WORLDWIDE | Monday, 12 Sep 2011 | Views [319]
In the last week I have been through five airports; Rome (Fumicino), London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Dubai International and Beijing Airport. It doesn’t sound like much, but the amount of time spent having to check in (especially if you don’t carry around ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Sunday, 11 Sep 2011 | Photo Gallery
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ITALY | Thursday, 8 Sep 2011 | Views [783]
I’ve never been so terrified during a Doctor Who episode until I re-watched the Fires of Pompeii with the knowledge that I would be there soon. Of course I was being ridiculous, because Vesuvius looked like a sweet and innocent mountain when we were ... Read more >
ITALY | Thursday, 8 Sep 2011 | Photo Gallery
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ITALY | Wednesday, 7 Sep 2011 | Views [446]
If I haven’t made a big enough deal about it in my previous
entry – Rome makes a package on people who love ruins. And it’s not just in
Rome, there are day trips to places outside Rome to see the ancient ruins.
Tiovoli is one of them and of course ... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 7 Sep 2011 | Photo Gallery
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ITALY | Wednesday, 7 Sep 2011 | Photo Gallery
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ITALY | Wednesday, 7 Sep 2011 | Views [594]
You can’t escape ancient Rome in this city. It’s everywhere! There are ancient structures or ruins just lying around or being excavated at the speed only Italians can complete a job. Famous ruins like the Colosseum and the Roman Forum are of course well ... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 7 Sep 2011 | Photo Gallery
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VATICAN CITY | Wednesday, 7 Sep 2011 | Views [601]
They say that it’ll take you approximately 20 years to see everything on display in the Vatican Museum if you spend two minutes in front of each statue, painting and other pieces on display. Considering my achievement of spending two hours at the National ... Read more >
VATICAN CITY | Wednesday, 7 Sep 2011 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 28 Aug 2011 | Views [665]
It’s raining, it’s pouring and now it’s bright and sunny. Come rain, hail or shine is not a phrase I’m going to use again, especially in London because well, chances are it’s going to rain. When I got up early on Tuesday morning determined to get a ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 28 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery
Extremely grey and boring after last week's summery Austrian photos :)
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GERMANY | Monday, 22 Aug 2011 | Views [1386]
When I was young I used to draw pictures with bright green grass, dark green trees, bright blue skies with white clouds, grey mountains and houses with triangular roofs and all combinations of doors and windows. If I had known there was a place like my ... Read more >
GERMANY | Monday, 22 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery
I have exercised control and not put every single picture that I took of the castle. But it is my favourite castle so there are many more pictures than are necessary.
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GERMANY | Monday, 22 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRIA | Sunday, 21 Aug 2011 | Views [794]
The strains of “. . these are a few of my favourite things . . “ warbled over the radio in the hotel lobby reminding me that I was heading off to Salzburg the next day. And really, it seems that the Sound of Music is a huge part of Salzburg’s tourism.... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Saturday, 20 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRIA | Saturday, 20 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery
The town that brought us Mozart and the Sound of Music
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UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 | Views [1059]
It rains an awful lot in Cumbria. Driving up, the rain was coming down at a 45 degree angle and as our host pointed out, it really did feel like we were driving through a vortex. A vortex into a place that time forgot. . . or more likely, it rains too ... Read more >
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