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  • Laos,  Ruins

    Wat Phou: walking in the footsteps of the king

    May 23, 2022 / 3 Comments
    Avenue lined with small stone pillars and distant mountains

    Wat Phou is a pre-Angkorian Khmer Hindu temple at the foot of Mount Phou Khao. The Khmer chose this site because the unusual shape of the mountain peak seemed to them to resemble a Shiva linga. Today it was so hazy that the peak was hard to make out, but we had seen it yesterday in the late afternoon sunlight.

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    River with small boats and rocky cliff

    A day on the Nam Ou

    July 3, 2021
    Red lantern, blue wall, green shutters

    2020: my (pandemic) year in review

    January 3, 2021
    Hand holding knife and straw shavings

    Gallery: getting up close and personal

    September 24, 2021
  • Crafts,  New Mexico

    ‘While you were watching TV’

    May 20, 2022 / 22 Comments
    Sign saying Tinkertown

    On the slopes of Sandia Peak, above Albuquerque in New Mexico, we found a most unusual sight. As soon as I read about this quirky museum I knew that it was a ‘must see’. We both love those idiosyncratic places that seem to define a US road trip for us; and this is one of the best we have come across.

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    Man's hands working with tin

    Using our hands: handicrafts around the world

    April 27, 2021
    Tiles painted with a bull's head

    Gallery: Majolica, the ceramic tiles of Seville

    November 27, 2021
  • Food & drink,  Kerala,  Sunday Stills

    Gallery: in the Cardamom Hills of Kerala

    May 17, 2022 / 27 Comments
    Smiling lady on a bamboo ladder

    There’s a clue in the name! The Cardamom Hills in Kerala are famous for the growing of their namesake spice and many others besides. Peppercorns, vanilla, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and more are grown on the small farms here. But also coffee and different fruits such as banana, avocado and jack fruit.

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    Two cups of coffee

    Gallery: cosy coffee breaks around the world

    November 30, 2021
    Restaurant with pavement terrace

    Bologna la Grassa: a foodie’s delight

    March 20, 2021
    Elaborately decorated table

    Eating like honoured guests in North Korea

    December 30, 2021
  • Lens-Artists,  New Mexico

    Gallery: the Very Large Array

    May 16, 2022 / 21 Comments
    Line of white telescope dishes on a grassy plain with distant mountains

    The massive radio telescopes of the Very Large Array, 27 of them, rise majestically out of New Mexico’s vast, otherwise almost empty, Plains of San Augustin like visitors from another world. But these are not visitors from another world, but searchers for such a world.

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    Mountain scene with caption

    My love of travel: some special moments

    March 14, 2021
    Colourful paper lanterns at night

    Gallery: let there be light

    September 21, 2021
    Man in small boat and a distant volcano

    Gallery: the serenity of dawn on Lake Atitlàn

    December 19, 2021
  • London,  Photographing Public Art,  Street art,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: some street art in London’s Brick Lane

    May 14, 2022 / 44 Comments
    Brick Lane street sign and small butterfly mural

    Brick Lane, in London’s East End, was once among the poorest slums in the capital. It takes its name from the 15th century brick and tile production based in this area. Like all poor city districts it became a magnet for various groups of immigrants over the centuries. First Jews, then French Huguenots, then Irish established communities here over the centuries, and later Bangladeshi-Sylheti immigrants settled here and made the street famous for its restaurants.

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    Large illuminated reindeer model

    Celebrating Christmas in London and (a little way) beyond

    December 6, 2021
    Large glass conservatory with lawns and flower beds

    In for a penny: a visit to Kew Gardens

    August 24, 2021
    Bee on a yellow flower

    Gallery: it’s all in the details

    May 2, 2021
  • Architecture,  Themed galleries,  Thursday Trios

    Gallery: building in threes

    May 13, 2022 / 23 Comments
    Three large highly decorated buildings around a central square

    According to Sherlock Holmes, 'There must be something comforting about three. People always give up after three.' Hopefully this isn’t true of architects and builders; we would all be very short of homes, schools, offices, etc. etc. if they were to give up after three!

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    Ornate marble pillars holding up carved ceilings

    Chaumukha Mandir, the four-faced temple of Ranakpur

    March 1, 2021
    Colourful paper lanterns at night

    Gallery: let there be light

    September 21, 2021
    Part of a cathedral with blue skies

    Catedral de Santa María de la Sede: Seville’s cathedral

    January 15, 2022
  • Culture & tradition,  Deserts,  Oman,  Ruins

    Dhofar, the Land of Frankincense

    May 11, 2022 / 24 Comments
    Small squat tree in a dry stony landscape

    You can’t travel far in Oman without hearing the word frankincense. Every Omani home burns this fragrant resin daily, it is an intrinsic part of Omani life. Not only does it make the home smell nice, it also keeps flying insects such as mosquitoes at bay. The best quality frankincense is steeped overnight in water which is then drunk at breakfast time to treat a variety of ailments. And inhaling the smoke is said to be good for asthma.

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    Small tree with pueblo houses behind

    Taos Pueblo: home of the Red Willow People

    February 9, 2021
    View from above of large square with market stalls

    Day into night in the Jemaa el-Fnaa

    December 20, 2021
    Man frying insects at a food stall

    Exploring the street food of Phnom Penh

    April 3, 2021
  • History,  Monday walks,  Portugal

    Faro’s old town: sights and impressions

    May 9, 2022 / 30 Comments
    White dome above a tiled roof

    Some of my best memories of my previous visit to Faro were of exploring the streets of the Old Town especially around the beautiful Cathedral. I was keen therefore to revisit favourite spots and discover new ones.

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    Path through green woodland

    Ruislip Woods: ancient woodland in suburbia

    November 15, 2021
    Ornate moss-covered oriental roof

    Another slice of North Korean history in Kaesong

    October 21, 2021
    Hillside with large stone heads

    Rapa Nui: the birthplace of the moai

    December 1, 2020
  • Architecture,  Lens-Artists,  Photographic techniques,  Sunday Stills,  Themed galleries

    Gallery: looking out from the shadows

    May 7, 2022 / 68 Comments
    Series of ornate arches with trees beyond

    Who hasn’t explored a building, maybe an impressive fortress or palace, and had one of those ‘wow’ moments as you emerge from the darkness of the building to an arch or window revealing the lightness outside?

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    Stone church and blue sky

    The wonders of Bulgaria’s Bachkovo Monastery

    February 10, 2022
    Several bridges over a river

    Newcastle: a city and its river

    February 18, 2021
    Statue of two soldiers shaking hands

    Gallery: favourite miscellaneous photos of 2021

    January 7, 2022
  • Friendly Friday,  Photographic techniques,  Themed galleries

    Friendly Friday Challenge: leading lines

    May 6, 2022 / 69 Comments
    Banner with two small photos

    Edward Weston said that, 'To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.' He is right of course, but that doesn’t mean it isn't helpful to be aware of these ‘rules’.

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    Banner with photo of a man in black and white football top

    Friendly Friday: meet some amazing guides (part two)

    November 26, 2021
    Sun setting over the sea

    Gallery: enjoying serene views in Costa Rica

    February 19, 2022
    Rock formation with arch and pinnacle

    Video: big skies and red rock country

    May 29, 2021
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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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