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25.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day 17 ... Gulgong streetscape. These two buildings in Gulgong (29 km from Mudgee) are state heritage listed. They house the Gulgong Holtermann Museum - a collection of UNESCO Listed gold rush photos. ... #gulgong #gulgongholtermannmuseum #mudgeeregion
24.01.2022 Mateus Palace, Vila Real, Portugal ... I couldn’t leave Mateus Palace without taking you through its magnificent gardens. ... I know for some of you these gardens will be familiar. But for others, they might be an incentive to visit.... ... #gardenphotography #portugaltravel See more
24.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day 15 ... 29 nine 99 - Yum Cha & Tea House in Rylstone ... The setting for my brunch today on a drive to villages in the Mudgee Region. ... #rylstone #mudgeeregion #yumcha
23.01.2022 Vila Real, Portugal ... Who recognises this palace? Do you remember the rose wine that came in a distinctive narrow-necked, flask-shaped, green bottle? The one that went well with cheese fondue? The one that we dripped candle wax down the sides of once drunk and used as decoration (looked good against the green)? All synonymous with the 1970s! Mateus Palace (pictured) is featured on the label of the Mateus Rose Wine. ... Boy! Did the memories come flooding back when I visited Mateus Palace on a river cruise the the Douro River Valley in Portugal in 2009! Are your memories stirred? Or am I showing my age here? ... #portugal_places #rivercruise #wineestate See more
23.01.2022 Lockhart, NSW, Australia ... Rusty farm art sculpture: Bunyip of Burra Creek by Sean Meany. ... On a recent road trip with friends, we took time in the historic town of Lockhart to follow the award-winning Sculpture Trail. The town boasts over 20 incredible rusty farm art sculptures on permanent display, including the Bunyip of Burra Creek (pictured). Created from recycled farm materials and reflecting the natural elements of the land, the sculptures are amazing, intricate, and like nothing I have ever seen before. ... #streetsculpture #lockhartnsw #newsouthwalesaustralia
23.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day 13 ... Portland Silo Art > En route from Bathurst to Mudgee ... #destinationnsw #siloart
21.01.2022 Sydney Harbour 2020 ... Two Sydney icons: the Harbour Bridge and Sydney ferries. ... Take a ferry to Manly, Taronga Zoo, Cockatoo Island, Watson’s Bay, Darling Harbour, and elsewhere. ... #SydneyHarbourBridge #SydneyFerries
20.01.2022 Celebrating WORLD ELEPHANT DAY, August 12, 2020. ... The best way to celebrate this day is to take the opportunity to educate yourself about these magnificent animals (my absolute favourite), and share your knowledge with others. ... I took this photo on a river cruise on the Chobe River in 2016. The elephants were on the Botswana side of the river, in Chobe National Park.... ... My thanks to @speakphotography for editing this photo for me. ... #worldelephantday #elephantlover See more
20.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day 16 ... Mudgee Wine Tour. On a full day tour, I visited 6 wineries. ... #mudgee #winerytour
20.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day20 ... Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo. I got to feed the giraffes at sunrise this morning on a Safari Morning Tour with Zoofari Lodge. ... #tarongawesternplainszoo #dubbonsw
19.01.2022 Venice to Venice cruise with Uniworld - shore excursion number 2: BOLOGNA ... In Bologna, I wandered through the district market, with its displays of fruit and vegetables making a riot of colour. I joined the coffee culture while people-watching in the city’s main square, Piazza Maggiore. I learned how to make pasta from a lady in her 70s who does everything by hand, including rolling out the pasta dough to paper-thin. But forever etched on my brain are the two skinless wooden statues in the Anatomy Theatre of the University of Bologna. Unique and memorable! ... #bolognaitaly #rivercruise
19.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day 19: Mudgee to Dubbo via Dunedoo ... Dunedoo Silo Art. The jockey pictured (who rode Winx to fame) was from Dunedoo. The artist was Peter Mortimore. ... #dunedoo #siloart #visitnsw
18.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day 21 ... Forbes...Sculpture Down the Lachlan > Road Kill Sculpture by Jimmy Rix ... Something about this sculpture made me smile as soon as I saw it. Reading the plaque, I understood why. The kangaroo, often the victim of road kill, is taking revenge on its adversary.... ... #forbesnsw #sculpturetrail See more
18.01.2022 Alberobello, Puglia, Italy ... On a trip from Rome to the boot of Italy (heel and toe) and across to Sicily, I visited 9 of Italy’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. ... Site 2: THE TRULLI OF ABEROBELLO are drystone dwellings, constructed using no mortar - the oldest of which date back to the 14th century. Legend has it the houses were built in this manner so they could be quickly dismantled when the tax collector came as tax was paid on permanent houses only. The houses were re-e...rected once the tax collector departed. ... #alberobellotrulli #discoveritaly #unescoworldheritagesite See more
