travel with rosie

• Testimonials
• Travel Advisories
• COVID Resources
• BestTrip.TV

Book Online

Enjoy a travelonly experience.

Worry-Free, Expert Planning, Unforgettable Luxury Experiences, Exclusive Perks and Upgrades

My Specials

Book Airlines

Book Hotels

Book Cruises

Book All Inclusive

Memorable experiences.

Explore Alaska with Celebrity Cruises - Deals Start Now

Collette Unveils 10 New Tours on 4 Continents for 2025

Final Call Offer: Big Savings on 2024 Rocky Mountaineer Rail Journeys

Discover the Charms of the Azores and Madeira with TravelBrands

G Adventures Adds to 'Jane Goodall Collection' for Environmentalist's Milestone Birthday

Free Pre-Cruise Hotel on Select Oceania Sailings in 2024-25

Make your next trip your best trip.

Check out our videos which will entertain, inform and inspire with valuable insights from professional travel journalists and experts.

Featured Travel Stories

This Hotel Gives You Access to Rome's Gardens and Private Villas with Top Horticulturalists

Rome’s iconic history, culture, and ‘dolce vita’ come to life in its green spaces, and one of the city’s luxury hotel... learn more

Europe’s Summer for Sports Fans: the Olympics and Euro Football

The Olympic torch has arrived in France, en route to the Games, less than three months away. The once-every-four-year... learn more

New National Park in the Caribbean is the Seahorse Capital of the World

Of all the creatures of the oceans, seahorses may be one of the most magical and endearing. And now, a new maritime p... learn more

Travel Tips as World-First Tourist Toll Takes Effect: Venice Visitors Must Now Pay to Enter City

It’s historic travel news: in what the country’s tourism board is calling a “unique experiment,” the famous canal cit... learn more

Let's get you started on your next travel experience

Contact info, start your dream vacation.

Let Us Help You

Win A Collette Tour For Two

Sign Up Today!

Sign up for our newsletter to learn about the latest product news and deals. Also receive exclusive offers, contest details and giveaways.

• Upcoming Tours

Travels with Rosie

I am a freelance tour manager working with different tour companies.  My role is to make sure that everything runs smoothly so that you, the passenger can sit back and enjoy your holiday.   I have always been passionate about travel and enjoy imparting my knowledge and experience to others who wish to see the world. 

I’m also a bit of a rail buff and in my mind there is no better way to travel if that option is possible. I like to share my travel experiences, both working and private on my blog.  Hopefully we will meet on a tour but in the meantime sit back and relax and come along for the journey.

Keep Watching

I will be updating my site with more of my travels. Keep watching and share in some of my experiences

Copyright © 2022 Travels with Rosie - All Rights Reserved.

Powered by GoDaddy

• Privacy Policy

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

Three Belmond destinations celebrated in pictures at Photo London 2024

At Photo London 2024, Belmond presents new ‘As Seen By’ books, as photographers Coco Capitán, Letizia Le Flur and Rosie Marks capture unique images of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, and hotels in Amalfi and Cape Town

• Sign up to our newsletter Newsletter

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express by Coco Capitán

Caruso amalfi coast by letizia le fur, mount nelson hotel cape town by rosie marks.

Celebrated at Photo London 2024 , three new photography books offer a quirky, behind-the-scenes insight into three luxurious Belmond hotels and escapes – the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express , the Caruso Hotel on Italy’s Amalfi coast, and Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town. In line with the LVMH-owned hospitality group’s sponsorship of the photography fair (16-19 May), images from the latest books in Belmond's As Seen By series take over the Portico Rooms at Somerset House, the venue’s second-largest gallery space. 

The exhibition is an exciting display of work by photographers Coco Capitán, Letizia Le Fur and Rosie Marks, captured during their respective experiences at a Belmond destination. The images reflect their individual photographic approaches, but also their personal fascination with travel and the properties they have documented. 

See a new side to three Belmond hotels and escapes

‘You stare through the train window, and that place where you are is both the same and not the same to the one you were a minute ago,’ wrote the London-based Spanish photographer Coco Capitán of one of her many gazing-out-the-window sessions during her time at the Belmond Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Capitán’s photography is renowned for its spontaneity and precision, capturing beautiful, fleeting moments that would have otherwise vanished into the ether.

‘The power of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is undeniable. It is shrouded in mystery and glamour, very much like Agatha Christie’s novel [ Murder on the Orient Express ]. I aimed to portray a contemporary and updated vision while staying true to its lavish essence. Coming from a non-upper-class background, I sought to bring a down-to-earth experience to my images. The goal was to normalise the journey without neglecting the luxury of the Belmond experience. Having familiar faces around helped me achieve that sense of naturalness,’ Capitán tells Wallpaper*.

‘I have always loved travelling by train. There’s something about the old-world charm of analogue transport methods that appeals to me more than airports or planes, which always seem too crowded. What’s more inspiring than sitting on a train and gazing out the window? Time stands still, and you get transported to another world.

What I loved most about the experience was the sense of being at home on the move. Riding on a luxury train is such a unique experience because it feels like being in a five-star hotel on wheels. The bar was my favourite spot, with its unique moody atmosphere. I would sip on an espresso martini and play a table game to get myself pumped up for the night ahead.’

