Tag Archives: waterscape I had always dreamed of a small-ship cruise on the Aegean Sea. That fabled dramatic coastline; countless small islands; and calm blue waters; all suggested the most luxurious of relaxing getaways – especially if you are not responsible for sailing the vessel yourself! When the opportunity presented itself, the time-frame and the price-point of trips […]  I’ve heard it described as a chocolate-box scene: you know, like those pastel-painted views of idealised or conventionally pretty locations that were on the front of old-fashioned chocolate or sweet tins. They are not wrong! Dal Lake, Srinagar, in India’s Kashmir, is impossibly beautiful. The way the autumn light filtered through the willow trees at […]  You can’t beat the Sapphire Coast of NSW, Australia on a sunny day! As regular visitors to these pages know, I live in a beautiful corner of the world – but, I tend to get lazy when I’m at home and not venture any further than my own boardwalk along Curalo Lake in Eden, (eg: […]  You are never far from water on Haida Gwaii. This collection of around 150 islands in northwestern British Columbia (BC), Canada is home to the people of the Haida Nation – and has been for at least 13,000 years. The archipelago sits between 55 and 125 km (34 and 78 mi) from the BC mainland to the […]  Remember that time when we were all confined to our houses? As much as I chafed at have two new and pristine passports locked away, I recognised how very, very lucky I was. I was trapped – like everyone – but I had plenty of space and fresh air, and ever-changing views from the boardwalk […] |
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