Mojácar (pronounced Mohaca), Almeria, Andalucía, Spain If you were to draw a single-peaked, snow-capped mountain, you would also have drawn Mojácar, though in reality the mountain would be a hill of more deserty rock and the snow would be the white buildings clinging to the top of the hill. Mojácar Pueblo is the hilltop town, […]
Mojácar (Andalucía) from a photography perspective Read More »
For positive and cute posts even if you don’t yet know that kangaroos are very sweet, The Kangaroo Sanctuary is a joy to follow. For beautiful images and design, Design Dautore. For interesting snippets of information about the people painted or photographed and on display in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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What’s the point of reading the review of a hotel you probably can’t afford in a country you’ll probably never have the opportunity to visit? As a general rule, I don’t read hotel reviews unless they are relevant to my upcoming or recent trips. Unusually for me, I didn’t merely flick past a travel magazine
SALT of Palmar, Mauritius – decor inspiration Read More »
What do you imagine when you hear “flea market”? Overpriced tat, hoards of people pushing and shoving, dusty crockery, trestle tables sagging under miscellaneous car boot/jumble sale type stuff, bacon butties and polystyrene cups of tea, furniture with woodworm, broken electrics, old plugs, poor quality “art” and nothing of value OR antiques, furniture worthy of
Where to go to channel your inner Parisian – Paris flea market (Marché aux Puces) Read More »
Everyday things often seem more appealing and desirable when they’re spotted on holidays. These photos from a holiday in and around Turunç, Turkey are mainly of plant pots, gourds and other outdoor hanging ornaments, ubiquitous features around the Bozburun peninsula but unusual and covetable to me. The use of white on white, white with blue
Turkey – holiday ideas for outdoor plants, features & colours Read More »
How is it possible that a form of pottery and its design from up to 7000 years ago can be recreated in the 21st century and seem modern? This Romanian Cucuteni-Trypillia-style dish was made in Cucuteni in 2018 to pottery-making methods and design dating back to somewhere between 5200 BC and 2750 BC. Cucuteni is
Romanian pottery – 7000-year-old design looking modern today Read More »
