Around Trafalgar Square
When Trafalgar Square was designed in the 1840s, two fountains were included, apparently to reduce the amount of open space available for riotous assembly! The original fountains were replaced in the late 1930s at a […]
Taking Liberties in London
Life is so busy at the moment that I don’t get as much time as I’d like for some of my hobbies. Blogging has boosted my interest in photography and […]
Inside Mercat Santa Caterina
Most visitors to Barcelona will recognise and admire this colourful, flowing roof. It is, of course, the roof of the Mercat Santa Caterina, designed by husband and wife Enric Miralles and […]
All Roads Lead from Istanbul
The Million was a mile-marker erected in the early 4th century AD in Istanbul (then Constantinople). It marked the starting-place for measurement of distances for all the roads leading to the cities of the Byzantine […]
Orchid Festival at Kew
-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 30 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photo(s) taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own photos with […]
Sultans, Tiles and Circumcision
My favourite part of the Topkapi Palace is the area known as the Fourth Courtyard. Here the lovely gardens and terraces are home to a number of kiosks and pavilions […]
Galleries of the National Museum of Scotland
-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 29 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photo(s) taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own photos with […]
Three Wishes with Dali
In the gardens of the Dali Museum in St Pete, stands a Wish Tree, a brightly decorated ficus tree. Visitors and locals alike are invited to tie a ribbon to […]
Wish I Had Time to Kew
I don’t, so photos will do! There is an orchid exhibition on at Kew Gardens at the moment – thousands of orchids and related exotic plants are on display in […]
F is for… Fun and Fierce
The meaning of fun is obvious, but fierce not so. Fierce is, of course, used to describe violent, intense and menacing behaviour, but in recent years it has also become […]
Travel with Intent 