Tag Archives: landscape Having spent most of my life in what the West calls the “New World” or the “Colonies”, I haven’t had a lot of access to the great cities of Europe. So, when the opportunity arises to visit one of those historical cities, I am thrilled! I had two short stops in Athens: I had spent […]  One of the things I love about India – and which always surprises me – is the extent and beauty of the countryside. As of April 2023, India was estimated to have overtaken China as the most populous country in the world. In spite of that, you can drive great distances through an agrarian landscape, […]  I loved everything about Greece. I love Greek coffee and food. I loved the landscape and the architecture, and the history layered within it all. I loved how the place names were both exotic and vaguely familiar from long-forgotten school lessons. And, I loved the variety that was in every day of the small-group tour […]  The air pulsates with dry heat. The sky and earth vibrate with impossible colours. You are surrounded by rusted equipment, reclaimed tyres, and expensive solar panels; it is impossible to discern what is in use and what has been abandoned. Houses are fashioned from old campers and railway carriages, or lovingly created out of mud […]  Sometimes, individuals make a big difference. In Canada’s British Columbia, the most-recently established Provincial Park helps protect trees that are among the province’s oldest. About 114 km (71 mi) east of the small industrial city of Prince George, there remains a section of North American inland temperate rainforest. Pockets of humid forest patches survive in […] |
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