Adrenalin on the Menu
I can’t stand heights so even looking from the ground to this tiny cafe high up in Istanbul got the adrenalin preparing to come to my aid! Not to be daunted, though, […]
Tulip Festival in Istanbul
April in Istanbul is tulip time; parks, squares and roadsides all revel in the bright colours of these cup-shaped flowers. The word tulip, is believed to derive from the Ottoman Turkish tülbend […]
Beautiful Ruins
Celtic settlement of the Catuvellauni tribe; major Roman city of Verulamium; Anglo-Saxon territory of Verlamchester – the modern Cathedral city of St Albans has an extraordinarily long history and there are still visible traces of […]
Water Reflected in the Black Diamond
The shiny black extension to the Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen sits on the waterfront, gaily reflecting the waters below and the coloured rooftops across the water. Built in 1999, its black […]
Panoramic Venice
Every now and then a view just demands that I use the panorama setting on my camera to capture in all its wide-angled beauty. The Venice lagoon was one such […]
London Street Reflections
It was very kind of this Shoreditch shop to provide multiple mirrors, that flapped in the wind, revealing ever changing snapshots of this busy London street. Linked to Thursday Special and Weekend Reflections. […]
I Broke the Rules!
It was cold last week, but these signs were definitely over-cautious. I entered and survived. Linked to Breaking the rules. Posted by Debbie Smyth, 19 March 2015
Some Like It Hot!
Following on from the slightly oversweet, but churros-perfect hot chocolate experience in Madrid, I thought I’d try out one of London’s best. The wonderful chocolate aroma that hit me the […]
Icy Reservoir
It may have been a bright sunny morning when I went for walk on the Malvern Hills, but it was still finger-chilling cold. There was still ice on the British […]
Love & Peace
Croatian artist, Ana Tzarev, has been installing a series of shiny, elegant 15-foot flower sculptures around the world since May 2012. These giant fibreglass poppies have brightened galleries and public spaces as far […]
Extinction is Silent
“Biological diversity is messy. It walks, it crawls, it swims, it swoops, it buzzes. But extinction is silent, and it has no voice other than our own.” -Paul Hawken (environmentalist […]
Travel with Intent 