Tag Archives: Travel Theme

Travel Theme; Festive – Desborough Island

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Barbara

We found another ‘Pet Christmas Tree‘ on Desborough Island during our walk today and one bauble in particular caught my eye 🙂 I decided to have a play with my camera and here are the results To find out more … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Families, Janathon, Pets, Photography, Walking | Tagged Bauble, Christmas Tree, Desborough Cut, Desborough Island, Festive, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Pet Christmas Trees, Remembering Pets, Travel Theme, Wilson | 6 Comments

Travel Theme; Festive – Esher Common

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

During our walk in Esher woods today we noticed a tree decorated with baubles and tinsel. Esher common is very popular with dog walkers, and a family had decorated a tree with Christmas decorations in memory of three of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Families, Janathon, Pets, Photography, Walking | Tagged Baubles, Christmas Tree, Esher Woods, Festive, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Remembering Pets, Star Filter, Travel Theme | 16 Comments

Travel Theme; Festive – Christmas Tree

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

I got a wonderful camera for Christmas 🙂 It’s a Panasonic ‘Bridge Camera’ (the bridge is between compact cameras and dSLR’s) the DMC-FZ62. It is perfect for me as I have only ever used compact cameras up to now, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Families, Photography | Tagged Baubles, Bridge Camera, Christmas Tree, Festive, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8, Postaday, Star Filter, Travel Theme | 9 Comments

Travel Theme; Festive

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Barbara

India is an incredibly festive country. Every evening on the west coast families make their ways to the beach to celebrate the sunset. The sounds and colours are magical. I have been to India a few times, always in January … Continue reading →

Posted in Families, India, Photography, Travel | Tagged Beach, Bicycles, Cochin, Festive, Kerala, Postaday, Thiruvananthapuram, Travel Theme, Varkala | 27 Comments

Olympics 2012 London Cycling

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Barbara

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

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

Travel Theme; Circles – Royal Holloway University through a Crystal Ball

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Barbara

Some of my best memories from Royal Holloway University were in the summer between exams when we were all able to sit out in the sun in the Quadrants in the centre of the original building. ; On one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Photography, Physics, Science | Tagged Circles, crosslands, juggling, Poi, Postaday, quadrant, RHUL, Travel Theme | 12 Comments

Travel Theme; Circles Beautiful natural circles

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Barbara

It’s hard to believe, but rainbows are actually full circles, just most of the time we are not high enough to see them! Here are some photos of beautiful double-rainbows that I took on my road in April after some … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Photography, Physics, Science, Water | Tagged double rainbow, full circle, nature, Postaday, Rainbows, Travel Theme, Wilson | 16 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 →