Category: Travel Blog
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I took a walk near Taksim Square. It is April and already a lot of people around. I’ll have to get up early if I am to get any clean shots of, for example, the Tower of Constantine. Just a word on the cats; they seem to be in very good health, in the main.…
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This is a retrospective post from my trip to Lake Baikal in July 2023. (While I wait in Istanbul for the weather to improve so I can go and look at the Bosphorus). I went to Lake Baikal in July 2023. I flew from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk. At the time I was living, and working,…
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Istanbul is very photogenic. I hope to capture some more shots in the next few days. It is a great city if you like street photography. Walking around the parts of the city, near the centre, but just off the main tourist thoroughfare, you are confronted with countless opportunities for great photography. I’m staying in…
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I’m in Istanbul again. I was last here for a couple of days in January on my way back from Russia to the UK. On that occasion, I saw some of the sites, notably the Basilica Cistern built in the sixth century by the Emperor Justinian I, and the Blue Mosque, (17th century, Ottoman). This…
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There are two gorges a short drive from Almaty. Both feature waterfalls; but don’t expect the Niagra Falls. These are small mountain streams, with correspondingly sized waterfalls. There is a trail leading to both waterfalls, and, in both cases, the trail continues after the first fall. I went with a group excursion which promised a…
