Category Archives: Blog Posts
Misty Green and Blue – Dolomites Part Three
“Today me will live in the moment unless it’s unpleasant in which case me will eat a cookie” – Mr C MonsterView full post »
Underneath the Stars
“Over the hills and far away, for ten long years he’ll count the days” – G Moore Happy birthdayView full post »
Misty Green and Blue – Dolomites and Alps Part 2
“The road is long with many a winding turn ” – the Hollies Ah, the anticipation. Stood by the bike waiting forView full post »
Misty Green and Blue – The Dolomites and Alps part 1
“And if you hear me talking on the wind, you’ve got to understand we must remain…perfect strangers” StelvioView full post »
Angels in the Hearts of Men – Iceland Part 5
‘Memorials are for the living, not the dead’ Breathing slowly, exhaling slowly, legs tensed against the slope, handsView full post »
Angels in the Hearts of Men – Iceland Part 4
‘We all want to lead a simple life, but no one really knows how to do that’ – Cameron Britton Búðakirkja,View full post »
Wake up, Remember – Iceland Part 3
“Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when youView full post »
Angels in the Hearts of Men – Iceland Part 2
‘Mist and shadow, cloud and shade, all shall fade…all shall fade’ – Pippin The author at Eystrahorn andView full post »
Angels in the Hearts of Men – Iceland Prelude
“Don’t these talking monkeys know that Eden has enough to go around?” – Keenan On balance, goats areView full post »
Ireland 2018 – Moments, Part Four, One Night with Cindy
‘Your future self is watching you right now through memories’ – Aubrey de Grey It’s often saidView full post »
ireland 2018 – Moments, part three, Underneath the Stars
‘Here beneath the stars I’m mending, I’m here beneath the stars unending.’ – Kate RusbyView full post »
Ireland 2018 – Moments, Part Two
“Be happy in the moment. That is enough” – mother Teresa This shot is of Inch strand at the end of aView full post »
Ireland 2018 – Moments, Part One
‘What if this is all the love you’ll ever get, you’d do a couple of things differently I’d bet&#View full post »
Scotland Part Four – The Lap Dancing Hillbillies of Ullapool
“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat” – Lily Tomlin OnView full post »
Scotland Part Three – Skye and Nothingness
“Hours slide by like minutes. The accumulated clutter of day-to-day existence — the lapses of conscience, theView full post »
Scotland Part Two – The Argyll Coast to Skye
“All of life is chance and is sweetest when at a glance. But I live a hundred lifetimes in a day and die a littleView full post »
Scotland – Part One, Galloway
‘There are people who would love to have your bad days’ – Anon Caerlaverock Castle, Canon 5d2, 16-35LView full post »
Scotland – Prelude
“Hey you! You’re awesome. You really are.” – Me to You Honey Bunny, somewhere in the Highlands,View full post »
Europe Part 31 – The end or the beginning?
“The proper function of man is to live, not exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shallView full post »
Europe Part 30 – Homeward Bound
“I find a map and draw a straight line, over rivers, farms, and state lines, the distance from ‘A’ toView full post »
Europe Part 29 – Of Haribo and Backsides
“These things they go away, replaced by everyday” – Stipe Just 2600 miles to get home. It’sView full post »
Europe Part 28 – Nordkapp
‘Moving on is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard’ – Mustaine 10 miles from Nordkapp, CanonView full post »
Europe Part 27 – Norway Part 5
‘Make the most of yourself, that’s all there is of you’ – Ralph Waldo Emerson Somewhere near theView full post »
Europe Part 26 – Norway Part 4
‘It’s a mystery to me, we have a greed to which we have agreed.When you think you have to want more than youView full post »
Europe Part 25 – Norway Part 3
‘Adventure is just hardship with an inflated sense of self’ – OITNB Rainbow over the Fjord, Canon 5d2View full post »
Europe Part 24 – Norway Part 2
‘If you want to see the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain’ – D.Parton Breathtaking, Canon 5d2View full post »
Europe Part 23 – Norway pt 1
‘You can go whichever way you want, but you can’t escape yourself’ – Norwegian ProverbView full post »
Europe Part 22 – Hodor
“Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn’t have as many monuments to unveil” –View full post »
Europe Part 21 – Hotel California
‘Hurry on sundown, see what tomorrow brings’ – Hawkwind Venice, Canon 5D2, 16-35L This post isView full post »
Europe Part 20 – Switzerland
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough” – Mae West Switzerland, Canon 5d2, 16-35LView full post »
Europe Part 19 – Sicily in Flames
‘By fire be purged’ – Ragnaros, Blackrock Mountain Mount Etna, 2002/3 eruption site, Canon 5d2, 16-35LView full post »
Ireland 2017
‘I feel more and more the time wasted that is not spent in Ireland’ – Lady Gregory The Sally Gap, IView full post »
Europe Part 18 – Sardinia and the Ferry from Hell
‘But are not the dreams of poets and the tales of travellers notoriously false?’ – H.P. LovecraftView full post »
Europe Part 17 – Corsica
‘There is a sunrise and a sunset every day and you can choose to be there for it. You can put yourself in the wayView full post »
Europe Part 16 – Tuscany
‘If, then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered to be the most usefulView full post »
Europe Part 15 – Pisa and Florenzi
‘The routines of tourism are even more monotonous than those of daily life’ – Mason Cooley Pisa,View full post »