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Debbie Smyth

Tenerife

Tenerife is an island with a bit of everything: noise, tourists, space, quiet, solitude, sand, sea, snow, mountain, flora, volcano … I could go on, but I’ll show some photos instead: […]

Challenges

Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Fabrics

The island of Djerba, in Tunisia, is a great place to find traditional Tunisian fabrics. Parts of the island are overly touristy but Houmt Souq retains its traditional character and […]

-Barcelona

Shadow of the evening

“Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life” – Jean de la Fontaine Ailsa’s new theme brought to mind immediately, Josep Llimona’s statue of […]

-Portugal

Weekly Image of Life: Places – going places with Vaca de Gama

Lisbon is one of my favourite European cities, and who […]

Camel

Is There a Dentist in the House?

This may not be the most beautiful smile (some dentistry required, I think) but this cool dude, with a nose ring no less, certainly caught my attention. Published in response […]

Adventure holiday

Sunset over Schotia

Schotia is a private Game Reserve in South Africa, a pleasant drive from Port Elizabeth and next to Addo Elephant National Park. Schotia is a privately owned, family run reserve. […]

-Portugal

This edible-looking, chocolate cow was part of the 2006 Cow Parade, held in Lisbon that year. I’m a big fan of these public art parades: the artists somehow manage to capture a lesser-known element […]

Competitions

WIN – the biggest, baddest bucket list

Biggest, Baddest, Bucket List Ever wanted to climb the Eiffel Tower in Paris, bungee jump in Queenstown, discover the amazing wildlife of the Galapagos Islands or visit the Mayan ruins […]

-Japan

Love and Luck in Japan

At Japanese temples it is common to see racks of hand-inscribed votive plaques, or “ema” (絵馬). This is wishing Japanes style; the plaques could be asking for anything from a […]

-London

Walls in London

There is always something new to discover in London: these painted walls, for example, The mural below is set back from the street on the west side of Tottenham Court […]

Challenges

F is for… Fallen

Linked to Sunday Stills and Alphabe Thursday.

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