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Smelly but beautiful

Rotorua’s geothermal waters are beautiful – if smelly. The bright turquoise and orange ‘lakes’ are just glorious. Icing on the cake was the reaction I got when I…

Found on the beach

This was an odd juxtaposition that I came across while walking on the beach. I guess that the yellow object is from a boat – and that some…

Traffic calming measures

Sometimes you look forward to something and it can be a disappointment  – not so Pompeii.  It was as amazing as I thought it would be, but for…

The colour purple …

I didn’t realise until I started looking back over my photos that I quite like taking pictures of flowers – and if they are purple or yellow (or…

Converted to wildlife

Visiting nature reserves is not my idea of fun – or at least it wasn’t until I saw 100’s of elephants roaming free in a park in Sri…

Telling stories through holiday snaps

There are a few photos I took which remind me of something I learnt or appreciated about Cuba. They may not be great pictures, but they tell me…

Castro’s camp in the mountains

I’ve visited lots of castles and military posts in my time, but nothing quite like Castro’s guerilla camp. We had to drive for many hours to get there…

A challenging holiday

I recently went to Cuba and had a holiday that I won’t quickly forget – largely because it challenged some of my preconceptions. I guess I expected some…

Why would we use this? ….

.. a question that comes up frequently when I demonstrate technology new to people. When I ask this question, it is generally a prelude to an extensive bout…

Blue patterns

I saw a lot of blue when I was in Uzbekistan, and patterns can seem to merge into each other. When I look at these photos again, I…