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Eastwell Manor, Kent, snow Xmas 2010.
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I've just been watching the Scottish Railway series on SBS and one of the stations reminded me of Tynemouth
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Tynemouth Priory
Tynemouth Railway station
Had to have my fish and chips by the sea overlooking the Priory
And then when I came back into the Newcastle Railway station I saw this - I couldn't believe he was still alive let alone performing
Jimi Hendrix blue plaque
Jimi Hendrix legendary rock guitarist ate fish & chips from this shop on a bench overlooking the sea after playing at the Club A' Gogo nightclub Percy Street, Newcastle Friday 10th March 1967
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Tynemouth Priory
Tynemouth Railway station
Had to have my fish and chips by the sea overlooking the Priory
And then when I came back into the Newcastle Railway station I saw this - I couldn't believe he was still alive let alone performing
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What's that ridge-line? Lemme guess – coming down just past the Aiguille du Midi in the Chamonix Valley?
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Time to tick continent seven off. Out of the blue our 'The World' friend contacted us six weeks out from the start of the Ross Sea Expedition to see if we could take the time off and go. YES! Hobart-Ross Sea-Lyttleton.
This isn't going to be three, that's for sure. Maybe three per day
Shortest night - sunset at just after midnight and then the sun rose at 1:30am
Our first sighting of penguins as we approached Cape Adare
so near and yet so far.... Too much broken up pack ice along the shoreline to visit the Borchgrevink and Scott Northern Party huts or take our first steps on the Antarctic continent. We got to withing about 50 metres before deciding it wasn't worth the risk to the zodiac, or us.
This isn't going to be three, that's for sure. Maybe three per day
Shortest night - sunset at just after midnight and then the sun rose at 1:30am
Our first sighting of penguins as we approached Cape Adare
so near and yet so far.... Too much broken up pack ice along the shoreline to visit the Borchgrevink and Scott Northern Party huts or take our first steps on the Antarctic continent. We got to withing about 50 metres before deciding it wasn't worth the risk to the zodiac, or us.
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A magical late evening/very early morning off Cape Roget. If I had to choose any moment from any holiday this hour or so would be it
There is no way to judge scale anywhere here. These icebergs were huge. We got very close to them at one point. It was a no to the suggestion of going between them
There is no way to judge scale anywhere here. These icebergs were huge. We got very close to them at one point. It was a no to the suggestion of going between them
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We were told not to expect to see Emperor penguins as they should be long gone. Luckily they were wrong, multiple times
A lone little fella who'd decided to have a rest above the boat landing at Mario Zucchelli Station
then a whole lot more scattered around the ice flows in the Bay of Whales
A lone little fella who'd decided to have a rest above the boat landing at Mario Zucchelli Station
then a whole lot more scattered around the ice flows in the Bay of Whales
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2004-Croatian Islands & Dubrovnik- found the Jadrolinija ferries were a great way to get around. Just walk on & get off at the island you wanted. In those days older ladies met the ferries & held up signs describing the virtues of their granny flats/rooms. Also there was the expectation to share the home made liquor of your hosts
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Paris-Charles De Gaulle, Terminal 2F, 95700 Roissy-en-France, France.
Airport closed because of Snow. 20th December 2010
(Apologies for quality - old iPhone 3GS)
Airport closed because of Snow. 20th December 2010
(Apologies for quality - old iPhone 3GS)
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Four months later we were off on the holiday we'd booked well before we were surprised with Antarctica. Bigal's holiday to Brasil
That darn J upgrade back from the US has ruined us. You all warned me. J to Santiago how we've done our holidays since - me revenue and bigal classic reward.
A truly crazy two weeks racing around Brasil. Sao Paulo-Cuiaba-Pantanal-Cuiaba-Brasilia-Sao Luis-Lencois-Sao Luis-Sao Paulo. Crazy stuff
A toucan, of course
A close encounter with a tapir
The Lencois. Just beautiful
That darn J upgrade back from the US has ruined us. You all warned me. J to Santiago how we've done our holidays since - me revenue and bigal classic reward.
A truly crazy two weeks racing around Brasil. Sao Paulo-Cuiaba-Pantanal-Cuiaba-Brasilia-Sao Luis-Lencois-Sao Luis-Sao Paulo. Crazy stuff
A toucan, of course
A close encounter with a tapir
The Lencois. Just beautiful
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Christmas market in front of Koln cathedral xmas 2010.
Ah Glühwein!
Ah Glühwein!
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Brasilia - from an architectural perspective everything we both hoped for and so much more. Two words - Oscar Niemeyer.
Maybe not what people were thinking of for a memorable structure his but his self-contained 'apartment towns' with open space under every building are now amongst the most sought after real estate in Brasilia. I LOVE CONCRETE!
Maybe not what people were thinking of for a memorable structure his but his self-contained 'apartment towns' with open space under every building are now amongst the most sought after real estate in Brasilia. I LOVE CONCRETE!
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Excellent! We were there in January
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