Weekly Travel Theme

150 Million Hot Dogs…

Not quite hot dogs, but the best I could find in my photo archive! 150 million… that’s how many hot dogs will be consumed tomorrow as part of US Independence […]

-Manchester

Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain

As far back as Ancient Greece, Aristotle had his scale of seven colours. Later, Isaac Newton constructed a colour circle, originally divided into five, but he later added orange and indigo to match the number of […]

-Slovakia

Hats Off to Bratislava

In Bratislava, even the statues and street signs wouldn’t be properly dressed without a hat to top things off. This cheeky fellow with the practical hat is a Man at […]

-Botswana

Mischief Personified

“Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered t’will be virtue.” – Ben Jonson (English playwright, 1572 – 1637) This mischievous pair liked to use the roof of my […]

-London

Please Bid For This Bear

The Paddington Bear Trail is now closed and auctioning of these pieces is under way. Why not add some sparkle to your life and bid for one? This public art […]

-Glasgow

Golden Treetops in Winter

Every possible type of precipitation was visited upon me (except actual snow) yesterday in a bitterly cold Glasgow. But as evening approached, the sun illuminated this tree in the finest […]

-Paris

View to the Buffers

Linked to Above and Converging. If you like looking down (or up) come and visit my Up Down Challenge!

-Paris

Grande Arche and Smaller Arch

If you’re not at La Défense for a business meeting you are probably there to see the huge, cube-like Grande Arche. Sadly, you can’t go up the arch any more, […]

-Paris