Here are some of my photos from Amsterdam.The full set can be found on Flickr.

The city centre is full of waterways.

The red light district in the day.

Buildings come right to the edge of the canals.

Amsterdam Central train station.

Cycling is very popular in Amsterdam - mainly because it is mostly flat.

Bikes were locked up everywhere there was space.

Amsterdam is famous for its red light district and its openness to sex.

This seedy looking alleyway was part of the tourist experience.

Shops in the red light district.

Club Cockring.

In the UK we have the lake district - in Amsterdam the cleverly cropped rape district.

I wasn't sure what type of massage this was.

Public transport was excellent.

Even the monuments are shaped in interesting ways.

Interesting architecture.

The full set can be found on Flickr.

Here are some photos from my recent trip to Liverpool.

The Albert dock, restored as a tourist attraction in the 80s.

The albert dock is on the bank of the mersey.

Boat trip around the dock.

Construction work in Liverpool with (what I think) is the Royal Liver building in the background.

Liverpool Cathedral in the distance.

The Liverpool One shopping center.

The address reads: Everton Two, Liverpool One

Full set of pictures on Flickr.

Part three of my trip to Italy shows some of my photos in and around Bergamo. Part 1 - the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Part 2 - Milan.

Properties in the old town start from around 2 Million Euros.

My full Italy set can be seen on Flickr.

Here are some of my photos of Milan from my recent Italy trip. Read about the Formula 1 here.

The Duomo (Cathedral) in Milan. The outside is surrounded by shopping centres.

The side of the Duomo.

Inside the Duomo, the detail in the sculptures and artwork is amazing.

A priest at work.

The artwork including the flooring was very detailed.

This is one of the statues. There were a number like this including statues of people being hung, I don't think there were age restrictions on entrance but the place certainly had a lot of unsuitable sculptures for children.

This one looks to have inspired Star Wars.

A very grand roof of a shopping centre.

Leonardo da Vinci

More amazing Architecture.

See all the pictures of my Italy trip on Flickr.

Also check out my Florence trip.

We choose Monza as our first grand prix and what an amazing weekend it was! We had general admission tickets and found a good view from the Lesmo corner though it was a long walk from the F1 Village.

We paid extra for parking (about £60) however it got us very close to the track and saved getting a bus. Traffic wasn't too bad on Saturday or Sunday, we were staying in Bergamo and it took about an hour in our fiat panda. Roads around the track are closed on the day however our parking pass got us through.

Flights into Milan (Bergamo) from Ryanair are cheap but Bergamo is still 50km from Milan. The toll road between Bergamo and Milan is fast and not too expensive.

Here are some of my pictures from the day:

The F1 village had stands from each team to buy merchandise.

The McLaren car.

Close up of the McLaren.

Kimi had a lot of fans.

Italian passion (and alcohol).

Lewis Hamilton going past at 190km/h.

Jenson's bike (we think).

Where we watched the race from.

The safety car.

Jenson fans!

Mark Webber after spinning out in front of us.

An autograph Mark?

The same Kimi fans on another day.

We had good view of a screen and the track.

Me on track.

The old track still loops around the new track - you can see how steep it is here.

Track walk after the race.

Parts of the pit wall after the race.

The only way I'm going to get up here is in photoshop....

The start/finish line.

Another view of the old track.

Full set of photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pwhite/sets/72157622265561939/

Last weekend I took advantage of some £10 Ryanair flights to Italy where we visited Florence. Click any picture to enlarge.

Florence's striking skyline.

The Cathedral called "il Duomo".

Women had to cover their shoulders when entering the Cathedral.

Florence is full of amazing architecture.

Italians love their Churches

and artwork - every bare piece of concrete was covered in it.

The gold bridge (because its full of gold shops - its not actually made of gold!)

View from the gold bridge

Man on horse

Man on man

More amazing architecture.

You don't need to know Italian to understand the message in this sign.

The Police drive Alpha Romeos

touists use segways.

and the locals use bikes.

Flags!

View of the Alps from the plane:

Full set of pictures on Flickr.

It's been over a year since my last trip abroad to Hong Kong and this time we decided to fly West to America! I was at school when I last went to the USA with my family and I was keen to go back to where we started that holiday - Los Angeles. I would love to say that it was the glitz and glamor that attracted me back however it was simply cheap flights and accommodation.

The flight over was rough. Only joking - this is a set from War of the World at Universal Studios.

Day 1

After a good night sleep and recovering from the flight we headed to pick up the car. We didn't know what car to expect and joked about getting something smug such as a Toyota Prius - this is what we were given. I hadn't driven an automatic car before let alone on the other side of the road however it was easy to pick up and begs the question as to why we don't all have automatic cars in the UK!

We headed straight to Hollywood, a 40min drive from LAX along roads twice as wide as what we are used to in the UK.

The Hollywood sign!

The Griffith Observatory is a great museum dedicated to space. I loved how you could weigh yourself on each planet however everything was in Imperial measurements which drove me crazy!

Amazing views over LA - I'm not sure if the haze is the weather or just smog (perhaps smug from all the hybrids).

We headed back into Hollywood to see the Kodak Theater and walk of the stars.

Day 2

On the second day we decided to visit one of LA's many theme parks, we were too old for Disney so visited Universal Studios.(When I say we are too old for Disney I mean it was a rip off to get in).

The park wasn't too busy so we managed to ride Jurassic Park about five times - I love water rides.

The studio tour took us down Wysteria Lane from Desperate Housewives - was well worth doing.

Day 3

On the third day we drove to Santa Monica to go shopping.

There is not a great deal to Photograph in Santa Monica - so here is a sign with a red light and a taxi.

We went to see the new Star Trek film whilst here - it was awesome. Its a shame that in the UK people don't scream, cheer and clap to films, makes the whole experience more exciting.

Day 4

We loved Universal Studios so much that we decided to go back again. Its clear from Universal Studios that everyone in the film industry loves everyone else, the directors love the cast, the cast love the crew who love the props people who love the wardrobe people. I'm glad we spent the second day here but it was enough ass licking for one holiday.

We sat in the 'soak' zone for the water world show thinking we would just get splashed - we were wrong. It was one of the best live shows I had seen.

I lost count how many times we rode Jurassic Park on the second day.

Day 5

If Universal Studios is for film lovers, Disney for kids then Six Flags is for crazy people who love big rides. Some of the rides such as X2 were insane, fortunately there were plenty of water rides and almost no queues.

Count the Rollercoasters! 

Day 6, 7, 8

Last time I came to the US I was too young to drink or gamble (I might have been able to buy a gun however) so we took a trip to Las Vegas. The five hour drive from LA went smoothly, especially with the cruise control set along the straight highways.

We stayed in the same hotel that I did when I came last time - Circus Circus, mainly because the rooms were only £16 per night!

Since I'd been driving so much for the rest of the holiday I'd not had a drink since the plane. You have to be 21 to drink in most parts of the US - it would suck to be a student there!

Only in Vegas would they build the Eiffel Tower!

Vegas is such as great place for photography - and erm gambling!

The lake in front of the Bellagio

The Bellagio hotel/casino.

The water show in front of the Bellagio is quite impressive.

Day 9 

The ninth day consisted of two long flights home.

It was the next day before we landed back in Manchester.

I really enjoyed my stay in America and can't wait to go back again. Really want to visit the East coast or San Francisco.