Ben Lomond
Many years back we visited Loch Lomond and our group climbed Ben Lomond. Not all of us made it to the summit and only Natasha, my middle daughter, was successful. Twenty years on, we were back. This time, Siân and I wanted…
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Photographing Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
On the Bonnie, Bonnie banks of Loch Lomond so the song goes. The shores and waters of the Loch provide wonderful photographic opportunities and I had the opportunity to visit further afield as well. I cannot do justice to all the sights…
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The Malvern Hills and my camera
The Malvern Hills are on our doorstep but surprisingly I have never walked over them. As our family holiday will be based in Loch Lomond, Scotland for a week in August, it was time to get some practice hiking done. In preparation…
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I love Kardamena
The village of Kardamena was not far from the hotel where we stayed for Natasha and Rob’s wedding. It is a small resort with an attractive harbour and a big heart. I was very impressed with the place. It has many backstreets…
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The Birmingham Oratory
I have never been inside The Birmingham Oratory during my time in Birmingham. This is surprising given that I am a Catholic and visited several churches around the West Midlands. Therefore I was very pleased that one of my photographic friends Kevin…
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Photographing Edinburgh
In contrast to the previous week in Glasgow, the weather in Edinburgh was glorious. It was hot and sunny and the light was glorious. Was in Edinburgh for a research grant meeting and whilst there was lots to do during the day,…
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Photographing Glasgow
I just love going up to Scotland and the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh are so different but rather wonderful in their own particular way. First stop was Glasgow and I was there for a conference in September. I stayed in the…
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Photographing Berlin
I am fortunate that I am able to visit different places and one such place is Berlin. It is a city that cries out to walk around and I did one better by doing a lot of running around the city. I ran to…
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Watchful Mary
Watergate bay the last night and we went out for a nice pub meal. On the way back we stopped off at the Watergate Bay hotel. They have opened a bar called Watchful Mary. It seemed that the night was going to…
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Watergate Bay – The Beach
It has taken some time to sort out the holiday photographs so here they are. First off is our arrival at Watergate Bay. As soon as we had unpacked then we all headed off to the beach to have some fun. It…
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Photographing Kuala Lumpur
I was in Kuala Lumpur for a conference. We were located in the south of the city centre and there whilst there was lots of entertainment in the evening there was not an opportunity to see the city. The last day gave…
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It only takes a minute
A day out in Amsterdam sounds exciting but this was for work and I spent most of the day in meetings. We were based at the Amsterdam Medical Centre and then we moved into the city centre where the University central administration resides. During…
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