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  • Home
  • Destinations
    • England
      • London
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    • Europe
      • Austria
      • Bulgaria
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      • France
        • Paris
      • Germany
      • Iceland
      • Italy
      • Jersey
      • Latvia
      • Norway
      • Portugal
      • Spain
        • Seville
      • Switzerland
      • Ukraine
    • Beyond
      • Africa
        • Botswana
        • Cape Verde
        • Gambia
        • Kenya
        • Morocco
        • Namibia
        • Senegal
        • Tanzania
        • Zimbabwe
      • Americas
        • Belize
        • Canada
        • Chile
          • Rapa Nui
        • 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
      • Animals
      • Birds
      • Plants
        • Flowers
        • Trees, forests and woodland
    • People
      • Culture & tradition
      • Street photography
    • Travel in general
  • Photo galleries
    • Themed galleries
    • Travel galleries
  • Postcards from the road
  • 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
    • Challenges archive
      • Bird Weekly
      • Friendly Friday
        • The Friendly Friday Challenge: how to join in
      • Friday’s Foods of the World
      • Life in Colour
      • One-to-Three
      • Ten photos
      • Thursday Doors
      • Thursday Trios
  • About me
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  • Lens-Artists,  London,  Monday walks

    A city stroll in London

    January 22, 2023 / 48 Comments
    Stone carving of a dragon on an old building in front of a modern one

    The oft-quoted line, ‘when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life’ comes from a discussion between Johnson and James Boswell about whether or not Boswell's affection for London would wear thin should he be living there as Johnson did, rather than enjoying the city on occasional visits.

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    Three photos in a black frame showing an oriental palace and some details

    Buildings three ways (three of a kind)

    May 29, 2022
    Back of whale with mountainous coast behind

    Thar she blows – eventually!

    July 7, 2021
    Tall trees, lots of ferns

    Gallery: on the Hall of Mosses trail

    November 24, 2020
  • Coast & seascapes,  England,  Monday walks,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: blowing the cobwebs away at Druridge Bay

    January 4, 2023 / 28 Comments
    Wintery beach scene

    Just a few miles north of built-up post-industrial Tyneside lies the wide expanse of Druridge Bay. Its seven miles of sands are lined with sand dunes and are just perfect for a winter walk. The landscape is an interesting mix, with wind turbines visible in the distance but otherwise feeling rather remote.

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    Old boat and rail track on a shingle beach

    Gallery: at the edge of England

    November 11, 2020
    Woman on grassy cliff looking out at passing ships

    Gallery: I must go down to the seas again

    June 10, 2022
    Boardwalk with sea beyond and yellow flowers

    A spring walk by the sea in Faro

    April 19, 2022
  • Architecture,  History,  Monday walks,  Nepal,  Street photography

    In Bandipur, an ancient hilltop town

    December 20, 2022 / 43 Comments
    Terraced fields, shadowy buildings and mountains tinged with pink

    Strung out along a ridge in the Himalayan foothills lies the ancient town of Bandipur. It has only been fully accessible by road since 1998. The ridge is just 200 metres long and barely wide enough to accommodate the main street and the buildings that line it. Behind the houses the mountainside falls away steeply. The small market gardens farmed by the inhabitants are accessible only by steps cut into the hillside.

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    Modern white building with moat

    Gallery: cool architecture, cool colours

    May 24, 2021
    Detail of ornate tiled frieze

    Finding geometry in the buildings of Marrakesh

    July 27, 2021
    Large square with historic buildings and tourists

    In ancient Bhaktapur, a royal capital

    November 24, 2022
  • Culture & tradition,  Monday walks,  Nepal

    A walk in a Tharu village

    December 13, 2022 / 30 Comments
    Three women in bright clothes and a man carrying large bundle of leaves

    The Tharu are a people of the forest. They have lived for centuries in the lowlands of southern Nepal and northern India. Often persecuted, they have now been recognised by the Nepali government as an official nationality. But their lives are still not easy.

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    Colourful manhole cover

    Gallery: the humble manhole cover as public art

    June 22, 2021
    Rocky coastline

    Stunning landscapes of Iceland: the day the sun shone

    October 29, 2021
    Golden temple reflected in a lake

    Exploring the temple gardens of Kyoto

    May 9, 2021
  • Culture & tradition,  Monday walks,  Mountains,  Nepal

    Exploring the temple town of Manakamana

    December 6, 2022 / 27 Comments
    Distant mountains with colourful fabric in foreground

    I can never resist the opportunity to ride in a cable car. So when our tour company suggested that we break the long drive from Chitwan to Bandipur with a ride up to the temple at Manakamana, I agreed immediately. It would be a chance to see a different side of Nepal, I thought. And it was, but not quite in the way I had imagined.

