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All posts/entries, for now, from over two decades of global travel. And a few colourful tags, too.

Nice, Côte d’Azur, Southern France

Nice, Côte d’Azur, Southern France

So much for Sunday being the day of rest. Today brought to an end my time on France’s Côte d'Azur, or the French Riviera as it’s known in English. I found myself hoofing it through the centre of Nice at 6:30 a.m. this morning en route to the city's train station with...

Nice, Côte d’Azur, France || First Impressions

Nice, Côte d’Azur, France || First Impressions

Nice is nice. Sorry, that's lame - & truth be told I've been wanting to type that for a while - but that's all I've got thus far from Nice on the French Côte d'Azur, known throughout the English speaking world as the French Riviera. I've been out all day in the...

The Little Mermaid, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Little Mermaid, Copenhagen, Denmark

Unveiled on 23 August 1913, The Little Mermaid statue was a gift from Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen, he of Carlsberg fame, to the city of Copenhagen. The sculpture, by artist Edvard Eriksen, is made of bronze and granite and was inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen's...

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark

It was a gorgeous day today in Copenhagen, Denmark. Crisp, blue sky with a great sunset, something I didn't expect as I dashed around the city to see what I could see in the few hours I had at my disposal. There I was standing by the Little Mermaid watching the last...

The Privilege Of Freedom

The Privilege Of Freedom

I was on the bus this morning heading to the airport. It was early in the morning & the bus was full of rat race commuters, none of which looked terribly happy. The bus emptied when we got to the City Centre meaning I was the only one to disembark the bus some 30...

W Hotel, Seoul, South Korea

W Hotel, Seoul, South Korea

Launched in 1998 with the opening of the W New York, W Hotels & Resorts have grown into a chain of some 50 luxury hotels in 24 countries worldwide. Owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, W hotels are generally marketed toward a younger crowd, sporting...

Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, South Korea

Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, South Korea

I'm on a bit of a UNESCO World Heritage site crusade on this, my latest trip to South Korea. I didn't have much time to sightsee when here this time (I rarely do) and given my history with Korea I didn't have much I wanted to see anyway. That said, there were still a...

National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea

National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea

I've been visiting the South Korean Capital of Seoul on & off since early 2003. I even lived in the city full-time for a period of almost 3 years. However, prior to yesterday I had never so much as laid eyes on the city's National Museum of Korea, the country's...

Gangnam, Seoul || iPhotography

Gangnam, Seoul || iPhotography

I'm back in Seoul, South Korea, my second home. It's a year since I've been here. This time around Dynamic Seoul has thrown up many emotional changes & a few physical ones. Only small ones mind, & not many. I'm beginning this year just like I have the last two...

Changdeokgung, Seoul, South Korea

Changdeokgung, Seoul, South Korea

Changdeokgung Palace is one of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Kings of the Korean Joseon Dynasty (1391-1897) but the only one to have attained UNESCO World Heritage status. It was constructed in 1405, the fifth year of the 3rd King Teajeon's reign. Secondary to...

Jongmyo Shrine, Seoul, South Korea

Jongmyo Shrine, Seoul, South Korea

The Jongmyo Shrine, in the Jongno district of the South Korean capital of Seoul, is a shrine complex, the last of its kind in Asia, the supreme shrine of the state where tablets of royal ancestors, typically kings & queens, are enshrined & where memorial...

2013 || A Look Back

2013 || A Look Back

Twelve images, from a total of 604, recapping 6 months of 2013 travel through North & Central America & Europe.

Eight Years Of Passport Visas

Eight Years Of Passport Visas

My new passport arrived today. It's clean, empty &, worst of all, small - the Irish Passport Office no longer issue bumper 66-page passports so I had to settle for a bog standard 33-page one. I loved having a 66-page passport. It was one of the best icebreakers I...

A Decade of Travel Photography

A Decade of Travel Photography

I've been working through my archives over the last few days selecting some of my pictures & tweaking them ahead of the upcoming reincarnation of both my online presence. After 10 years of travel & digital photography (2004-present, all of which will...

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