Escape to Hong Kong II – Mui Wo Hills
Thought I’d have a change today and go up into the Mui WO hills. Take a look at some of Llama Island’s fascinating countryside and perhaps grab a few photos.
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Escape to Hong Kong II – The Peak
It was quite a clear da today, so I thought I’d tale the Peak Tram and take some more snaps of the city from on high.
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Escape to Hong Kong II – Macau with my friends
Caught the catamaran to visit the former Portuguese colony Macau today, accompanied by my friends and hosts.
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Escape to Hong Kong II – my very temporary office
My very temporary office on Hong Kong. Actually the basement of my friend’s house in Mui Wo. But it was a great base form which to see Hong Kong and its environs and it was very good of my friends to put me up.
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Road trip to Hungary, part 17
The final leg, Belgium and then Calais on the north coast of France The trip that was planned to be about 1700 km each way in fact was over 5500 km, mostly due to our various detours. Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8…
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Road trip to Hungary, part 16
Netherlands > Afsluitdijk Today we took one of my favourite European drives, over the Dutch Afsluitdijk (or “Closure Dyke”, in English). Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 You are…
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Road trip to Hungary, part 15
Prague > Berlin It’s not everybody’s cup of tea but I always had a bit of a soft spot for Berlin. I was there when the Wall came down. So it was interesting to go back and see what had become of it, after all these years. Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3…
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Road trip to Hungary, part 14
Bratislava > Prague Not been to Prague for over decade. It was good to see the old place again. Sadly by the time we arrived it was too late to get any photos. But we managed a few snaps on the way there. Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5…
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Road trip to Hungary, part 13
Pécs Driving around the beautiful city of Pécs and some snaps from the observation platform on the Pécs TV Torony. At 197 metres tall, the Pécs TV Tower is the tallest building in Hungary and the views from it are quite stunning. Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part…
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Road trip to Hungary, part 12
Lake Balaton, Hungary With a surface area of approximately 600 km2, Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Central Europe. Other Days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 You are here: Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15…
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Road trip to Hungary, part 11
The Shabby Trabi Today was a day of rest. But I dis manage a snap of the “Shabby Trabi” – an old Trabant 601 parked up on a piece of wasteland near the centre of Pécs. Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part…
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Road trip to Hungary, part 10
Wandering around Pécs again, plus some night shots Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 You are here: Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17
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Road trip to Hungary, part 9
Wandering around Pécs Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 You are here: Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17
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Road trip to Hungary, part 8
Gyula > Pécs Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 You are here: Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17
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Road trip to Hungary, part 7
Békéscsaba > Gyula Includes a few snaps of huge white storks nesting on top of the streetlamps. Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 You are here: Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part…
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Road trip to Hungary, part 6
Budapest We were fortunate enough to find a room at the Ráday Kollégium, cheap student accommodation. Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 You are here: Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17
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Road trip to Hungary, part 5
Salzburg > Vienna > Austro-Hungarian border Spent the day cruising through the Austrian Alps, stopping for lunch in Salzburg, a few snaps around the beautiful city of Vienna and then on to the Hungarian border. Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 You are here: Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part…
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Road trip to Hungary, part 4
Through the Austrian Alps > Kufstein I managed to get sunstroke driving through the Austrian Alps. So we stopped at the strange but beautiful little town of Kufstein so I could take on some fluids and recover for the next leg of the journey. Other days Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 You are here:…
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Road trip to Hungary, part 3
Leaving Strasbourg > dipping briefly into Switzerland Other days Part 1 Part 2 You are here: Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17
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Road trip to Hungary, part 2
Calais > Strasbourg Always had rather a soft spot for Strasbourg, with its strange dialect (Alsatian) and its complicated history. It’s also hope to the Council of Europe and the EU Parliament. It’s also home to a lot of white storks. Other days Part 1 You are here: Part 2 Part 3 Part 4…
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Road trip to Hungary, part 1
A fabulous road trip across Europe to meet my new girlfriend’s parents, in the beautiful Hungarian city of Pecs Leaving Southampton and Crossing the English Channel Other days You are here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12…
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Southend
I had to give a course in Colchester yesterday. I stayed overnight and drove back via Southend-on-Sea in Essex. So I thought I should grab a few snaps while I was there.
