Ericeira, Mafra, Portugal

Ericeira, Mafra, Portugal

My time lounging in the vineyard hills of Gradil, Portugal, has come to an end. For the rest of my time in Portugal, which totals 6 more nights, I’ll be city-bound – first in the capital Lisbon, then Porto. En route to Lisbon today I stopped off to pay a...
Gradil, Mafra, Portugal || Sunflowers at Sunset

Gradil, Mafra, Portugal || Sunflowers at Sunset

Sunset & Sunflowers are a good combination. Lounging around the Quinta de Sant’Ana estate in the hills above Gradil, Portugal, earlier this evening & I got to photographing a few of its resident sunflowers dancing in the sunset breeze....
Mafra National Palace, Mafra, Portugal

Mafra National Palace, Mafra, Portugal

That moment when a site or attraction just sneaks up on you, stops you in your tracks, & makes you go wow. I had one of those moments today when I paid a visit to Mafra, Portugal, and first laid eyes on the town’s monumentally glorious palace. Wow indeed....
Gradil, Mafra, Portugal

Gradil, Mafra, Portugal

Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to visit a few former Portuguese colonies around the world, notably Macau, China (twice) & Goa, India (three times now). So although I hadn’t been to Portugal before a few days ago I did feel like I knew what to expect....
Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, Ireland

I paid a visit to The Big Smoke today, Dublin, the capital of this little country of mine. It was busy, full of camera toting, map folding tourists, exactly (kind of) the sort of person I am when I’m abroad, although I try to avoid the map folding bit. The abundance...
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Home to the 1775-1783 American Revolution & the infamous Tea Party, Boston is the most historic of historic American cities.

New York City || Hello Again

New York City || Hello Again

It’s always fun arriving into a city, especially when you’re returning & especially if it happens to be NYC, still the best damn city on earth.

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Aptly named Charm City is one of the most historic cities in the US and a place where pleasant surprises abound.

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