Tag Archives: Photo Blog The dramatic landscapes of Nepal are stunning. Even so, it is the people that make Nepalese trekking such a joy! Everywhere I have been in the country, people have have been friendly and welcoming, and most amenable to having their pictures taken. A friend and I were hiking around the Eastern Rim of the Kathmandu […]  I love markets! Any regular reader of these “pages” knows that when I travel, I visit local markets whenever I can. Markets give visitors a wonderful insight into the daily life of the people in a country, and – depending on their light and layout – present an idiosyncratic a photographic challenge. On a visit to Budapest in Hungary […]  Time loops and folds in the waters and fjords of British Columbia’s Strait of Georgia. As you turn into the deep channel of Desolation Sound – given it’s morose name by the dyspeptic Captain George Vancouver when he first explored the area in bad weather in 1792 – it is almost as if time ceases to exist. […] It is no wonder that northern Europeans flock to the south coast of Spain in droves! Cheap, delicious food; blue skies and a wonderful temperate Mediterranean climate; and history and culture around every corner: my husband and I became as infatuated with Spain’s Costa Blanca (White Coast) as any other tourists. Our visit in mid-May last […]  Music makes everything better! The annual five-day Easter long-weekend musical feast that is Byron Bay Bluesfest always delivers up such a range and variety of wonderful talent that it is hard to know where to start. Rubbing shoulders with big names from around the world, lesser-known Australian performers proudly hold their own. I look forward to these […] |
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