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The Road To Normandy

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The first part of this summer story starts in 1981 Welcome to Normandy 1 We’re supposed to be […]

July 25, 2022 Beach, drifting, driving, France, French, Military, Provincial France, Road trip, stories, summer, Time Travel, Tourism, TRAVEL, writing

Hard Times for Old Warriors

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Walking round an army maintenance depot. There’s a big modernisation programme going on, smart new fighting machines, bristling […]

November 8, 2021 black and white photography, History, Military, Motoring, photography, Retirement, Stree Photography, war

Military Might

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For lovers of military vehicles, here are a few “unexpected” clichés snapped over the past few weeks.

March 22, 2020 Art, deepest france, Military, photography

Photos from Deepest Nowhere

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It was that time of year when my work takes me the middle of deepest nowhere. Here are […]

March 22, 2020 Café, deepest france, drifting, French Village, Ghosts, Military, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, Small town, Time Travel

Almost Stalingrad

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Far from the real epidemic world, here I am, stuck in the middle of the middle of nowhere […]

March 8, 2020 countryside, deepest france, drifting, Edgelands, France, Landscapes, Military, photography, Provincial France

Travels to Mourmelon

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Off on my travels earlier this week. The small town of Mourmelon near Reims. All good travel blogs […]

May 30, 2019 Cemetery, countryside, deepest france, drifting, driving, France, French Village, Military, photography, Road trip

Abandonned Armour

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For all fans of strange faraway places and rusting military vehicles. A selection of abandonned armour, photographed on […]

May 26, 2019 Military, photography, war

Welcome to La Creuse

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Welcome to Le Creuse in the depths of deepest France. We are in a rural “Bermuda Triangle between […]

March 17, 2019 Art, countryside, deepest france, drifting, driving, Farming, France, French Village, Landscapes, Military, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, Saturday, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

War Words – Do The Dead Know The War Is Over?

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« Today we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War » – the words […]

November 11, 2018 Café, Death, deepest france, France, French Village, Heritage, History, Military, Music, photography, Poetry, writing

Old Warriors

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Rusting away in different corners of deepest France,  old warriors Old warriors have their stories of of bravery, […]

February 27, 2018 Art, Cemetery, Military, photography

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