Travel theme: Turquoise

Posted on February 19, 2017 by ailsapm

Turquoise is one of my favourite colours, so I thought I’d have a peep through my travel photos to find any with that greenish-blue hue I love so much. Here’s some hand-thrown pottery from Turkey accented with turquoise (a good place to start seeing as the word turquoise originally referred to stones coming from Turkey).

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Kayaking on turquoise waters in Waterford.

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A steaming pool of turquoise in Yellowstone Park.

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Startling turquoise variscite in Utah.

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❤ Ailsa

More varied than any landscape was the landscape in the sky, with islands of gold and silver, peninsulas of apricot and rose against a background of many shades of turquoise and azure. – Cecil Beaton

She would be half a planet away, floating in a turquoise sea, dancing by moonlight to flamenco guitar. – Janet Fitch (White Oleander)

About ailsapm

Hi there! I’m Ailsa Prideaux-Mooney. I’ve lived in many places, and travelled to many more. I had a lot of fun getting there and being there, wherever there happened to be at the time. I climbed a castle wall in Czesky Krumlov, abseiled down cliffs to go caving in the west of Ireland, slept on the beach in Paros, got chased by a swarm of bees in Vourvourou (ok that wasn’t fun, but it was exciting), learned flower arranging in Tokyo, found myself in the middle of a riot in Seoul, learned to snowboard in Salzburg, got lost in a labyrinth in Budapest and had my ice cream stolen by a gull in Cornwall. And I’m just getting started. If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read so far, I’d love you to follow my travelogue - wheresmybackpack.com - and remember, anyone who tries to tell you it’s a small world hasn’t tried to see it all.
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45 Responses to Travel theme: Turquoise

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  2. Gabe Burkhardt says:
    February 19, 2017 at 6:42 pm

    Thanks for sharing the kayaking photo. Looks so beautiful -and a great reminder that spring is right around the corner.

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  4. estelea says:
    February 19, 2017 at 7:55 pm

    Beautiful ! turquoise is one of my favorite colours too, what a nice way to start the week 🙂

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  7. Capt Jill says:
    February 19, 2017 at 8:52 pm

    I love the kayaking photo, makes me want to get right out there on the water. 🙂

  8. aj vosse says:
    February 19, 2017 at 11:10 pm

    I think you went turquoise because you’re on some tropical island and you knew if you told us we’d all explode with envy… so you did the softly-softly reveal! 😉

  9. Miriam says:
    February 19, 2017 at 11:34 pm

    Such a beautiful peaceful color. Makes me want to hit the beach again 😎

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  14. Cee Neuner says:
    February 20, 2017 at 11:10 am

    You have some real beautiful turquoises.
    Here is my entry for the week. http://wp.me/p3ZTqs-5Pb

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  16. arwen1968 says:
    February 20, 2017 at 1:11 pm

    The rocks in Utah are my favourite…

    My entry is from the Mediterranean: Turquoise

    I do wish the word turquoise was easier to spell though! 🙂

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  18. Leya says:
    February 20, 2017 at 1:39 pm

    Total freshness – that is what it represents to me! Beautiful, Ailsa! http://wp.me/p1hCI2-7Vv

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  28. Marion Driessen says:
    February 21, 2017 at 5:29 am

    A wonderful color, so vibrant and alive, full of summer fun and brilliant skies. I LOVE it, Ailsa! And thanks for sharing your special photo collection.
    Here’s my choice, found in southern England: https://figmentsofadutchess.com/2017/02/21/travel-theme-turquoise/
    x

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  30. gojohannago says:
    February 21, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    I love love love turquoise. One of these days I am going to have to go through my many travel photos and join in on a challenge!

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  32. natureinspiredmom says:
    February 21, 2017 at 8:52 pm

    Beautiful photos…I especially enjoyed the turquoise variscite…love seeing raw turquoise. Beautiful capture of the variance of turquoise!

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  39. Oh, the Places We See says:
    February 24, 2017 at 5:53 pm

    It was fun looking for turquoise — at the beach! http://wp.me/p2l4j8-2fF

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  42. K2 in Canada says:
    February 25, 2017 at 9:02 pm

    Thanks for this wonderful theme awakening great travel memories. Bit late but here is my post. https://k2incanada.wordpress.com/2017/02/25/travel-theme-turquoise/

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  45. josypheen says:
    March 2, 2017 at 8:44 am

    Oooh I think you would LOVE to see the umi-jigoku in Beppu, Japan. It is a hot spring that has the exact shade of turquoise that you like.

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