18.01.2022 I have updated my blog post, A VENETIAN WALKABOUT. This post provides a self-guided walking itinerary over 5 days in Venice, Italy. I have added additional information and resources to the itinerary. I have also included new sections you will find useful: When to go; Getting there and away; and Where I stayed. ... #veniceitaly #walkabout
18.01.2022 London, United Kingdom ... Have you ever seen Tower Bridge, London, open for river traffic? ... On a trip to the UK in 2009, I thought myself very lucky to witness Tower Bridge lift up to allow a yacht to pass through. Years later, I learned that the Bridge lifts up about 800 times a year! No luck involved. I was just in the right place at the right time.... ... #towerbridgelondon #toplondonphoto See more
17.01.2022 Venice to Venice Uniworld river cruise - shore excursion number 3: RAVENNA ... I will always remember Ravenna for it's magnificent mosaics - said to be the finest collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Istanbul. ... #exploreuniworld #ravennamosaici
17.01.2022 FEZ MEDINA, MOROCCO... Looking back on this photo of the Medina of Fez, taken from Borj Nord Fort, I wonder how we (my daughter and I) ever made our way out of it to tour the rest Morocco had to offer. ... We had a great time exploring the Medina’s Souk and getting hopelessly lost, but loving every minute of it. We found ourselves laughing helplessly as we ended up at different junctions in the Souk for the 2nd or 3td time. Asking for directions was a great way to get chattin...g with the locals, who we found to be helpful and friendly. ... #fez #visitmorocco See more
13.01.2022 Remembering 2011 ... Kolukkumalai Tea Estate, Tamil Nadu, India. ... At nearly 8,000 feet above sea level, Kolukkumalai Tea Estate is the highest tea estate in the world. The factory, built in the 1930s, still processes tea using traditional methods. ... On a photography holiday with Frui Creative Holidays, we had driven up the mountains for a sunrise shoot. By the time we arrived at the tea estate after our shoot, and finished a tour of the factory, we were well and truely r...eady for a cup of tea. ... #teaplantation #indiaphotography See more
12.01.2022 Italy has 55 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. On a trip from Rome to the boot of Italy (heel and toe) and across to Sicily, I visited 9 of those UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Taking one site at a time, I will take you on a UNESCO World Heritage journey of southern Italy. ... Site 1: Near Bari, the perfect octagonal-shaped CASTEL DEL MONTE was built by the Emperor Frederick ll in the 13th century. It is a unique piece of medieval military architecture due to the absence of the feat...ures commonly attributed to military monuments of this period such as outer bailey, moat, stables, kitchen, staterooms and chapel. ... I managed to get lost exploring this castle. ... #casteldelmonte #discoveritaly See more
11.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day 12 ... Mayfield Garden, Oberon - one of the largest privately owned cool climate gardens in the world ... #bathurstnsw #mayfieldgarden #visitoberon
10.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day 18 ... Mudgee Honey Haven. What better way to get out of the rain! ... #mudgee #mudgeehoneyhaven
10.01.2022 San Francisco, California, USA ... The external fire escapes are an iconic feature of San Francisco. Travelling to San Francisco in April 2015, I spent a day walking the streets photographing the fire escapes. The architecture is pretty amazing too. ... #sanfranciscocity #fireescape
09.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day 14 ... Sometimes a road trip is not just about the road - pampering the pedal foot. ... #mudgee #footcare
09.01.2022 Found in the South Temple of Malta’s Tarxien Temples complex, this skirted figure statue is thought to represent Mother Earth, the Goddess of Fertility because of it's plumpness. ... The megalithic, prehistoric Tarxien Temples were constructed between 3600 and 2500 BC - older than the Pyramids and predating Stonehenge. ... The seven megalithic temples of Malta are the oldest free-standing monuments in the world and are UNESCO World Heritage-listed.... ... #motherearth #visitmalta See more
08.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day 19: Mudgee to Dubbo via Dunedoo ... Dunedoo Silo Art. The jockey (who rode Winx to fame) was from Dunedoo. The artist was Peter Mortimore. ... #visitnsw #siloart #dunedoo
07.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day 22 ... The grave of Ben Hall, the bushranger, in Forbes Cemetery. ... #forbesnsw #bushranger
