Photo credits — Gallivanting Gadabout

Where the photos come from

The photos on this site come from Pexels and Pixabay. Their licences let any website use the photos free of charge, including commercial websites, without asking first. We credit every photographer anyway, under the photo on each guide and in the table below.

Each caption names the place the way the photographer described it. We did not take these photos, and unless a guide says otherwise we have not been to the places shown.

Photo credits: page, what the photo shows, photographer, source and licence
Page	Photo shows	Photographer	Source	Licence
index.html	A mountain highway in the Canadian Rockies	Ali Kazal	Pexels	Pexels License
blog.html	Rooftops of Prague, Czechia	Airam Dato-on	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-europe.html	A historic square in Ghent, Belgium	Mauricio Krupka Buendia	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-europe-regions.html	Pizzo, Calabria, Italy	Domenico Adornato	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan.html	Rice terraces lit up at night, Maruyama Senmaida, Japan	aiworldexplore	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
arrivals.html	An arrivals sign in an airport terminal	Harm Jakob Tolsma	Pexels	Pexels License
quieter-alternatives-europe.html	Trieste City Hall, Italy	Lorenza Magnaghi	Pexels	Pexels License
quieter-towns-europe.html	Hallstatt and the Hallstätter See, Austria	Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz	Pexels	Pexels License
least-visited-prefectures-japan.html	Matsuoka Station in Eiheiji, Fukui, at night in snow	Julien	Pexels	Pexels License
guide-shoulder-season.html	Český Krumlov, Czechia, in autumn	Richgold	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
guide-emerging-destinations.html	A world map and compass	Nataliya Vaitkevich	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-italy.html	Corniglia, Italy	Michal Lizuch	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-france.html	Locronan, Brittany, France	ChiemSeherin	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-spain.html	A street in Baeza, Andalusia, Spain	Emilio Sánchez Hernández	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-portugal.html	The Ribeira district on the Douro, Porto, Portugal	Rafael Rodrigues	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-greece.html	Folegandros, Greece	George Zografidis	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-croatia.html	Dubrovnik old town, Croatia	adrimarie	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-slovenia.html	Bled Castle and St Martin’s Church, Bled, Slovenia	Pham Ngoc Anh	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-kyoto.html	Autumn leaves at Tōfuku-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan	Dmitry Romanoff	Pexels	Pexels License
arrivals-australia.html	Sydney Opera House and the harbour, New South Wales, Australia	Khoi Pham	Pexels	Pexels License
arrivals-canada.html	A lake in Banff, Alberta, Canada	jameswheeler	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
arrivals-new-zealand.html	The coast at Kereta, Waikato, New Zealand	Petra Reid	Pexels	Pexels License
arrivals-singapore.html	The Singapore skyline	Fabian Reck	Pexels	Pexels License
arrivals-usa.html	The Manhattan skyline, New York City, USA	FrankyFromGermany	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-albania.html	Shkodra, Albania, from the air	Muhammed Fatih Beki	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-austria.html	Fog over the Mühlviertel, Upper Austria	Leonhard_Niederwimmer	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-belgium.html	Antwerp, Belgium, at dusk	Ayşe7	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-bulgaria.html	Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria	Uiliam Nörnberg	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-cyprus.html	Sea caves on the coast of Cyprus	Rockwell branding agency	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-czechia.html	Prague Castle above the Vltava at sunset, Prague	Milan Chudoba	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-denmark.html	Waterfront buildings in Copenhagen, Denmark	Matteo Angeloni	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-estonia.html	The old town of Tallinn, Estonia	Vish Pix	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-finland.html	Northern lights over a lake in Oulu, Finland	Joni Tuohimaa	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-germany.html	