イングランドGreater LondonSt James'sGreen Park51°30’20” N 0°8’42” W
1月1日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
It's 2024 and while many people were enjoying the fireworks by the river last night, I choose a morning start to enjoy London's New Year parade. After 2 years hiatus it's becoming a regular fixtureもっと詳しく
2月15日, ドミニカ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Airborne for the first time in 2024, I'm spending a fortnight in Santo Domingo. Not to be confused with Dominica, it's the Spanish-speaking part of Hispaniola island. Punta Cana is the only place withもっと詳しく
2月17日, ドミニカ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Punta Cana used to be cut off from the rest of the island but since the construction of new roads, getting around is now quite easy. A taxi ride to the bus station and a bus so air-conditioned that Iもっと詳しく
Speak, World I’ve never seen ANY pictures of Santo Domingo, so your post is great! It looks so laid back in you photos. I especially liked the pink-hued house with the interesting plants.
旅行者 Yes, the Dom. Rep. makes more US$ from its all-inclusive beach hotels than its historic and natural attractions but as you can see, they are considerable and the infrastructure is quite good. Merengue and bachata are two endemic music forms but salsa is popular as well. I was delighted not to hear too much reggaeton (not to be confused with the much more acceptable reggae). Common practice is for people to listen to salsa recordings and augment them with their own percussion (more to follow on this!)
ドミニカ共和国Samaná ProvinceLas GalerasPunta Las Galeras19°17’27” N 69°12’10” W
2月19日, ドミニカ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Thanks to another good road, the 3-hour bus journey from the capital to the town on Samana is straightforward. Moving on isn't quite as easy: it's hard to work out where to get transport, until aもっと詳しく
2月24日, ドミニカ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
A reversal of last week's trip (guagua, bus, taxi) takes me back to a few days in the capital. This time I'm right in the heart of things, in a classy hotel on Parque Colon and a prime view from theもっと詳しく
Speak, World Gosh, there is so much music everywhere! At least it seems like it. People coming out and taking their instruments with them and then playing— I think it’s marvelous!
2月27日, ドミニカ共和国 ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
To my immense frustration, there have been no Sunday carnivals as the tourist guides had led me to believe. What does happen, on 27th February, is the annual Independence Day celebration. Independenceもっと詳しく
Speak, World Well, if it’s not a festival, then it’s actually a “feria.” Any chance to celebrate, and it looks like everyone did their Independence Day up, really big! I loved all the photos with the red, white and blue, including that amazing red hair!
旅行者 Absolutely. And talking of going back to the Dom. Rep., regardless of whether I go back or not, grains of sand that had been lodged in my shoes from the beaches were still falling out after my return. You can take a person out of the Dom. Rep. but you can't take the Dom. Rep. out of a person!
イングランドRamsgateRamsgate Port51°19’56” N 1°25’7” E
イングランドSouthwarkBermondsey51°29’53” N 0°3’52” W
4月21日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
This 1960s chart hit is often played to celebrate the London Marathon. It's got a carnival spirit that has returned to the streets in the spring, following closures for Covid. It's a lovelyもっと詳しく
Speak, World What an interesting post! I haven’t really seen such a close-up of a marathon before. It looks like it was quite a chilly day for the onlookers. As for the runners, it appears to be a quite casual event, and it also seems like there weren’t that many people who were in great shape! Do you have any idea how much it cost to actually be able to run in the marathon? Were there any prerequisites other than the cost?
旅行者 You're right, it was quite cold for late April but I expect the runners liked it. I deliberately didn't get started until 2 hours after the start (ETA at the finish about 4 hours) because slower people are easier to photograph, plus the crowds start to thin out.
イングランドNewcastle upon TyneSaint PetersOuse Burn, Ouseburn54°58’3” N 1°35’30” W
5月2日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
(to paraphrase the famous no. 1 from the Animals, who came from here). Yes, I am in Newcastle and yes, the sun is in hiding. Not that it matters too much because there are plenty of indoor options. Myもっと詳しく
Speak, World That staircase is stunning. I can’t think of anything to match it. Look at those landings! I’ve never been to Newcastle, and I admire your wandering spirit. My sister and her husband are in northern England walking about.(May 13, ‘24)
5月3日, イングランド
The land around Newcastle was disputed for centuries between England and Scotland, and there's a border feeling about this region. It's a great base for day excursions. Tynemouth and Whitley Bay areもっと詳しく
