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    • England
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    • Europe
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        • Paris
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      • Portugal
      • Spain
        • Seville
      • Switzerland
      • Ukraine
    • Beyond
      • Africa
        • Botswana
        • Cape Verde
        • Gambia
        • Kenya
        • Morocco
        • Namibia
        • Senegal
        • Tanzania
        • Zimbabwe
      • Americas
        • Belize
        • Canada
        • Chile
          • Rapa Nui
        • Colombia
        • Costa Rica
        • Ecuador
          • Galapagos Islands
        • Guatemala
        • Jamaica
        • USA
          • New Mexico
          • New York City
          • Washington State
      • Asia
        • DPRK
        • India
          • Kerala
          • Rajasthan
        • Indochina
          • Cambodia
          • Laos
          • Vietnam
        • Japan
        • Nepal
        • Oman
        • Syria
        • United Arab Emirates
        • Uzbekistan
  • Themes
    • Architecture
    • Art
      • Crafts
      • Street art
    • Colour
    • Dark tourism
    • Eco-tourism
    • Food & drink
    • Gardens
    • History
      • Ruins
      • War
    • Landscape
      • Coast & seascapes
      • Deserts
      • Mountains
      • Rivers
    • Nature and wildlife
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      • Birds
      • Plants
        • Flowers
        • Trees, forests and woodland
    • People
      • Culture & tradition
      • Street photography
    • Travel in general
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    • Travel galleries
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  • Challenges
    • Photography challenges
      • Just One Person
      • Lens-Artists
      • Mid-week Monochrome
      • Monochrome Madness
      • One Word Sunday
      • Photographing Public Art
      • Pick a Word
      • Squares
      • Sunday Stills
      • The Changing Seasons
      • Words of Wisdom
      • Cee’s challenges
        • CBWC
        • CFFC
        • CMMC
    • General challenges
      • Monday walks
      • Writers’ Quotes Wednesday
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        • The Friendly Friday Challenge: how to join in
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      • Life in Colour
      • One-to-Three
      • Ten photos
      • Thursday Trios
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  • About me
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  • Coast & seascapes,  Costa Rica,  Monday walks,  Sunday Stills

    On the Pacific coast in Drake Bay

    February 28, 2022 / 32 Comments
    Rocky beach and palm trees

    Would you name a place after a notorious pirate who had ransacked your coastline and hid out here, evading capture? To our surprise we discovered that is exactly what happened here in the south west of Costa Rica; Bahia Drake is named for Sir Francis Drake.

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    Pink sunrise over water

    The tragic tale of a Senegalese mouse

    May 28, 2021
    Man in a red turban

    The fishermen of Chowara, Kerala

    February 6, 2021
    Old boat and rail track on a shingle beach

    Gallery: at the edge of England

    November 11, 2020
  • Landscape,  Lens-Artists,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: I want to meet you in the big sky country

    February 27, 2022 / 47 Comments
    Blue lake and distant mountains

    For the keen traveller, what makes a place special? Sometimes it’s the place itself, a beautiful landscape that captures the heart. Sometimes it’s the people, making you feel comfortable and welcome. Or maybe it’s all about the activities, whether you’re into bird-watching or gallery hopping, an adrenaline-junkie or culture buff. One thing that ties together many of the places that have most lifted my heart is a sense of openness.

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    Two lions on a sandy river bank

    Gallery: taking a wider view in Botswana

    September 12, 2021
    Moon shine reflected in the sea and framed by shadowy trees

    Gallery: the sound of silence

    January 25, 2023
    Simple shop in a wooden shack and toddler in the scruffy lane alongside

    Learning through travelling

    January 30, 2022
  • Costa Rica,  Photographing Public Art,  Street art,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: spotting street art in Sant Elena

    February 26, 2022 / 48 Comments
    Wall painting of a blue hummingbird

    I didn’t go to Costa Rica to see street art; like most visitors, my main interests were in its landscapes and its wildlife. The country is famous for being one of the most biodiverse in the world. So maybe it’s not so surprising after all to see that biodiversity celebrated on the streets of Sant Elena, the main tourist hub in the Monteverde region.

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    Rocks and waves seen from a beach

    Corcovado: a walk in a rainforest

    February 21, 2022
    Three colourful painted wooden birds and some strings of beads

    Gallery: three times the fun in Costa Rica

    March 11, 2022
    Whale's tale

    Will we see whales?

    February 24, 2022
  • Costa Rica,  Nature and wildlife

    Will we see whales?

    February 24, 2022 / 63 Comments
    Whale's tale

    Sorry, we were told, when we planned our stay on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula; February is a bit early in the season to see humpback whales in Drake Bay and there are no tours running. Slightly disappointed, we settled for a day visiting Caño Island. We were promised great snorkelling and a landing on a beautiful island. But not whales.

