Category Archives: Travel

Lá Fhéile Pádraig

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Barbara

The day of the festival of (St) Patrick, Paddy’s day. My daddy is called Patrick, so it has always been Daddy’s day too 🙂 He always sends us (me, my sister and all my cousins) a St Patrick’s Day card, … Continue reading →

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Upon Small Shoulders

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Barbara

I love Sinéad O’Connor, I always have.  When I first heard ‘Troy’ the haunting love song from her first album, The Lion & The Cobra, she was singing from my heart, from my soul.  She screamed for me, from me. … Continue reading →

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Phoneography Challenge for Comic Relief

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Barbara

Welcome to My Neighbourhood part II This photo is actually taken in my neighbourhood, some local children are having a cake sale on Saturday in aid of Comic Relief (I will update this post with links from my computer shortly) … Continue reading →

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Phoneography Challenge

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Barbara

Welcome to my neighbourhood!! Well, this was the neighbourhood within which I grew up, and this weekend I was there celebrating my Dad’s 70th birthday.

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Surprise!

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Barbara

Today was my daddy’s birthday, he reached three score and ten.  Mum planned a lunch with some of their friends and my sister, and I secretly flew over last night and stayed with my sister.  I had also posted over … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge; Rainbow Colours

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Barbara

I’ve never taken part in this photo challenge before, but the topic Rainbow Colours, well that’s me 🙂 My handbag, my purse, my laptop bag, my coat, all my clothes are rainbow colours, and the colour scheme in my house … Continue reading →

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Hot air balloon trip in Luxor, Egypt

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Barbara

While on honeymoon in Egypt in April 2011 we were booked to go on a dawn hot air balloon trip over The Valley of the Kings, Luxor and Karnak temples just across the Nile from Luxor.  Looking at the news … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme; Bridges – Zuari Bridge, Goa, India

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Barbara

I love bridges, I am always photographing them when I get a chance.  They make good subjects as their lines draw the eye into the distance and give a three dimensional feel to the photograph. The first time we went … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme; Bridges – Walton Bridge

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Barbara

A new bridge is being built over the River Thames, near where I live in Walton. This will be the first new road bridge over the Thames in 20 years History of Walton Bridge (from the Surrey County Council Website) … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme; Mountains

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Barbara

My personal travel theme seems to currently be Egypt, and the highest mountain I have climbed (in the middle of the night led by a local Bedouin who we named ‘mountain goat boy’) was Mount Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula.  … Continue reading →

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