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Behind the Wall

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This isn’t East Berlin. For stark Cold War style clichés, I just take a stroll down my street. […]

November 23, 2021 black and white photography, Bourges, depression, drifting, France, Landscapes, photography, street photography

Holiday Hotel

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Those places we stay on holiday. Hotels come in all guises, from halfway house to palace. You can […]

August 16, 2021 cheap hotels, drifting, France, French Riviera, Holidays, Hotels, photography, Road trip, street photography

Still Staring Out To Sea

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More of those folks who are (or not) staring out to sea.

August 16, 2021 Beach, Culture, France, French Riviera, Holidays, Landscapes, photography, street photography, summer, TRAVEL

Beach People

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“Life’s a beach and then you fry” or, “To beach or not to beach?” Here are a few […]

August 14, 2021 Beach, Cannes, France, French Riviera, Holidays, photography, street photography, TRAVEL

Iconic Seafront

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There’s this one iconic building on the seafront of the French Riviera resort of St Raphael. It sits […]

August 11, 2021 America, drifting, France, French, French Riviera, Holidays, seaside, street photography, TRAVEL

Staring Out To Sea

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The pandemic ponders on and the the whole world is on a staycation. In this summer season, unless […]

August 11, 2021 Beach, France, Holidays, language lessons, photography, street photography, TRAVEL

Music For a Revolution

Choosing a few songs for Bastille day. First off is Bastille Day by Rush (obvious choice), next, Revolution […]

July 14, 2021 Bastille Day, Culture, France, French, Music, nostalgia

Paradise Peopled By Pessimists

It was one of those late night news, cum debate programmes, where “experts” and “hacks” sit round a […]

July 14, 2021 Culture, France, French, Philosophy, Revolution

On The Edge

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Saturday night walking and stalking round the local fun fair, night time photo safari. All human life is […]

June 28, 2021 black and white photography, Bourges, Culture, deepest france, drifting, France, French, Fun, Home, Life, photography, Saturday night, Stree Photography, street photography, Uncategorized

All the Fun of the Fair

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They come in their hundreds, in families, with friends, in gangs and gaggles of noisy, excited youths, in […]

June 28, 2021 Bourges, Culture, deepest france, France, French, Fun, Heritage, Holidays, photography, Provincial France, Weekend

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