Hex colour reference: #ffb653 A colourful note: yellow orange appeared as a Crayola crayon in 1930. The name has survived since then, though its actual shade changed markedly […]
This mural can be found on Empedrado, close to Plaza de la Catedral. Working solely by the signature, this piece is the work of ZLY UNT. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 23 January […]
Every month, Paula is featuring a “before and after” (colour versus monochrome) challenge. A great topic for me. I love black and white images but I am often torn between colour […]
Hex colour ref: efcdb8 A colourful note: the origins of the colour name desert sand are apparent when you observe how accurately it resembles the Saharan sand. Interestingly, it was used by General […]
Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 by a French émigré from Louisiana. Don Louis D’Clouet brought in other French families from the USA and from Bordeaux, and the influence of […]
Hex colour reference: FF8243 A colourful note: this bright and bold shade of orange was issued by Crayola in 2003 under the name Mango Tango. That year was the 100th anniversary of […]
Before I head off to new places, I love to read a variety of fiction that is either set in my destination or was written by someone from the country. And when no […]