A canal in Berlin at night, Germany	Oskars Lipatovs	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-hungary.html	The Hungarian Parliament Building on the Danube, Budapest	Efrem Efre	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-iceland.html	A steaming geyser in Iceland	Julia Volk	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-ireland.html	The Kerry mountains, Ireland	Tanita Lupa	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-aichi.html	Tugboats at Gamagōri Harbour, Aichi, Japan	Huu Huynh	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-akita.html	The coast of Akita Prefecture, Japan	Kanenori	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-aomori.html	Snow-covered trees in the Hakkōda mountains, Aomori, Japan	Kanenori	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-chiba.html	The Kujūkuri coast, Chiba, Japan	tstriangle	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-ehime.html	The Shimanami Kaidō bridges over the Seto Inland Sea, Ehime, Japan	Kanenori	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-fukui.html	A summit trail on Mount Mitsumine, Fukui Prefecture, Japan	Kanenori	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-fukuoka.html	A canal in Fukuoka, Japan	arnaud audoin	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-fukushima.html	Rice fields in Shimogō, Fukushima, Japan	Chen Te	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-gifu.html	Terraced fields in Ena, Gifu, Japan, at sunset	Kunio Hori	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-gunma.html	A pond on Mount Shirane near Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma, Japan	ppk2k11	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-hiroshima.html	Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in autumn, Japan	Costa Karabelas	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-hokkaido.html	A snow-covered town in Hokkaido, Japan	Maxine Xin	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-hyogo.html	A lighthouse in Kobe, Japan	Dmitry Romanoff	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-ibaraki.html	A Ferris wheel and sunflowers in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan	諒馬加藤	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-ishikawa.html	A traditional street in Kanazawa, Japan	Andrei I	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-iwate.html	Mount Iwate, Japan	AG2016	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-kagawa.html	Takamatsu at night, Kagawa, Japan	rojan gurung	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-kagoshima.html	Kagoshima and the Sakurajima volcano, Japan	Jiayu Wu	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-kanagawa.html	A round "moon" window in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan	5336885	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-kochi.html	A low bridge over a river in Kochi Prefecture, Japan	Hiroko Nakagawa	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-kumamoto.html	Kumamoto Castle, Japan	Kevin Yang	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-mie.html	A torii gate at Ise Jingū, Ise, Mie, Japan	marcelokato	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-miyagi.html	The Okama crater lake on Mount Zaō, Miyagi, Japan	Nolla-Photos	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-miyazaki.html	Waves at sunset in Miyazaki, Japan	Jimmy Bolt	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-nagano.html	Nagano city in autumn, Japan	Maheshwaran Shanmugam	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-nagasaki.html	Hashima Island (Gunkanjima), Nagasaki, Japan	JordyMeow	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-nara.html	A sika deer in Nara Park, Japan	Daniel Trotta	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-niigata.html	A forest path in Niigata, Japan	Asian Wanderlust	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-oita.html	Wooden boards with calligraphy at a temple in Oita, Japan	rockford	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-okayama.html	Okayama Castle by the river, Japan	Hiroko Nakagawa	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-okinawa.html	Coastal cliffs in Okinawa, Japan	Khan ishaan	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-osaka.html	Osaka Castle, Japan	Vinny Anugraha	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-saga.html	A painted local train at a station in Saga, Japan	Glen Zi 加侖子	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-saitama.html	