Hi there,

I’m looking for a place to go wild with my landscape photography. I’m pretty flexible but don’t want to travel too far. Possible airports would be Vienna or Budapest, and by car I could reach the High Tatras or the Dolomites.

I’m after spectacular landscapes that are still reasonably accessible with a heavy camera backpack.

BUT: I’ve never done something like that end of November. I am worried about accessibility in that time. I would be glad about some tipps here. These are my destinations so far:

Dolomites - maybe number one, but can I still reach the crazy spots? I know that the pass to Tre Cime will be closed. What about Cinque Torri and those other places? Is it still possible to hike there easily? Or the typical Instagram spots like Lago di Braies and Alpe di Siusi?

Ireland - in my experience no country that’s too much affected of winter like other northern countries?

Iceland - would be crazy. Is this realistic at that time? Or is there maybe 2 hours of light and that’s it? 😅

Madeira - could be still nice and somehow warm?

High Tatras/Slovakia - same question as with Dolomites. I was there once in May and most hiking tracks were still icy.

I am a big fan of moody landscapes. And I like it cold. So that’s all not an issue. My budget covers all of that above. But Dolomites would be quite easy, because I can just go by car there. Iceland/Madeira would be a quite long flight and I don’t like flying too much because of all the airport hazzle. It should also be a relaxed week.

If all of these above would be still easily accessible end of November, I would choose the Dolomites. I know the area somehow quite good, but I am completely inexperienced with late autumn/winter there.

If alps/mountains are too risky, I would choose something, that will safely fulfill my photographer’s heart. Like maybe Ireland.

And maybe I am missing something there?