Tag Archives: environment

US road trip day 19 – Golden Gate Bridge and el Diablo

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Follow the trip from the beginning here. The next morning found our truck and all our belongings safe and sound, just as the security guards had promised us the night before. We didn’t waste any time getting back on the road; … Continue reading →

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Travel theme: Mountains

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

It’s hard to beat the soaring majesty of mountains. It’s also apparently hard to define exactly what a mountain is. Countries around the globe use factors such as height, elevation, relief and volume in a vain attempt to define them. … Continue reading →

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US Road Trip day 17.1 – Bigfoot and Zion

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Follow the trip from the beginning here. We woke yet again to a tent full of steamy air, because we’d forgotten to move the tent to a shady spot the day before. The sun beat down relentlessly so I wriggled out … Continue reading →

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US Road Trip Day 14.1 – Arches and Voyeuristic Grasshoppers

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

I woke up to a hammering sound, shot stock upright in my sleeping bag and hit the side of the tent with my face. I’d forgotten I was camping, so when the canvas hit my face I recoiled with such … Continue reading →

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Travel theme: Hot

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

Brr! It’s frosty outside and I’m breaking out my thermal socks. It is definitely time to turn up the heat, so here are a few sizzling shots that I picked out in the heat of the moment. First up, the … Continue reading →

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Travel theme: Foliage

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

It’s getting all autumnal up here in the northern hemisphere, while down in the southern hemisphere everyone’s looking forward to spring. Whichever hemisphere you inhabit, now is a fantastic time to get out and have a look at what the … Continue reading →

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Travel theme: Oceans

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

June 8th is World Oceans Day. World Oceans Day has been unofficially celebrated on June 8th since 1992 when Canada proposed the idea at the Earth Summit in Rio, and was officially recognised by the United Nations in 2008. The … Continue reading →

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Earth Hour in the Big Apple

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Earth Hour has just come and gone in New York, and I spent it by lamplight on the rooftops overlooking the city. How much fun it would have been to be able to say that this was a photo of … Continue reading →

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Chelsea Hotel No. 2

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

The Chelsea Hotel on 23rd Street in Manhattan is the stuff of legends. Quentin Crisp was the Englishman in New York at the Chelsea. It was under this roof that Arthur C. Clarke penned 2001 A Space Odyssey and Kerouac … Continue reading →

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Mr Brown and the Coney Island Blues

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

I went to Coney Island last weekend. Admittedly, it’s an odd time of year for a seaside visit, but I’m not your run-of-the-mill seaside visitor. My idea of the seaside is a bracing walk across windswept sand dunes; not beach … Continue reading →

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