It’s Friday, and time for a flashback to an old Travel with Intent post. Burrowing into Baku Originally posted March 18, 2019, all images Baku, March 2017 Come burrow with […]
Reflections at the Oslo Opera House, September 2016 This week, Patti and the Lens Artists asked us to show what inspires our photography. Something I had to think about for […]
Bronze sculpture of the Wind inside the Heydar Aliyev Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 2017 – Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge […]
It’s the start of Spring in the northern hemisphere, and it marks the Persian New Year, known as Nowruz. The Iranian calendar is a solar calendar, so Nowruz always coincides […]
Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, Baku, March 2017 Carpet weaving is an important part of Azerbaijan’s heritage and this was recognised by UNESCO in 2010. A tour of the museum reveals […]
Icherishekher na kinolyentakh (Baku Old City in Film), published 2017 I found this great book in a friendly and well-stocked bookshop in Baku. I had been attracted to the shop […]
The Eternal Flame Monument, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 2017 Flame Towers, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 2017 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 29 January 2020 Posted as part of January Squares
Chef hats in fashionable Milan, December 2019 A spot of shopping can be a fascinating activity when travelling – it tells a lot about the people, the place and their […]
A well-dressed tree (work of Ali Shamsi) in Baku Azerbaijan, March 2017 I have actually shared this bit of tree glamour before, in colour. It’s a very striking piece of […]