Letizia Le Fur describes Belmond Caruso as a ‘place where even the stones seem to whisper secrets to the ear of the sun’. The French photographer, who graduated from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in France in 1998 and first trained as a painter, has a distinctive visual style that goes beyond what meets the eye. Her visceral photography shows a whole new side to this property on the Amalfi Coast: one that feels otherworldly and enchanting.

Wallpaper* Newsletter

Receive our daily digest of inspiration, escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox

During her time at Caruso, Le Fur sought to capture the timeless essence of the Amalfi Coast. ‘I wanted each image to feel like a small window open to a world full of mysteries,’ she says.

'The air is filled with romance, and the property exudes the most vibrant colours. Caruso Amalfi Coast has a palpable history that hangs in the air like an invitation to dance with the past – it’s as if every street corner has its own story to tell. I found myself immersed in this lively theatre of the Mediterranean.’

British photographer Rosie Marks brought her inquisitive eye to Belmond’s Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa. In her series of photographs, she takes on the role of an observer, capturing the day-to-day moments of the hotel and its staff: a black cat caught in the act of stealing a cookie from a laid tea table, the newspaper break of one of the gardeners, the first person to cause a splash in the pool on a sunny day: Marks’ photography is sincere, energetic and evocative.

‘I wanted to document the hotel as it really is – closer to what I experienced while staying there than the perfected pictures one might see online,’ says Marks. 

‘I was inspired while observing the unique rhythms and rituals of the hotel – how the light moves throughout the day, how the landscape changes depending on the clouds, the house cat and ducks wandering freely – as well as the guests, some of whom have been coming back for decades and have a daily routine, moving between areas of the hotel in a similar way to the ducks.’

Read more about Belmond’s As Seen By photobooks by Coco Capitán, Rosie Marks and Letizia Le Fur at Belmond.com . The series is published by RVB Books and available from rvb-books.com

Sofia de la Cruz is the Travel Editor at Wallpaper*. She was born in Madrid, Spain but moved to London when she was 14 years old. Being exposed to the city’s creative pulse at such a young age shaped her into the inquisitive professional she is today. Before joining the Wallpaper* team in 2023, she worked for Hypebae and Hypebeast UK, where she focused on the intersection of art, fashion, and culture. Additionally, she contributed to Futurevvorld by covering a variety of sustainability topics.

Oliver Spencer opens a new store in the heart of London's Marylebone, with sage green interiors and repurposed materials. We speak with the designer to unpack the space’s independent style

By Tianna Williams Published 18 May 24

Head Hi, the city’s favourite architecture and design bookstore, debuts 54 new lights in a Tribeca pop up exhibition at New York Design Week 2024 (until 19 May)

By Adrian Madlener Published 18 May 24

This Red Rock house by Faulkner Architects, set in the open Nevada country outside Las Vegas, balances spatial luxury and desert minimalism

By Ellie Stathaki Published 18 May 24

‘Mexico City’ by Aleph Molinar and Anfisa Vrube is a journey through the cultural landscape, Aztec history, cuisine, architecture and community

By Tianna Williams Published 30 January 24

New book ‘Tokyo Jazz Joints’ uncovers the ephemeral beauty of Japan's ‘jazz kissa’ – bars and coffee houses devoted to the vinyl or CD experience

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 13 December 23

Photographer Sam Youkilis unveils new book ‘Somewhere 2017 – 2023’, the world as seen through his iPhone camera

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 2 December 23

Experience the dolce vita lifestyle through Assouline’s newly published title

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 17 November 23

‘Hotel Kitsch’ is an A-to-Z guide to sleazy and hopelessly romantic American vacations

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 7 November 23

By Elly Parsons Last updated 3 November 22

By Daven Wu Last updated 19 October 22

By Elly Parsons Last updated 21 October 22

• Contact Future's experts
• Terms and conditions
• Privacy policy
• Cookies policy
• Advertise with us

Wallpaper* is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site . © Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885.

Calaveras County Fair 2024: Fair returns May 16 with famous Jumping Frog Jubilee

T he Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee is hopping to Angels Camp, California for a weekend of family fun starting May 16.

The frog jumping competition offers a whopping $20,000 reward for anyone who brings a frog that can break the world record set by Rosie the Ribeter in 1986.

According to Jumping Frog Jubilee history, Rosie jumped 21 feet 5 and 3/4 inches.

Destruction derbies, livestock viewing, quad barrel racing and more will be waiting for you during the county fair's run between May 16 - 19.

Calaveras County Fair CEO Laurie Giannini told ABC10 the quirkiness and uniqueness of the Frog Jumping Jubilee keeps families coming back year-after-year.

"We have 71 acres of rolling foothills and people really enjoy the area along with the history of the event," she said.

Adult four-day passes are $55 while four-day passes for children under 12 years old and seniors over 65 years old are $35.

• Single-day tickets for adults are $14 - $17 while children under 12 years old get in for free Thursday, then will have to pay $12 per ticket for weekend days.
• All-day ride wristbands are $41 with fees included.

Click here  to buy your tickets. Click here  to buy your ride wristbands.

WATCH MORE:  Oroville temple a monument to the influence of its Chinese community | Bartell's Backroads