Travel theme: Heat

Posted on July 17, 2017 by ailsapm

I’m hiding out indoors because it’s just too darned hot for words. Even my dog laughs at me when I suggest walkies. As I sit inches from a fan trying to cool down, here are some heat-related travel photos I’ve found for this week’s theme, starting with some saucy and scarily spicy heat from the Halal Guys, my pick for Manhattan’s best street food.

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Molten glass being crafted into something fabulous at Tacoma’s Museum of Glass.

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Shadowy Guy Fawkes effigies glow in the firelight as they wait for their turn to burn in the bonfires at Golden Gardens on Bonfire Night.

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Traditional devil burning fires in the streets of Antigua, Guatemala on December 7th aka La Quema del Diablo (The Burning of the Devil).

My favourite thing about camping.

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❤ Ailsa

Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with. He cannot inflame the minds of his audience. – Henry David Thoreau

Nothing splendid was ever created in cold blood. Heat is required to forge anything. Every great accomplishment is the story of a flaming heart. – Arnold H. Glasow

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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33 Responses to Travel theme: Heat

  1. aj vosse says:
    July 17, 2017 at 11:16 am

    You too hot to handle??
    😂🌞😎🦋🦋😎🌞😂

  2. Sue says:
    July 17, 2017 at 11:55 am

    Oh, excellent – I must see what heat related images I can find!

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  5. 76sanfermo says:
    July 17, 2017 at 2:01 pm

    Wonderful examples…!

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  7. Leya says:
    July 17, 2017 at 2:51 pm

    Devil burning sounds good…from me comes hot as Hell http://wp.me/p1hCI2-8tN

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  10. Ulrike says:
    July 17, 2017 at 10:47 pm

    Great theme! Thank you!
    Here is my contribution:
    https://bambooblog.de/2017/07/18/ailsas-travel-theme-heat/
    Summer heat in Chengdu, China
    Best regards
    Ulrike

    • ailsapm says:
      July 20, 2017 at 5:50 am

      Love it, Ulrike, I’m fascinated by the number of people carrying umbrellas as parasols in your photos. A terribly sensible idea, but it doesn’t seem to be something done in the west. I always wondered why parasols fell out of favour here, I love the look of the lacy frills around the edges.

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    • ailsapm says:
      July 25, 2017 at 3:30 am

      Haha I love it, and I’ve had similar results trying to capture fire dancers, I got hundreds of fuzzy bright blurs on a dark background, it looked like modern art gone very wrong. 🙂

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  22. Marion Driessen says:
    July 22, 2017 at 8:28 am

    Hi, Ailsa. An excellent theme for a hot summer day, and I love the variety of your photos. Keep cool!
    Here’s my entry: https://drieskewrites.wordpress.com/2017/07/22/travel-theme-heat/
    Have a wonderful weekend, dear.

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