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    Wall painting of a blue hummingbird

    Gallery: spotting street art in Sant Elena

    February 26, 2022
    Dark pink flower head

    Gallery: in the garden, Costa Rican style

    March 12, 2022
    River shaded by tall trees

    Misadventure on the Rio Nosara

    March 9, 2022
  • Travel in general,  Writers' Quotes Wednesday

    Sailing away from the safe harbour: some travel dreams

    February 22, 2022 / 43 Comments
    View of water with small boats and distant hills

    Sometimes people say to me, you’ve travelled to so many places, there can’t be anywhere left that you want to visit. How wrong they are! The world is full of so many amazing sights and there is always somewhere new to tantalise and intrigue.

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    Three large highly decorated buildings around a central square

    Gallery: building in threes

    May 13, 2022
    Looking down at snowy mountains from a plane

    Gallery: it’s a wonderful world, from above

    November 5, 2021
    Small concrete bridge over water with several boats

    Gallery: getting from A to B

    September 9, 2022
  • Costa Rica,  Monday walks,  Nature and wildlife

    Corcovado: a walk in a rainforest

    February 21, 2022 / 33 Comments
    Rocks and waves seen from a beach

    Early on our first morning on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, in the far south west of the country, we boarded the small boat that was to take us and seven other guests of the Aguila de Osa lodge to the nearby national park, Corcovado. This is primary rainforest, never touched and preserved intact.

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    Sun setting over the sea

    Gallery: enjoying serene views in Costa Rica

    February 19, 2022
    Looking over tree tops to a cloud covered mountain

    Hanging bridges and butterflies

    March 15, 2022
    Whale's tale

    Will we see whales?

    February 24, 2022
  • Coast & seascapes,  Costa Rica,  Lens-Artists,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: water, water everywhere …

    February 20, 2022 / 36 Comments
    Abstract view of sparkling blue water

    Water is essential to life, of course, and to our planet. About 71 percent of the earth's surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 97 percent of all earth's water. We can’t drink the salty sea water, as the Ancient Mariner well knew, but we couldn’t exist without it. It regulates our climate and is home to thousands of marine species.

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    Rocky coastline

    Stunning landscapes of Iceland: the day the sun shone

    October 29, 2021
    Large tree trunks on a beach and foggy offshore islets

    Around the world in ten photos: day one

    December 17, 2020
    Boardwalk with sea beyond and yellow flowers

    A spring walk by the sea in Faro

    April 19, 2022
  • Costa Rica,  Friendly Friday,  Landscape,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: enjoying serene views in Costa Rica

    February 19, 2022 / 47 Comments
    Sun setting over the sea

    A holiday in Costa Rica is all about connecting with nature. The animals, the birds, the landscapes. The Pura Vida indeed.

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    Rocks and waves seen from a beach

    Corcovado: a walk in a rainforest

    February 21, 2022
    Abstract view of sparkling blue water

    Gallery: water, water everywhere …

    February 20, 2022
    Whale's tale

    Will we see whales?

    February 24, 2022
  • Cambodia,  Street photography,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: Psar Thmei, Phnom Penh’s Central Market

    February 13, 2022 / 36 Comments
    Group of people sitting on blue plastic stools in a market

    There’s little I enjoy more when travelling than a visit to a local market. Large or small there is always plenty to see, and therefore to photograph. And you can gain great insights into the way of life in the country. What do local people eat? How do they dress? How indeed do they shop?

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    Man frying insects at a food stall

    Exploring the street food of Phnom Penh

    April 3, 2021
    A man with a young girl on his shoulders

    Lunch with Mr Noon and his family

    January 13, 2023
    People walking by wide river lined with palm trees

    A Sunday evening by the Tonle Sap, Phnom Penh

    April 8, 2021
  • Architecture,  Bulgaria,  History

    The wonders of Bulgaria’s Bachkovo Monastery

    February 10, 2022 / 27 Comments
    Stone church and blue sky

    Bachkovo Monastery was for sure one of the most stunning of the many sights I saw in my short time in Bulgaria! Despite all the visitors, the atmosphere was one of tranquillity. The buildings looked so photogenic both in the drizzly weather we arrived in and the sunshine when we departed; and there was so much to see that was both interesting and beautiful.

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    Row of old shops and cafes

    A stroll around Las Vegas

    October 19, 2021
    Rustic blue house

    Stepping back in time in Bulgaria

    June 5, 2021
    Yellow Victorian house

    Gallery: the Painted Ladies of Cape May

    October 10, 2020
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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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