A canal in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan	2732394	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-shiga.html	A torii gate and stone lanterns in Shiga, Japan	Cristiano Sinisterra	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-shimane.html	Matsue Castle, Shimane, Japan	Hiroko Nakagawa	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-shizuoka.html	Mount Fuji above Shizuoka, Japan	Huu Huynh	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-tochigi.html	Wooden houses in the forest at Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan	Karolina	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-tokushima.html	Mount Tsurugi in the Shikoku mountains, Tokushima, Japan	Kanenori	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-tokyo.html	Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo, Japan	Markus Winkler	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-tottori.html	The Tottori Sand Dunes, Japan	MacroLingo LLC	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-toyama.html	A tram in Toyama City, Japan	Daven Hsu	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-japan-wakayama.html	A three-storey pagoda and the Nachi waterfall, Wakayama, Japan	pen_ash	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-yamagata.html	Alpine meadows on Mount Gassan, Yamagata, Japan	Kanenori	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-yamaguchi.html	Factories at dusk in Shūnan, Yamaguchi, Japan	tmomozaki	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-japan-yamanashi.html	Mount Fuji over Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi, Japan	jun-sato	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
off-season-latvia.html	Riga's historic centre and the Daugava, Latvia	Boris K.	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-liechtenstein.html	Vaduz, Liechtenstein, below snow-capped mountains	Tim OBrien	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-lithuania.html	Kaunas Castle, Lithuania	Erika Žigutytė	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-luxembourg.html	A train on a viaduct in Luxembourg	Raissa Ogashawara	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-malta.html	A lighthouse and fortifications at Valletta, Malta	Efrem Efre	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-montenegro.html	The Bay of Kotor, Montenegro	Nadine K	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-netherlands.html	A bicycle by a harbour in the Netherlands	Martijn Stoof	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-norway.html	A fjord in Norway	Zachary Baltimore	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-poland.html	The Warsaw skyline, Poland	Aibek Skakov	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-romania.html	Bucharest from the air, Romania	Botond Czapp	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-serbia.html	A bend in the river at Belgrade, Serbia	K	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-slovakia.html	A treetop walkway in Ždiar, Slovakia	Dominika Gregušová	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-sweden.html	Riddarholmen Church at twilight, Stockholm, Sweden	Miguel Cuenca	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-turkiye.html	Giresun at night, Türkiye	Serafettin Ünye	Pexels	Pexels License
where-to-go-by-month.html	A historic square in Ghent, Belgium	Mauricio Krupka Buendia	Pexels	Pexels License
public-holidays-calendar-2026-2027.html	A historic square in Ghent, Belgium	Mauricio Krupka Buendia	Pexels	Pexels License
cherry-blossom-dates-japan.html	Rice terraces lit up at night, Maruyama Senmaida, Japan	aiworldexplore	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
autumn-leaves-dates-japan.html	Autumn leaves at Tōfuku-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan	Dmitry Romanoff	Pexels	Pexels License
typhoon-season-japan.html	Coastal cliffs in Okinawa, Japan	Khan ishaan	Pexels	Pexels License
where-to-go-in-january.html	Dubrovnik old town, Croatia	adrimarie	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
where-to-go-in-february.html	Dubrovnik old town, Croatia	adrimarie	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
where-to-go-in-march.html	Dubrovnik old town, Croatia	adrimarie	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
where-to-go-in-april.html	Dubrovnik old town, Croatia	adrimarie	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
