Category Archives: India

Travel Theme ; Contrast

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Travel on the chaotic streets of Jaipur in Rajasthan and you can’t fail to notice an abundance of contrasts. Wealth and poverty, youth and age, ancient and modern. Here is some of the traffic chaos, shiny gas guzzling monsters, alongside … Continue reading →

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Savitri

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

Poetics at D’Verse offer the theme of place this week so I’ve chosen a photo I took at Savitri hill in Pushkar, Rajasthan. It’s a place that evokes strong memories for me. Savitri Hill Savitri I was beaten am I … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: Hot

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

Oh Ailsa I love hot! This is the hottest place I’ve been 44 degrees – or at least the hottest place where I had a thermometer. It’s an abandoned village in the Thar desert, Rajasthan and I’ve written about it here I … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: White

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

To mark the 30th annual World Peace Day Ailsa has chosen White this week. I’ve chosen three peaceful white scenes to share with you. The first is taken in Beer, a little fishing village in East Devon. Beer is on the Jurassic … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme:Red

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

Ailsa at Where’s My backpack has  chosen Red for her travel theme this week.  Purple only tops red by a tiny margin as my favourite colour, so I’m delighted, but will restrain myself to one photo! So I have laid out the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Post: Reflection

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

Jake has a beautiful shimmering reflection here created for his Sunday challenge. Maybe you would like to join in or just visit? I have chosen a photo that I took in the City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan. I’m the pink reflection … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: Sunset

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

Ailsa has pushed my buttons this week, who can resist a sunset shot? As I have several on Lucid Gypsy, I had to try to pick something other than landscape. This one was taken in Pushkar, Rajasthan, at the Sunset … Continue reading →

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7 Super Shots!

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

The lovely Madhu over at http://theurgetowander.com/ chose me for the http://blog.hostelbookers.com/travel/7-super-shots/  and gosh was it difficult. I have 20-25 thousand photos to choose from, how do you decide which are good and which you just like? So mine are possibly a mix … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Post: Work

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Jakes theme this week is work and once again he has created a clever animation here http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/ Here are my work photos. Rug making in Anatolia, a woman’s work. Palm oil production in Ghana, the whole family share the work, even … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Post: Stairway

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

It’s Sunday post time again and this week Jakes Challenge is Stairway. There will be lots of entries to see including Jakes wonderful animations, here - http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/sunday-post/ And this is my post, Khuldera in the Thar desert.

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