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        • Kenya
        • Morocco
        • Namibia
        • Senegal
        • Tanzania
        • Zimbabwe
      • Americas
        • Belize
        • Canada
        • Chile
          • Rapa Nui
        • Colombia
        • Costa Rica
        • Ecuador
          • Galapagos Islands
        • Guatemala
        • Jamaica
        • USA
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          • New York City
          • Washington State
      • Asia
        • DPRK
        • India
          • Kerala
          • Rajasthan
        • Indochina
          • Cambodia
          • Laos
          • Vietnam
        • Japan
        • Nepal
        • Oman
        • Syria
        • United Arab Emirates
        • Uzbekistan
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  • Cape Verde,  CFFC,  Dark tourism,  Ruins

    Campo da Morte Lenta: Camp of the Slow Death

    March 31, 2021 / 25 Comments
    Looking down on faded yellow-painted buildings

    On the southern outskirts of the small fishing town of Tarrafel on Santiago, one of the Cape Verde Islands, is a haunting sight. Now a museum, this former concentration camp, also known as Campo da Morte Lenta, commemorates a darker time for the islands, under Portuguese rule.

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    Three different bird photos

    Travellers’ tales: it’s all about the birds

    June 25, 2023
    Large mural of woman's head wearing a colourful headscarf

    Gallery: Cape Verde street art

    June 3, 2022
    Lady in bright carnival costume

    Carnival parade in Praia, Cape Verde

    January 18, 2021
  • Austria,  Liechtenstein,  Switzerland

    Collecting countries: three in one day

    March 30, 2021 / 27 Comments
    Looking up at a castle on a hill

    Living on an island it has always been a source of some fascination to me that the people of other European countries can cross international borders as easily as they do, unhindered by a barrier of water. Even decades ago, before the European Union was conceived, it was simply a matter of driving to the border, showing a passport and you were through. No need to buy a ticket for ship or plane!

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    Statue of a female figure on a building

    Gallery: on the streets of Vienna

    July 15, 2022
  • Architecture,  Lens-Artists,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: seeking geometry in architecture

    March 28, 2021 / 33 Comments
    Black and white photo of white building

    Architecture could be said to have begun with geometry. Since earliest times, builders have imitated natural forms, such as circles. Pattern can be found everywhere in nature, and nature knows what it is doing; geometrical shapes are not only pleasing to the eye, they provide strength.

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    Looking up at a white stone church with several domes

    Le Sacré Coeur de Paris

    April 10, 2022
    Ornate painted ceiling

    Gallery: ceilings and floors (and pavements and more)

    September 7, 2021
    Large building with green oriental roof

    A look inside the Grand People’s Study House

    November 18, 2021
  • Bird Weekly,  Birds,  CFFC,  Chile,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: reflecting on birds

    March 27, 2021 / 39 Comments
    Two flamingos feeding

    Maybe a desert isn’t the obvious place to look for bird reflections, or indeed reflections of any kind. Deserts are dry, no? And the Atacama Desert in Chile is especially so. In fact, it’s the driest non-polar desert in the world, and has had no significant rainfall for 400 years. And yet, the shallow waters of its barren salt flats offer picture-perfect reflections of feeding flamingos.

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    Landscape with flamingos, water, salt flats and mountains

    Gallery: the flamingos of the Salar de Atacama

    April 24, 2021
    Green bird with red stripe on head

    Gallery: discovering birdlife in Bushy Park

    April 9, 2021
    Lake with heron in foreground and large house beyond

    Gallery: a Grey Heron at Osterley Park (and friends)

    July 4, 2021
  • Architecture,  India,  Ruins

    ‘He keepeth a great court’: Fatehpur Sikri

    March 26, 2021 / 23 Comments
    Red sandstone palace buildings and pool

    There is something about a tale of a deserted city that tugs at the imagination. Here on this rocky ridge near Agra in Uttar Pradesh, the third Mughal emperor Akbar built a new capital: the walled city of Fatehpur Sikri, the ‘City of Victory’. But soon after its completion he abandoned his great city due to a lack of water at the site.

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    Statue of a female figure on a building

    Gallery: on the streets of Vienna

    July 15, 2022
    Statue of two soldiers shaking hands

    Gallery: favourite miscellaneous photos of 2021

    January 7, 2022
    Sepia photo of Buzludzha Monument

    Buzludzha Monument

    September 4, 2020
  • Culture & tradition,  DPRK,  Just One Person

    Spending time with the children of Chongjin

    March 25, 2021 / 39 Comments
    Little girl in red skirt playing piano

    Visit most countries and you will be shown their grand monuments, historic sites, beautiful landscapes. Visit North Korea and you will see those sights too. But they are also keen that you meet some of their people and see how they live. Carefully selected people, that is. In the city of Chongjin, where major sights are relatively few, we had the chance to visit two very different schools.