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    Elaborately decorated table

    Eating like honoured guests in North Korea

    December 30, 2021
    Old bus and motor garage

    Stepping back in time: living history at Beamish

    September 23, 2021
    Old sign advertising a clog shop entrance

    Gallery: shoes, slippers, trainers, boots and clogs

    August 15, 2021
  • Monday walks,  Nepal,  Squares,  Sunday Stills,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: the old town of Dhulikhel

    November 29, 2022 / 48 Comments
    Old brick houses with men in an entrance talking

    Paved streets gently wind uphill, lined with brick houses three or more stories high. Every door, every window is surrounded by exquisitely carved wood. Locals sit chatting, their day’s work over, or watch from an upper window.

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    Stone circle in a landscape with blue sky and white clouds

    A visit to Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain

    June 21, 2022
    Small boats on a river with grassy banks and old buildings

    A sunny day out in Cambridge, part one

    July 19, 2022
    Large cafe with pavement tables and teddy bears at the windows

    A stroll through the Marais

    September 19, 2022
  • Architecture,  Monday walks,  Nepal,  Squares,  Street photography

    In ancient Bhaktapur, a royal capital

    November 24, 2022 / 56 Comments
    Large square with historic buildings and tourists

    Bhaktapur lies a little to the east of Kathmandu. At its heart is a series of lanes and squares that seem little changed for centuries. Here more than anywhere in the country I felt immersed in the ageless atmosphere of Nepal.

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    Ornate door and building

    Gallery: the doors of Tallinn

    October 24, 2020
    Sign on boarded-up window

    Gallery: London, off the beaten track (urban erosion)

    January 17, 2021
    Street of traditional Japanese houses

    Gallery: the merchant houses of Takayama

    September 23, 2020
  • Monday walks,  Nepal,  Squares,  Street photography

    Gallery: a stroll around Thamel

    November 14, 2022 / 37 Comments
    Man looking out of a shop window displaying metal bowls

    Everyone will tell you that Thamel isn’t the REAL Kathmandu. It was once backpackers central, and today is home not only to hostels but to increasingly smart hotels. But between the tourist-focused delights is enough local colour to demonstrate that you are indeed ‘a long way from home’.

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    Stone circle in a landscape with blue sky and white clouds

    A visit to Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain

    June 21, 2022
    Stone carving of a dragon on an old building in front of a modern one

    A city stroll in London

    January 22, 2023
    Black and white photo of two women with umbrellas tinted pink

    Sofia, city of contrasts and a work in progress

    October 5, 2022
  • Architecture,  Bulgaria,  Monday walks,  Street photography,  Sunday Stills

    Sofia, city of contrasts and a work in progress

    October 5, 2022 / 55 Comments
    Black and white photo of two women with umbrellas tinted pink

    Bulgaria’s capital city intrigues and charms me. It seems to be in a state of constant flux, built on layers of history. One minute you are walking on a Roman road, the next staring up at 1950s Stalinist monoliths. Gold-domed cathedrals and churches dominate the vistas along wide boulevards while in side streets elegant villas sit side-by-side with their crumbling, neglected cousins.

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    Stone and wood built temple surround a square with children and pigeons

    In Kathmandu’s Durbar Square

    November 19, 2022
    Looking across a park to an historic building with a river and modern skyscrapers beyond

    Gallery: what makes a perfect city?

    March 29, 2022
    Black and white photo of a modern building and silhouetted bridges

    Gallery: seeing the Sage in black and white

    December 28, 2022
  • Monday walks,  Paris,  Street art,  Street photography

    A stroll through the Marais

    September 19, 2022 / 33 Comments
    Large cafe with pavement tables and teddy bears at the windows

    The Marais is one of the loveliest and most fashionable districts of Paris. The name means ‘marshland’ because the original village here was built on a marsh, but there are no signs of that these days! Instead there are elegant buildings, pretty squares and of course the Parisian staples of great little cafés.

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    Entrance to a white building on a pier

    Gallery: a walk along Brighton’s prom and pier

    October 26, 2021
    Wintery beach scene

    Gallery: blowing the cobwebs away at Druridge Bay

    January 4, 2023
    Boy and his father in a shop

    Gallery: the friendly people of Khimsar

    July 13, 2022
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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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