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...
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...
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....
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
Twelve images, from a total of 604, recapping 6 months of 2013 travel through North & Central America & Europe.
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...
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...
Porto, Portugal
Porto, a city of history, bridges & Port wine, may be Portugal’s second city but there’s nothing second place about this European beaut. Oh no. Again, and just like Lisbon before it, I spent 3 nights here in Porto and again, just like Lisbon before it, I loved...