This trio of young masais are in transition from boyhood to young warrior status. The ceremony includes circumcision and the youngsters dress in black robes with white makeup for […]
There have been two railway bridges across this part of the Thames. The first was designed by Joseph Cubitt for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and opened opened in […]
This week Paula has asked us to look back over our posts of 2017 and show our best. Having published a few reminiscent posts of 2017 shots recently, I thought […]
La Fête de la Transhumance (the seasonal migration of livestock to a suitable grazing area) adopts an ovine form in Provence in early summer. Local shepherds lead their flocks to […]
The mortarboard, or square academic cap, has a long history. It is believed to have developed from the biretta, an ecclesiastical hat that has been around since at least the tenth […]
This neo-gothic cathedral dominates a small square in Hanoi’s old quarter, on the west side of Hoàn Kiếm Lake. It was built on the site of the Bao Thien Pagoda, a sacred Buddhist […]