The Beach at its Best
Beaches are for having fun and chilling I’m participating in LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge. This week’s Challenge is: The Beach!
Serrated Mountain
Montserrat, which means serrated mountain, is a stunning sight from below. It even lights up the motorway journey to Barcelona from the south. Posted as part of Sue’s Word a […]
Workshop Coffee Co, Marylebone
I came across this charming, compact coffee shop last weekend as I left a workshop at VV Rouleaux on Marylebone Lane, heading to Selfridges. I was in need of caffeine after an […]
Shakespearean Windows
Great quotes. Great windows. At the Globe. . Posted as part of Thursday Lingering Look at Windows.
A Beach in Manchester?
Someone has a sense of humour, I think. This “beach bar” is set on one of Castlefield’s canals. This is a great area to relax in, especially in summer, but […]
A New Pattern in Charitable Giving
Congratulations to change4homeless for your innovation. (Photo taken a couple of years ago in Laguna Beach.) . Posted as part of the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern.
Surf City, USA
For great sand, beautiful weather, a lively beach culture and surf, where netter than Huntington Beach in orange County, California? And finally, the eponymous surf: . Posted as part of Ailsa’s […]
St Basil’s Cathedral up close
When I first visited Moscow in 1979, St Basil’s was under scaffolding for a major clean. So when I got back there last year, the first thing I wanted to […]
The Royal Arcade, Mayfair
The orange tones in this Victorian shopping arcade are a joy. London has many beautiful, ornate and sophisticated arcades, but the Royal Arcade takes some beating. It connects Bond Street to Albermarle Street, and […]
The Shard in Black and White
. Linked to Black & White Challenge.
Paper & Cup, Shoreditch
I found this friendly and tasty coffee shop on one of my recent meanders around Shoreditch. “Delectable books and coffee” they say on their website, and I wouldn’t disagree. The ambience is […]
Travel with Intent 