where-to-go-in-may.html	Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria	Uiliam Nörnberg	Pexels	Pexels License
where-to-go-in-june.html	Fog over the Mühlviertel, Upper Austria	Leonhard_Niederwimmer	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
where-to-go-in-july.html	A lighthouse and fortifications at Valletta, Malta	Efrem Efre	Pexels	Pexels License
where-to-go-in-august.html	Northern lights over a lake in Oulu, Finland	Joni Tuohimaa	Pexels	Pexels License
where-to-go-in-september.html	The Kerry mountains, Ireland	Tanita Lupa	Pexels	Pexels License
where-to-go-in-october.html	Dubrovnik old town, Croatia	adrimarie	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
where-to-go-in-november.html	Dubrovnik old town, Croatia	adrimarie	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
where-to-go-in-december.html	Dubrovnik old town, Croatia	adrimarie	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
compare-italy-vs-spain.html	Corniglia, Italy	Michal Lizuch	Pexels	Pexels License
compare-spain-vs-portugal.html	A street in Baeza, Andalusia, Spain	Emilio Sánchez Hernández	Pexels	Pexels License
compare-greece-vs-italy.html	Folegandros, Greece	George Zografidis	Pexels	Pexels License
compare-france-vs-spain.html	Locronan, Brittany, France	ChiemSeherin	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
compare-france-vs-italy.html	Locronan, Brittany, France	ChiemSeherin	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
compare-norway-vs-iceland.html	A fjord in Norway	Zachary Baltimore	Pexels	Pexels License
compare-norway-vs-sweden.html	A fjord in Norway	Zachary Baltimore	Pexels	Pexels License
compare-netherlands-vs-belgium.html	A bicycle by a harbour in the Netherlands	Martijn Stoof	Pexels	Pexels License
compare-czechia-vs-hungary.html	Prague Castle above the Vltava at sunset, Prague	Milan Chudoba	Pexels	Pexels License
compare-austria-vs-germany.html	Fog over the Mühlviertel, Upper Austria	Leonhard_Niederwimmer	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
compare-kyoto-vs-osaka.html	Autumn leaves at Tōfuku-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan	Dmitry Romanoff	Pexels	Pexels License
compare-tokyo-vs-osaka.html	Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo, Japan	Markus Winkler	Pexels	Pexels License
compare-hokkaido-vs-okinawa.html	A snow-covered town in Hokkaido, Japan	Maxine Xin	Pexels	Pexels License
compare-kyoto-vs-nara.html	Autumn leaves at Tōfuku-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan	Dmitry Romanoff	Pexels	Pexels License
sea-temperature-by-month.html	Coastal cliffs in Okinawa, Japan	Khan ishaan	Pexels	Pexels License
photography.html	Autumn leaves at Tōfuku-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan	Dmitry Romanoff	Pexels	Pexels License
travel-photography-shot-types.html	Autumn leaves at Tōfuku-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan	Dmitry Romanoff	Pexels	Pexels License
travel-tips.html	A historic square in Ghent, Belgium	Mauricio Krupka Buendia	Pexels	Pexels License
japan-tax-free-shopping-2026.html	Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo, Japan	Markus Winkler	Pexels	Pexels License
bringing-medicines-into-japan.html	Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo, Japan	Markus Winkler	Pexels	Pexels License
shrine-temple-photo-etiquette.html	Autumn leaves at Tōfuku-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan	Dmitry Romanoff	Pexels	Pexels License
dark-nights-milky-way.html	A steaming geyser in Iceland	Julia Volk	Pexels	Pexels License
driving-in-japan-foreign-licence.html	Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo, Japan	Markus Winkler	Pexels	Pexels License
japan-travel-taxes.html	Autumn leaves at Tōfuku-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan	Dmitry Romanoff	Pexels	Pexels License
arrivals-mexico.html	Torre Latinoamericana and the Mexico City skyline at sunset	FranDany	Pexels	Pexels License
arrivals-argentina.html	A cobblestone street in Buenos Aires, Argentina	Nikolai Kolosov	Pexels	Pexels License
arrivals-brazil.html	Sugarloaf Mountain and sailboats, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Arnaldo Silva	Pexels	Pexels License
cabin-bag-rules-2026.html	Luggage trolleys in an airport	djedj	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
clock-changes-time-zones.html	A vintage analogue clock	Eduard Perez	Pexels	Pexels License
customs-allowances-europe-japan.html	A modern airport terminal with a glass facade	Elizabeth Rushkovska	Pexels	Pexels License