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    Distant mountains with colourful fabric in foreground

    Exploring the temple town of Manakamana

    December 6, 2022
    Street with low houses and woman carrying a basket

    Weird and wonderful: forbidden culture in Cuenca

    October 24, 2021
    River through a city with several bridges

    Gallery: ‘Coming home Newcastle’, a football anthem

    August 9, 2021
  • Bulgaria,  Street art,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: Staro Zhelezare, another street art village

    March 24, 2021 / 16 Comments
    Mural of Barack Obama shaking hands with another man

    Can you change the world, or at least one village, with art? It seems that in several parts of the world, that idea is taking hold. In this out of the way spot a group of young Polish artists have painted portraits of famous people on the walls alongside those of villagers.

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    Low blue house with tiled roof

    Koprivshtitsa: a Bulgarian time capsule

    May 22, 2023
    Stone church and blue sky

    The wonders of Bulgaria’s Bachkovo Monastery

    February 10, 2022
    Sepia photo of Buzludzha Monument

    Buzludzha Monument

    September 4, 2020
  • England,  Landscape,  Monday walks,  Sunday Stills

    The Lewis Burn inlet walk at Kielder Water

    March 22, 2021 / 35 Comments
    Lake set among pine forests

    Set in one of the more remote parts of Northumberland, Kielder Water may be man-made, but it is a haven of tranquillity. This lovely stretch of water is surrounded by forest; at over 250 square miles, the largest working forest in England. The lake is a popular place for water sports, while the forest offers miles of walking and biking trails. It is a haven for wildlife, one of the few places in England where you can see red squirrels. And on a clear night its skies are full of…

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    Green valley with blue sky above

    Those blue remembered hills: Cardingmill Valley

    July 8, 2021
    Wartime sign about spies

    Cracking the code at Bletchley Park

    June 19, 2021
    Large flying horse made of disjointed metal parts

    Radical Horizons: the Art of Burning Man at Chatsworth

    August 27, 2022
  • England,  History,  Lens-Artists,  Rivers

    King John was not a good man: Runnymede

    March 21, 2021 / 35 Comments
    Small round temple-style structure among trees

    The barons of early 13th century England would have agreed with A. A. Milne (the creator of Winnie the Pooh) that 'King John was not a good man'. In 1215 England was in political turmoil. King John had become vastly unpopular; his disagreements with the Pope over the appointment of a new Archbishop of Canterbury led to a papal interdict against the country and the king’s excommunication, while the imposition of high taxes to fund the war with France led to mounting anger.

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    Half-timbered building seen above a hedge

    A misty morning visit to Stokesay Castle

    July 14, 2021
    Large building with turrets and ornamental details

    More Cambridge colleges and other sights

    August 1, 2022
    Wartime sign about spies

    Cracking the code at Bletchley Park

    June 19, 2021
  • Food & drink,  Friday’s Foods of the World,  Italy

    Bologna la Grassa: a foodie’s delight

    March 20, 2021 / 23 Comments
    Restaurant with pavement terrace

    Not for nothing is Bologna known as ‘La Grassa’, the Fat One. A visit here is truly a foodie’s delight! The city has had the nickname since medieval times, indicating that it was already famous throughout Europe for its wonderful food and drink as far back as the 1300s.

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    White window shutter and green leaves

    Eating out with a conscience in Indochina

    April 17, 2021
    Limestone building in garden among trees

    Special treats: The Black Swan at Oldstead

    February 2, 2021
    Man frying insects at a food stall

    Exploring the street food of Phnom Penh

    April 3, 2021
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Some favourite photos

Man in a turban with fishing nets
Fisherman in Fort Kochi, Kerala
Two elephants in long grass
Okavango elephants
Blue glacier edge
Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile
Elderly woman in black hat and sunglasses
In Santiago, Chile
Very large statues of North Korean Leaders
Statues of the Great Leaders on Mansudae Hill, Pyongyang
Water reflecting the sky with clouds and low sun
Approaching sunset in the Okavango Delta
Feet of huge metal sculpture, with man standing beside
The feet of the Angel
Large moai with row of more behind
The ‘travelling moai’ and Ahu Tongariki
Man in knitted hat by water, black and white photo
Waiting for the ferry, Banjul
Mountain reflected in a lake
On the road to Dyrholaey
Sunset at Wahiba Sands, Oman
Squirrel with a conker in his mouth
In Walpole Park, Ealing
Silhouette of a man in a gateway
Looking out from Bundi Palace
Blue and pink bird on a dead tree
Lilac-breasted Roller, Chobe NP, Botswana
Buddhist monk in orange robes with mobile phone
Monk at Wat Nong Sikhounmuang, Luang Prabang
Man sleeping in a tuk tuk by a carved stone wall
Tuk tuk driver by the Terrace of the Leper King
Close up of flamingo with head tucked under
Flamingo (Jersey Zoo)
Lady with baskets of fruit sitting by a canal
In Hoi An, Vietnam
Small fishing boat with a man in it, on a large lake
Lake Atitlan
Wet street and two people with bright pink umbrella
Street in Lucca, rainy day – edited

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