Salutating The Sun In Zadar
At the ‘Greetings to the Sun’ installation on the Zadar waterfront. And here I was, thinking the Hitchcock quote was all hype!
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Myanmar – A Guide To The Temples Of Bagan
Bagan, Myanmar, photo post and travel guide. Find the best temples to visit in Bagan, top sunrise and sunset spots, detailed map, practical tips and more.
Read MoreGolden Hour At Pre Rup
Bakheng is the most popular spot for sunset viewing in Angkor. And natuarally the most crowded. So we chose Pre Rup instead. The relatively quieter state temple of the 9th century Khmer king Rajendravarman II. There couldn’t have been a more fitting finale to our four day visit than to watch the sun slip quietly behind the […]
Read MoreThe Khmer On The Water
In an annual phenomenon unique to the region, the natural flow of the Tonle Sap river is reversed back into the lake of the same name, by the influx of the monsoon swollen Mekong into the South China Sea! This expands the area of the lake several fold, making it the largest freshwater lake in […]
Read MoreMekong Sunsets
They say warm weather is conducive to spectacular sunsets. But that doesn’t explain why the sunsets on the Mekong were so much more memorable than any I have witnessed in the subcontinent…..and there have been many. I am a West coast girl remember? Whatever the reason, those moments spent in anticipation of the radiant feast […]
Read MoreA Shimmery Sunset & Thoughts Of Home
Watching the sun slip quietly behind the trees in this beach resort we have escaped to for R’s birthday (and our anniversary), it seems like an anticlimax to not have the sea reflect the explosion of copper and gold that is so typical of a spectacular west coast sunset. I realise now, how much I […]
Read MoreA Santorini Sunset…
“A dream is a wish your heart makes” ~ Walt Disney – Sleeping Beauty Until next time…happy travels, no matter where life takes you!
Read MoreEgypt – Sunsets On The Nile
Past emerald plains and furrowed mountains old,Whose violet gorges snare the wandering eye,The pillared palms day’s dying embers hold,Like shafts of bronze against the crimson sky, And every cloud mirrors its rosy foldIn tremulous waves which blush and wander by We float, and feel the magic penetrate,Till all our soul is colored by the hues, […]
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