drone-rules-eu-japan.html	A white drone flying under a clear sky	Bert Christiaens	Pexels	Pexels License
ehic-vs-travel-insurance.html	First aid supplies	Marta Branco	Pexels	Pexels License
emergency-numbers-europe-japan.html	Parked ambulances	Antonio Batinić	Pexels	Pexels License
eu-entry-exit-system-etias.html	A passport and a camera on a world map	Pamjpat	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
eu-flight-delay-compensation.html	A flip-style airport departure board	Bor Jinson	Pexels	Pexels License
flight-compensation-checker.html	An airliner parked at an airport, seen through a window	Max Chen	Pexels	Pexels License
eu-roaming-where-it-stops.html	A map, a camera, a watch and a phone on a wooden surface	Vojta Kovařík	Pexels	Pexels License
eu-train-bus-ferry-rights.html	Prague main railway station from above	Alex Does Pictures	Pexels	Pexels License
eu-vat-refund-visitors.html	Red and white paper shopping bags	Angela Roma	Pexels	Pexels License
golden-hour-by-place.html	A hill lit by golden-hour sunlight above a forest	Ruveyda Uzun	Pexels	Pexels License
golden-hour-is-not-an-hour.html	Sunset over a green field bordered by trees	Radosław Krupa	Pexels	Pexels License
light-calendar.html	Sunrise over a mountainous landscape	Adriana FT	Pexels	Pexels License
sunrise-sunset-direction.html	Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean at Mar del Plata, Argentina	Martin.que	Pexels	Pexels License
incognito-flight-prices-evidence.html	A laptop on a desk with books and a lamp	Burst	Pexels	Pexels License
military-sites-photography.html	An old camera	fotografierende	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
museum-photography-rules.html	A bright museum hallway with exhibits	Mochammad Algi	Pexels	Pexels License
pay-in-local-currency.html	A payment terminal and a gift bag on a wooden counter	https://kaboompics.com/	Pexels	Pexels License
phone-night-photos.html	The Milky Way in a dark night sky	Koma Tang	Pexels	Pexels License
photographing-people-rules.html	A camera with a long lens in the dark	Derice Jason Fahnkow	Pexels	Pexels License
rules-changed-2026.html	A jet airliner at an airport terminal gate	K	Pexels	Pexels License
snow-cold-weather-photography.html	A camera drone over ice and snow	StockSnap	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
duty-free-checker.html	A modern airport terminal with a glass facade	Elizabeth Rushkovska	Pexels	Pexels License
about.html	A mountain highway in the Canadian Rockies	Ali Kazal	Pexels	Pexels License
compare.html	A mountain highway in the Canadian Rockies	Ali Kazal	Pexels	Pexels License
contact.html	A mountain highway in the Canadian Rockies	Ali Kazal	Pexels	Pexels License
credits.html	A mountain highway in the Canadian Rockies	Ali Kazal	Pexels	Pexels License
disclosure.html	A mountain highway in the Canadian Rockies	Ali Kazal	Pexels	Pexels License
explore.html	A mountain highway in the Canadian Rockies	Ali Kazal	Pexels	Pexels License
hotels.html	A mountain highway in the Canadian Rockies	Ali Kazal	Pexels	Pexels License
how-we-research.html	A mountain highway in the Canadian Rockies	Ali Kazal	Pexels	Pexels License
terms.html	A mountain highway in the Canadian Rockies	Ali Kazal	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-northern-ireland.html	The Giant's Causeway coastline, Northern Ireland	Jonathan Borba	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-switzerland.html	The Jungfrau region of the Swiss Alps	Jean-Paul Wettstein	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-north-macedonia.html	Lake Ohrid and a hilltop village, North Macedonia	Chris Black	Pexels	Pexels License
off-season-kosovo.html	The stone bridge in Prizren, Kosovo	Filip Chmielecki	Pexels	Pexels License
arrivals-uk.html	The Palace of Westminster, Big Ben and the River Thames, London	Gianluca Pugliese	Pexels	Pexels License
arrivals-south-korea.html	Seoul from the air, with mountains behind	piu aka	Pexels	Pexels License
visuals.html	A historic square in Ghent, Belgium	Mauricio Krupka Buendia	Pexels	Pexels License
arrivals-hong-kong.html	Hong Kong skyline and Victoria Harbour from Victoria Peak	Adil Alimbetov	Pexels	Pexels License
visuals-nature.html	Rice terraces lit up at night, Maruyama Senmaida, Japan	aiworldexplore	Pixabay	Pixabay Content License
best-month-finder.html	A historic square in Ghent, Belgium	Mauricio Krupka Buendia	Pexels	Pexels License
how-places-stack-up.html	A historic square in Ghent, Belgium	Mauricio Krupka Buendia	Pexels	Pexels License

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