River Wide, River Long
The picturesque Hozu River, part of the Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture in Japan, is a popular location for a relatively calm whitewater boat trip. Even if you don’t do the […]
Ringing the Changes
Approaching Sedona from the south, through Oak Creek Canyon, the eponymous Bell Rock is impossible to miss. A butte, composed of horizontally bedded sedimentary rock of the Permian Supai Formation, it stands 1468 m. tall. […]
Masterpiece in the Born
One of my favourite places to sit in Barcelona is in the little square in front of Santa Maria del Mar in the Born. It is a massive, imposing building […]
Happy Days
Happy Days! Here I am, outside school in the mid 1970s (that’s me second from right), with a group of friends. Like the uniform? You’re not seeing the worst of […]
Allies
Look at this companionable couple: “Allies”. F.D. Roosevelt and Churchill sit chatting on a bench in Bond Street, London in Lawrence Holofcener’s 1995 bronze sculpture, erected to mark 50 years […]
Fleeting? -absolutely
Moments like this are necessarily fleeting! . Posted as part of the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting.
Architecture to the Fore…
…me in the background . Posted as part of the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: In the Background.
In the Background
Watching the big screen at Times Square is always entertaining. . Posted as part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: In the Background.
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 […]
Rift Valley
Beautiful views down onto Kenya’s Rift Valley ..and the photos were taken from here: . Posted as part of the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above.
Looking down onto Plaça del Pi
If you can find a vantage point, do take the opportunity to look down onto Barcelona’s squares. They are often busy places, hemmed in by historic buildings; looking down from […]
Travel with Intent 