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Every square inch of Greece has a story to tell. History imbues the ancient structures and the fallen stones. Even without an education in what was called in the West “The Classics”, the names were all familiar to me from childhood, and I recognised many of the stories. At Olympia, I saw Hera’s alter, where […]
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Posted in Greece,History,TravelTags: ancient,Ancient Greece,architecture,Greece,history,landscape,museum,nature,ruins,sculpture,sport,temple,travel,Travel Blog,UNESCO,Ursula Wall,worship
Rishikesh is a magical city of fairy tale ashrams and colourful gods. The city sits at an auspicious place, where the Ganges – one of the most sacred rivers to Hindus – flows out of the Himalaya and towards the plains. For me, the city’s name alone is evocative of sitar music, pastel-coloured Hindu temples, meditation, […]
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Posted in India,TravelTags: architecture,blog,environmental portrait,hindu,hinduism,landscape,Photo Blog,Religious Practice,temple,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall
I do love road trips! And when I’m on one, other ones I’ve taken come to mind: whether it’s because of comparisons or contrasts. I’ve just spent some time winding up and down through the magnificent mountains of Western Canada – which counter-intuitively made me think of the straight and lonely stretches of highway through […]
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Posted in Architecture,Australia,TravelTags: architecture,Australia,nature,Photo Blog,Queensland,road trip,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall
Toulouse, France’s fourth-largest city and the capital of the southern Occitanie region, was an unexpected treat. My husband and I were stopped there for two nights in transit, and had enjoyed our time wandering through the public gardens (see: Public Art and Gardens) and admiring the narrow cobbled streets and ancient buildings. What I didn’t […]
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Posted in Architecture,France,TravelTags: architecture,cathedral,Catholic,landscape,Photo Blog,travel,Travel Blog,UNESCO,Ursula Wall,worship
Bali is a wonderful holiday destination: the people are warm and welcoming, the landscape is varied and amazing, the culture is rich and fascinating, and the food is fresh and fabulous. I thoroughly enjoyed previous visits to this lovely Indonesian island (see: Bali, Indonesia), but this trip was for a family function, rather than purely […]
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Posted in Bali,Culture,Indonesia,TravelTags: animals,architecture,dance,dancer,environmental portrait,environmental portraits,hindu,hinduism,performance,performers,Photo Blog,sculpture,temple,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall
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