They love to decorate the shop shutters in Barcelona. I found some excellent examples of this in the Sant Antoni area of the city, where the designs portrayed the services […]
The Casa Batllo is worth visiting even if you have to queue. But the best option is pre-booking, and preferably for the “sunrise” access. This allows entrance to a limited […]
Photography has taught me to see. I spot objects, views, actions, that I would not have noticed before. But I admit that the pleasant fishy surprise featured above is […]
March is the month of spring celebrations in Azerbaijan. Green grass, colourful flowers and brightly decorated eggs adorn gardens and balconies as part of the Novruz festivities. As the real […]
Camagüey Market, Cuba, December 2016 – Hex colour ref: ffaacc A colourful note on carnation pink: It seems that the first recorded use of carnation as a colour name in […]
– Hex colour ref: #f75394 A colourful note: violet red made its Crayola appearance in 1958. Crayola described it as a replacement name for their Magenta colour, but if you […]
– Hex Colour ref: ffbcd9 A colourful note: no pier or funfair would be meeting cultural standards if it didn’t sell cotton candy (candy floss in the UK and New Zealand; […]
Baku’s Old City, or Inner City, dates back to at least the 12th century and possibly earlier. Wandering the streets within the walls, reveals the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, the Maiden Tower, old mosques, […]
– Over to all of you to join the challenge with your own fiery post, or with a post based on any single word that takes your fancy. Thanks to everyone who gave […]