Dingle (in Irish, An Daingean ) is the main town on the Dingle peninsula in County Kerry, with a population of around 1500 people. The Dingle Peninsula sits on Ireland’s west coast just north of the Ivernaugh Peninsula (i.e. Ring of…
I have an affinity with the Maltese islands. The fact that I was born there may have something to do it, but, as I have lived most of my life in Australia, the distance between the 2 countries has made this affinity…
One of the most famous structures of the Roman empire, the Colosseum, still stands some 2000 years after it was built. It’s a truly remarkable feat of architecture, engineering and craftsmanship — one of the world’s great iconic…
On a visit to Windsor Castle in England, I couldn’t resist the opportunities to photograph the Queen’s Guard as they patrolled the neighborhood.
Worker Bee has done it again. On Wednesday, by e-mail, he took a shot and hit a similar church 6 hours drive away—and then came back with the right town, the right church, the same link Gumbo found to the Bollywood video—and the…
Dramatically colored clouds, looking thick enough to touch, split the blue sky over the Oslofjord in Norway on a summer afternoon. And a more serene view of clouds from above, shortly before landing in Mexico City.
A look at Gustav Eiffel, and his tower’s importance and stature in Paris
The Ring of Kerry is a loop drive that circles the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry. It’s just 110 miles (176 km) long but is not a fast drive as it’s narrow and winding. And there’s lots of beautiful scenery and historic…
Flowers brighten the traffic islands at a number of Oslo’s busy downtown intersections. We stood next to this one, near the National Theatre, for quite a while, waiting for our tram. This area is in the center of Oslo, a short walk from cultural…
One of the pleasures of traveling is finding the odd bit that makes you smile or makes you wonder. Often enough, it’s in the form of a sign that may make perfect sense where it is, but looks odd to someone from another language or…
Dingle (in Irish, An Daingean ) is the main town on the Dingle peninsula in County Kerry, with a population of around 1500 people. The Dingle Peninsula sits on Ireland’s west coast just north of the Ivernaugh Peninsula (i.e. Ring of…
I have an affinity with the Maltese islands. The fact that I was born there may have something to do it, but, as I have lived most of my life in Australia, the distance between the 2 countries has made this affinity…
One of the most famous structures of the Roman empire, the Colosseum, still stands some 2000 years after it was built. It’s a truly remarkable feat of architecture, engineering and craftsmanship — one of the world’s great iconic…
On a visit to Windsor Castle in England, I couldn’t resist the opportunities to photograph the Queen’s Guard as they patrolled the neighborhood.
Worker Bee has done it again. On Wednesday, by e-mail, he took a shot and hit a similar church 6 hours drive away—and then came back with the right town, the right church, the same link Gumbo found to the Bollywood video—and the…
Dramatically colored clouds, looking thick enough to touch, split the blue sky over the Oslofjord in Norway on a summer afternoon. And a more serene view of clouds from above, shortly before landing in Mexico City.
A look at Gustav Eiffel, and his tower’s importance and stature in Paris
The Ring of Kerry is a loop drive that circles the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry. It’s just 110 miles (176 km) long but is not a fast drive as it’s narrow and winding. And there’s lots of beautiful scenery and historic…
Flowers brighten the traffic islands at a number of Oslo’s busy downtown intersections. We stood next to this one, near the National Theatre, for quite a while, waiting for our tram. This area is in the center of Oslo, a short walk from cultural…
One of the pleasures of traveling is finding the odd bit that makes you smile or makes you wonder. Often enough, it’s in the form of a sign that may make perfect sense where it is, but looks odd to someone from another language or…
