tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362637312024-03-12T22:11:52.347-07:00BatakueNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-10325440717494301432011-06-25T23:25:00.000-07:002011-06-25T23:26:24.509-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Batakue has moved!<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >I've now got a new blog which I hope to be better and brighter.<br />Please visit me there at <a href="www.batakue.com">www.batakue.com</a><br /></span></span>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-43341254937008242362011-04-06T04:26:00.000-07:002011-04-06T04:28:06.969-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Siwa Donkey<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Egypt<br />June 2010<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSJACutZIl0N7bA4SuGrRhbT6VIK90KbL3USTFbk6racCN5PzPPcyZoMsX8EuH_Vp2T-YZrgDcodJzVr8g_g_DNmi5sne5ApAsVnGMvuYgzxPzvJ5yLd0eCX44lhFs6hDwzc/s1600/donkey.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSJACutZIl0N7bA4SuGrRhbT6VIK90KbL3USTFbk6racCN5PzPPcyZoMsX8EuH_Vp2T-YZrgDcodJzVr8g_g_DNmi5sne5ApAsVnGMvuYgzxPzvJ5yLd0eCX44lhFs6hDwzc/s400/donkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592430832298427618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /></span></span>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-69068110690117667612011-03-21T03:19:00.000-07:002011-03-21T03:20:32.217-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Okavango Delta<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Botswana<br />June 2008<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4M8Hv5-Tl12wd8js1OmnLYn5eLDD4ipZkJjMterkLYvIuAnI6WLzGgB82B3FO9aYvE4qYeDngRgqjezDTKfF8PUBrX4cMl7_YZxdR_Y7uJjIlo92u8F8AiZf875VW2rlKMmo/s1600/OkavangoDelta_Painterly.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4M8Hv5-Tl12wd8js1OmnLYn5eLDD4ipZkJjMterkLYvIuAnI6WLzGgB82B3FO9aYvE4qYeDngRgqjezDTKfF8PUBrX4cMl7_YZxdR_Y7uJjIlo92u8F8AiZf875VW2rlKMmo/s400/OkavangoDelta_Painterly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586476071493966594" border="0" /></a>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-77472438510824539382011-03-15T22:39:00.000-07:002011-03-15T23:16:50.220-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">The South of France</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >June 2004<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNSTe2tSjRr2H13pB65xuig7Oskt4VYLkTDlf-csAsZKOqp8_khTHynvqtTK5JPhI6Kba92tlgQ5_xQSy_iT1aHP2Nm5OQufJUPxEGpJp4mTLxwrsb9sXqO0ITti-9sPuQXw/s1600/Nice.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNSTe2tSjRr2H13pB65xuig7Oskt4VYLkTDlf-csAsZKOqp8_khTHynvqtTK5JPhI6Kba92tlgQ5_xQSy_iT1aHP2Nm5OQufJUPxEGpJp4mTLxwrsb9sXqO0ITti-9sPuQXw/s400/Nice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584557805243021378" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQc2qj_thYD4n_ORGtlFerGHvaByqT_0-5hUJwwoz7XK6WXdZR_NXEHgpyvCQ-VqlTM4lILGeJEU1xbn5Jd6ooLv0Mv3-RNzfHq4otYNdWZ_Ffb_WkEGY-pX9z12AqSX0llI/s1600/LeLavandou.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQc2qj_thYD4n_ORGtlFerGHvaByqT_0-5hUJwwoz7XK6WXdZR_NXEHgpyvCQ-VqlTM4lILGeJEU1xbn5Jd6ooLv0Mv3-RNzfHq4otYNdWZ_Ffb_WkEGY-pX9z12AqSX0llI/s400/LeLavandou.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584557690493599746" border="0" /></a>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-44402038724216759362011-03-10T03:13:00.000-08:002011-03-10T03:16:49.488-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Russell<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Bay of Islands<br />New Zealand<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >January 2011</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnXdj4yjEXvVT-uV3s_i9GXkZ-_K6Mzs0w1dPN5BRTZhR2AlBB737hDgfxXgXkQ6042EEAROR5hGi8QGqX2R-3wo4-bN2YYTnMpYrixW4_a3vdOZ9qVaWsx2UKAxcX_oVp2M/s1600/Russell.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnXdj4yjEXvVT-uV3s_i9GXkZ-_K6Mzs0w1dPN5BRTZhR2AlBB737hDgfxXgXkQ6042EEAROR5hGi8QGqX2R-3wo4-bN2YYTnMpYrixW4_a3vdOZ9qVaWsx2UKAxcX_oVp2M/s400/Russell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582408561217023554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-46555174647737449802011-03-09T03:31:00.000-08:002011-03-09T03:45:24.743-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Uluru</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Australia<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >February 2011<br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRLDxQrN2jsaoPTrJBXEioQOeZh00wvGGFl462s89RbwZ-GlAGK0tmZE5N3J75cOHcpqrZkpgUVMvz1e_DWtG8rmwUsWmQyaJg53h2cHtuW83ToZgCe_HUqpZWFH_dUIPz_4/s1600/DesertCloud.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRLDxQrN2jsaoPTrJBXEioQOeZh00wvGGFl462s89RbwZ-GlAGK0tmZE5N3J75cOHcpqrZkpgUVMvz1e_DWtG8rmwUsWmQyaJg53h2cHtuW83ToZgCe_HUqpZWFH_dUIPz_4/s400/DesertCloud.