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Posted in Culture,France,History,Nature,Religious Practice,Rural,TravelTags: architecture,arts and crafts,blog,Catholicism,France,nature,Photo Blog,religion,rural,sculpture,Sentier Cathare,The Cathar Trail,The Cathar Way,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall,worship
I can’t help but love a country that is passionate about food, wine and walking. While ‘walking’ may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of France, the French take their walking trails seriously. The country is criss-crossed by roughly 177,030 kilometres of marked, mapped and well-maintained paths. The Institut Géographique […]
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When we want to escape Bangkok, one of our favourite destinations is Prachuap Khiri Khan. Once you have broken free of the Bangkok traffic (and that can take a while!), it is an easy 3 hour drive south to a relatively quiet area with magic mountains and beautiful beaches. The province’s name means the ‘land of many […]
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Posted in Culture,Every Day Life,Nature,Religious Practice,Thailand,Travel,WorkTags: architecture,Bay of Thailand,blog,buddhism,children,nature,Photo Blog,PrachuapKhiriKhan,sculpture,thai,Thailand,Ursula Wall,work,worship
“Les hirondelles sont là!” ~ “The swallows are here!” The phonecall from my friend’s brother heralded the official beginning of spring in France: the arrival of the swallows was proof of the season – as though any further proof were needed. Buds were sprouting on the trees, cherry-, apple- and plum-trees were covered in blossoms, and hardy […]
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Posted in France,Nature,Religious Practice,Rural,TravelTags: blog,christianity,flowers,France,nature,Photo Blog,religion,rural,sculpture,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall
When I think of Hong Kong, I think of a bustling metropolis with cosmopolitan shops, sparkling lights and tall buildings. And it is true: as one of “The Four Asian Tigers”, Hong Kong is a financial centre with modern architecture reaching into the sky; a pulsating commercial network which never sleeps; and one of the most […]
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Posted in Culture,Hong Kong,Mass Transportation,Nature,Religious Practice,TravelTags: architecture,blog,boats,buddhism,fish,fishing,fishing boats,National Park,nature,people,Photo Blog,religion,sculpture,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall,worship
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