Continuing my meandering through Turkey’s Fethiye old-town, I chance upon another colourful display, this time of cushions, bolsters and wall hangings that demand my photographic attention. I just love the vivid colours that abound in the middle-eastern markets. I repressed my instincts to purchase half the stock from the shop knowing that it would be outrageously out of place back home… But at least I can feast my eyes!
Whether you aim to summit Everest or simply trek to the base of Machapuchare, Nepal’s peaks offer a spectrum of adventure for every level of explorer
ProfessorAbe’s latest post takes us on a visit to a UNESCO-listed monastery on the island of Chios
Early one morning DrFumblefinger discovers these prints in the sand close to his tent sight. beside the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park. What might have made them?
A visit to a remote site of a mining massacre on the Oregon side of the Snake River
A make-your-own-art exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum also makes a point about the environment
Mac shares memories from another segment of his cruise on the Nile
Mac continues his cruise along the changing landscapes and stunning temples of the Nile.
Follow Mac in a series on cruising the Nile, starting at Luxor
I had to put my sunglasses on just to gaze at that beautiful rainbow. It looks like silk — do you know that’s what these are made of?
I suspect that they are all offered as “silk” but I equally suspect that if they are any sort of silk it is a very distant relation!!