07.01.2022 Groznjan is a medieval hilltop town on the Istrian peninsula in Croatia. Once a Venetian stronghold, and, in more recent history, at risk of being forgotten, Groznjan is now home to artists and musicians. ... I spent a lovely day in Groznjan on a photography holiday in 2010 with Frui Creative Holidays, being challenged to focus on portrait photography. I failed miserably (my opinion), so concentrated on photographing the small, closely-built stone houses and their pretty, secluded courtyards. ... #istria #croatia_photography
07.01.2022 Musandam, Oman: Khor Najd ... Oman’s Musandam Peninsula is known as the Norway of Arabia because of its many beautiful fjords (khors). Khor Najd is the only one accessible by road, but only by 4WD. ... I took this photo on a drive up into Musandam’s mountains in December 2011.... ... #musandam #omantravel See more
06.01.2022 No one photo sums up my Venice to Venice cruise, sailing the Po River with Uniworld. So, taking one port excursion per post, starting with Padua, I will share my highlights with you. ... ST ANTHONY’S BASILICA in Padua, Italy. Built specifically to house the remains of St Anthony, the Basilica is a mixture of architectures, with minaret-like spires and Byzantine domes. St Anthony is the patron saint of lost and stolen things. St Anthony would have been a handy saint to have around when I couldn't find my spare house and car keys for 6 months after returning from my last trip. ... #padua #rivercruise
06.01.2022 Venice to Venice Uniworld river cruise. Shore excursion number 4 (final): VERONA ... Shakespeare gave us Romeo and Juliet. Verona gives us Juliet’s balcony. ... #veronaitaly #julietsbalacony
06.01.2022 Mudgee 24-Day Road Trip - Day 23 (near West Wyalong) ... Weethalle Silo Art - painted by Heesco ... #weethalle #siloart #newsouthwales
05.01.2022 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA ... As in San Francisco, where I spent a day photographing the fire escapes, in New Orleans (April 2015), I spent a day walking the streets of the Garden District photographing the beautiful homes. ... This photo is one I took of Robinson House at 1415 Third Street. Built in 1859 for Walter Grinnan Robinson, a cotton merchant from Virginia, it is one of the grandest and largest homes in the Garden District.... ... #neworleanslouisiana #nolahomes See more
05.01.2022 Staying close to home ... the Murray River at Noreuil Park in Albury, New South Wales (Australia). ... It’s almost summer and last Saturday was a glorious day for a walk along the riverbank. I took this photo of the Murray River at Noreuil Park on the fringe of Albury’s CBD. ... Noreuil Park is a popular picnic and swimming spot for locals and visitors.... ... The Murray River is the longest river in Australia. It forms the border between the States of New South Wales and Victoria. ... #albury #murrayriver See more
04.01.2022 Florence, Italy 2010 ... It’s all well and good being a solo traveller, but sometimes sharing it with the right person can be such a special experience. Florence will always hold a special place in my heart because I shared it with my daughter. ... #florenceitaly #bestvacation
04.01.2022 Antalya, Turkey 2010 ... For Turkish ice cream vendors, serving a customer an ice cream is not just about putting ice cream in a cone. It is a work of art! It is creative showmanship! Great dexterity is displayed as ice cream is twirled around before finding its way into the cone. ... #antalyaturkey #icecreamman
03.01.2022 I am back travelling down memory lane - India 2011. ... From Kerala in southern India, I took myself up north. There I followed the more tourist route through Rajasthan and beyond. However, forever ingrained in my memory is the Karni Mata Temple in Deshnok, 30 km southeast of Bikaner. It is also known as the Rat Temple because of the approximately 25,000 rats that live in the temple. The rats are considered sacred and are fed sweets and milk by temple-devotees who believe the... rats are reincarnated holy men. ... Shoes are not allowed in the temple, and it is considered very auspicious for a rat to run over your feet. I lost count of the number of anti-bacterial wipes I used to clean my feet after leaving the temple. ... A unique, if somewhat bizarre, experience! ... Tell us about a bizarre experience you have had on your travels. ... #rattemple #discoverindia See more
02.01.2022 Working life in the Medina of Fez, Morocco. ... #fezmorocco #workinglife
01.01.2022 Tunisia, in North Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, has become a popular beach destination. But Tunisia is so much more. It is most famous for its archeological sites, such as (in order of appearance) the Roman town of Dougga, the ancient city of Carthage, the Amphitheatre of El Jem, and the Roman ruins of Sufetula. Dougga, Carthage, and El Jem are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The town of Douz in the south of Tunisia is known as the gateway to the Sahara. And the Bardo Museum in Tunis (Tunisia’s capital) is one of the best museums I have ever visited. It houses one of the world’s most important mosaic collections. ... Tunisia is an underrated destination that deserves to be explored. I travelled around Tunisia in September 2012. ... #visittunisia #northafrica
