraceMore information: https://www.tidbinbilla.act.gov.au/

On the wild and windswept volcanic beaches of Iceland are ghostly rock formations long believed to be petrified trolls. Meeting them in a North Atlantic gale is thrilling... and a little spooky.Photo © copyright Matthew Brace.More details at the Visit Iceland website.

There's another side to Oregon's magnificent Pacific coast forests – the Alvord Desert: a peaceful, sun-baked salt pan that inhabits the state's more remote southeastern quarter.Photo © copyright Matthew Brace.For more details see the Visit Oregon website.

The crimson rosella is possibly the most resplendent bird in Australia. It provides a riot of colour on a searingly hot January afternoon in Canberra.Photo © copyright Matthew Brace.For more information on Australia’s capital city see the Visit Canberra website.

Out of control on a husky-drawn sled in the wilds of a Finnish winter wonderland. Photo © copyright Matthew Brace. For more information see the Visit Finland website.