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Road trip to Ely
I found myself in Cambridge, giving an IT course. The weather was pleasant and war, the countryside interesting and i had a nice new MX5 to drive. I also had Fuji S2 digital camera on loan form a client. So I took myself off to the beautiful city of Ely and its environs, whilst taking…
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The Moon from London
Driving home from London, I noticed the moon had become greatly magnified by the atmosphere. So I stopped for a few snaps.
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West Quay Southampton
I had to go to Southampton’s West Quay shopping centre today. It was quite a nice sunny day. There was hardly anyone around and almost everything was closed. So I stopped for a few snaps.
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Southampton Art College Exhibition
Southampton Art College Exhibition.
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Southampton Art College Exhibition
Southampton Art College Exhibition.
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Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation London
A few snaps of the Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation, London
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Long spring weekend in Paris, day 4
Decided to take my new girlfriend and a Fuji S2 Pro to Paris for a long weekend. Last day here sadly, though we did manage to visit Le Louvre and grab a few nice street shots too. Camera: Fuji S2 Pro.
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Long spring weekend in Paris, day 3
Decided to take my new girlfriend and a Fuji S2 Pro to Paris for a long weekend. Today we went up the Eiffel Tower. and took lots of pictures across the city. Camera: Fuji S2 Pro.
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Long spring weekend in Paris, day 2
Decided to take my new girlfriend and a Fuji S2 Pro to Paris for a long weekend. Today we wandered around Notre Dame and its environs. Camera: Fuji S2 Pro.
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Long spring weekend in Paris, day 1
Decided to take my new girlfriend and a Fuji S2 Pro to Paris in the spring for a long weekend. These are a few snaps of some French trains, as we alighted from the Eurostar in Paris earlier today. Camera: Fuji S2 Pro.
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Vivienne Westwood Exhibition
Went to London with my girlfriend to visit the Vivienne Westwood Exhibition. Then we went up the London Eye ferris wheel to take a few snaps. There is rather a good view of the city form up there.
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Escape to Hong Kong – Fires in the Mui Wo Hills
Took a few snaps of large helicopters dropping water bombs on some bush firs in the hills behind my pal’s house in Mui Wo.
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Escape to Hong Kong – Botanical Gardens
Decided to take visit the flamingoes in Hong Kong’s amazing Botanical Gardens.
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Escape to Hong Kong – The Peak
Decided to ride the Peak ram up to The Peak, to get a few snaps across the city.
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Escape to Hong Kong – Wan Chai
Went to Wan Chai with my pal and his girlfriend, and took a few snaps.
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Escape to Hong Kong – Kowloon backstreets
Spent the day wandering the backstreets of Kowloon.
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Escape to Hong Kong – a tram ride
I rode the tram, literally from one end of Hong Kong island to the other, taking a photo every few seconds.
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Escape to Hong Kong – Mui Wo beach
I needed to get away from things for a while. Fortunately an old pal had a spare room in his basement, in his house on one of the outer Hong Kong islands. Today we went to Mui Wo Beach, about 1 km from his house.
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Merry Christmas 2003
A goose is for life, not just for Christmas, 2003 card. Photo taken on the Cemetery Lake, Southampton Common.
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Shefford, a small English town in Bedfordshire
Driving back from seeing a client, I stumbled upon Shefford, a small English town in Bedfordshire.
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2003-10-03 Garf
Today saw another role reversal where I found myself on the lens side of the camera, and one of my models operating it. lovely young woman called Chiara, who also happens to be my researcher. I still look bloody ugly but it was a nice try on her part.
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Out for the day with Chiara – only this time Chiara was behind the camera
Out for the day with Chiara, my Italian researcher and photo model. Only this time Chiara was behind the camera.
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The Tricorn Centre
I found myself in Portsmouth one sunny afternoon, taking my new MGF in for yet more warranty repairs. Fortunately, I got rid of the wretched thing now! Anyway, back to the plot: to make a virtue of necessity, I decided to make a small detour and take some pix of the aging Tricorn Centre. Hailed…
