Category Archives: Travel

20:12 20.12.2012

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Barbara

Americans miss out on this special date 😦 Here is a photo of Wilson pondering its significance

Posted in Animals, Numbers, Pets, Photography, Special Dates, Surrey Hills, Wilson | Tagged 20/12/2012, Black Cocker Spaniel, End of the world, Mayan Calendar, Numbers, Numeromology, Photography, Postaday, Special Dates, Wilson | 4 Comments

The first real impact of having the Olympics staged in London 2012 for us, was when they decided the routes of the cycling time trials and road races, and both the races were to be through where we live. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Cycling, Keeping Fit, London, Olympics, Photography, Travel | Tagged Bicycles, Cycling, cycling time trials, flower designs, Postaday, Surrey, Time Trials, transportation, Travel Theme | 2 Comments

Travel Theme; Transportation (London)

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Barbara

I took this photo a few weeks ago on a trip to London to renew my passport Although I have lived in London for nearly 25 years and all of my adult life, i still see London through the eyes … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, London, Photography, Travel | Tagged Iconic London, london Underground, Postaday, Tourist, transportation, Travel Theme, Tube | 13 Comments

I am Delicate; I have neuralgia, also known as prosopalgia, the suicide disease

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Barbara

I am delicate That is when I am not in complete agony Initially my doctor thought I had sinusitis, which i am prone to since i have had hay-fever since childhood and a recent MRI scan highlighted that my right … Continue reading →

Posted in Fibromyalgia, Gabapentin, Lanzarotte, Neuralgia, Photography, Sinus headache | Tagged Delicate, Gabapentin, headaches, nerve endings, Neuralgia, pain receptors, Postaday, sensitive nerve, Tramadol, Weekly Photo Challenge | 29 Comments

Travel Theme; Transportation

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Barbara

I love cycling, and I love bicycles. Here are some I’ve taken on our travels, not all suitable for transportation! Addendum Another bike abroad, this time at the Rembrant Memorial in Amsterdam C1995 🙂 To find out more about this … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Cycling, Egypt, India, Keeping Fit, Photography, Travel | Tagged Bicycles, Cycling, Dublin, Egypt, Postaday, Travel Theme | 21 Comments

Daily Prompt; Flawed

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Barbara

With the absence of the Weekly Photo Challenge (7.13pm GMT) yet I am quickly suffering from withdrawal symptoms, and hence am having a go instead at the appropriately timed Daily Prompt; Flawed. The prompt suggested by Michelle W, asks what … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Photography, Physics, Science, Switzerland, Travel | Tagged Daily Prompt, Flawed, Golf, Mark Twain, Postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge, Withdrawal | 15 Comments

Travel Theme; Circles The biggest man-made circle in the world

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Barbara

The worlds largest man-made circle is in Cern. CERN is not a place, it is an organisation, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research. the CERN Laboratory sits astride the Franco–Swiss border near Geneva. CERN is an international laboratory for particle … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Photography, Physics, Science, Travel | Tagged ATLAS, CERN, Circles, Geneva, God Particle, Higgs Boson, LHC, Particle Physics, Postaday, RHUL, Travel Theme | 11 Comments

Travel Theme; Hot

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Barbara

When our summer finally comes and we’re hiding from the noonday sun, it is hard to imagine ever being able to wear jeans, let alone woolly jumpers, hats, scarves & gloves. When the frost stays on the ground all day … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Boats, Egypt, Photography, Travel, Water, Weddings | Tagged Abu Simbel, Aswan Dam, Egypt, high aswan dam, Honeymoon, Hot, Lake Nassir, Postaday, Temple of Isis, temples of abu simbel, Travel Theme | 4 Comments

River Thames in Flood, Weybridge, England,

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Barbara

The Thames has been flooding for a few days. Not to the extent it flooded in 2002 when many of our local roads were closed, but it’s been climbing the tow-paths & the speed that it has been racing has … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Blogging, London, Photography, Symmetry, Water | Tagged Floods, GIMP, nature, Photography, Postaday, Reflections, River Thames, Symmetry, Watermark, Weekly Photo Challenge, Weybridge | 29 Comments

Travel Theme; Liquid

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Barbara

Winter in England is usually wet. Summer is often very wet too. Normally we do not have to travel far to come across liquid in the form of water. We spend quite a lot of time keeping it out of … Continue reading →