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582042293325927234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1D7wikcJvL6cIk0fdr-WE3btAT_X9JVR-zsNRLnv55TrgSTcdj8EJTq_it0QxV4u6MjcnjzsFliRZ6FCuoS2NLlMfsFR3MLlxPc3v12p1bjKza7Oo4Wjx5Qc3AvL7GvtR5M/s1600/Ulluru_Sunrise.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1D7wikcJvL6cIk0fdr-WE3btAT_X9JVR-zsNRLnv55TrgSTcdj8EJTq_it0QxV4u6MjcnjzsFliRZ6FCuoS2NLlMfsFR3MLlxPc3v12p1bjKza7Oo4Wjx5Qc3AvL7GvtR5M/s400/Ulluru_Sunrise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582042112698373106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulgrand">Paul Grand</a> and <a href="http://flypapertextures.blogspot.com/">Flypaper Textures</a> for the inspirationNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-24981902787941242982010-09-11T04:16:00.000-07:002010-09-11T04:35:24.325-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Spring on a Winters day.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Sydney</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Australia<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >September 2010<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4D1fduTzMwG7WhCjSpWZtR1PhNoR6C33f7mNzFiJe0KtraVNImIGjrM7Geq84kRqLMjTcU7jkyGY2VXmYuG6iKjmKeLiJM3R8oNDP1KPUz_KNoYT5vqQrXCrXMS3-H41N2w/s1600/SpringWinter3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4D1fduTzMwG7WhCjSpWZtR1PhNoR6C33f7mNzFiJe0KtraVNImIGjrM7Geq84kRqLMjTcU7jkyGY2VXmYuG6iKjmKeLiJM3R8oNDP1KPUz_KNoYT5vqQrXCrXMS3-H41N2w/s400/SpringWinter3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515616723898739426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJetVrk22hqWqShKC2ZHboZ5-c98ZGL5tiXcICG1s_Oo5FUVWPrwAdlTZ6zHa2v-pn10KkVDYxqtkkTrmZN0zFzpXD6YpAzOmfhX4vusXhMn9x5B56WXTpqKbmA_oIE3yduI/s1600/SpringWinter5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJetVrk22hqWqShKC2ZHboZ5-c98ZGL5tiXcICG1s_Oo5FUVWPrwAdlTZ6zHa2v-pn10KkVDYxqtkkTrmZN0zFzpXD6YpAzOmfhX4vusXhMn9x5B56WXTpqKbmA_oIE3yduI/s400/SpringWinter5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515616381648620498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFZ2auP5liyQ31LE8nFVWL9GRCvJMhkh08U_MU5prUeMwb6mNNR70zerpIQISfp4WWcagqeluwYcmJqrYRYPQwG3kB4yYrMeM5J_M_r1RnTcQNPfudy5SqmL1mxGRsVIBF2k/s1600/SpringWinter4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFZ2auP5liyQ31LE8nFVWL9GRCvJMhkh08U_MU5prUeMwb6mNNR70zerpIQISfp4WWcagqeluwYcmJqrYRYPQwG3kB4yYrMeM5J_M_r1RnTcQNPfudy5SqmL1mxGRsVIBF2k/s400/SpringWinter4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515614906388034210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3h3vRNYzpq_TdCVdT9jBtdeYqr2Vs6q5-DkxGRauUhQhuZNOLiwYmv4qErPBLsRdiHUuIjqLMKnr__s3ZM_v5a_3ZXgKbWaSFauojkZGaDi3IdaF2VBy8YPhdagr6j7qViQ/s1600/SpringWinter6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3h3vRNYzpq_TdCVdT9jBtdeYqr2Vs6q5-DkxGRauUhQhuZNOLiwYmv4qErPBLsRdiHUuIjqLMKnr__s3ZM_v5a_3ZXgKbWaSFauojkZGaDi3IdaF2VBy8YPhdagr6j7qViQ/s400/SpringWinter6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515616273327440994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKKuzSJifsvxA2SShbrx5iZztQMxYzZvutCrteodiLHPakysQHHtZyp1Ji4EtmYahygebIz_5EQoZ3nsCO7SK09FU8p9p1IrOBT3j2b6Bykr7FkhkFQ-VOXuxHeCf6NrRHsw/s1600/SpringWinter1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKKuzSJifsvxA2SShbrx5iZztQMxYzZvutCrteodiLHPakysQHHtZyp1Ji4EtmYahygebIz_5EQoZ3nsCO7SK09FU8p9p1IrOBT3j2b6Bykr7FkhkFQ-VOXuxHeCf6NrRHsw/s400/SpringWinter1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515616506592360626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Or should that be, Winter on a Spring day?</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKKuzSJifsvxA2SShbrx5iZztQMxYzZvutCrteodiLHPakysQHHtZyp1Ji4EtmYahygebIz_5EQoZ3nsCO7SK09FU8p9p1IrOBT3j2b6Bykr7FkhkFQ-VOXuxHeCf6NrRHsw/s1600/SpringWinter1.jpg"><br /></a>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-11703156813440365392010-09-01T03:30:00.000-07:002010-09-01T03:35:06.562-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >From Tokyo you can make a day trip to view Mt Fuji. In one day I went from subway, to train, to cable car, to gondola, to ancient looking sailing ship, to bus and back to the train. A special experience in Japanese tourism!<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Mt Fuji</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Japan<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >October 2002</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKq7mXhTqjfwo6o6hZVNe1nbtD8z65Xp0k3XoIsxkB71WS7B8IO23vZMmsH_ftYPCOI9Sg3Z7jvW8G5Id-vOwFjAdAfww6vR6PBrlpPdWYJrls_-JG5rZDKf_axPOwAQ6RgvE/s1600/MtFuji.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKq7mXhTqjfwo6o6hZVNe1nbtD8z65Xp0k3XoIsxkB71WS7B8IO23vZMmsH_ftYPCOI9Sg3Z7jvW8G5Id-vOwFjAdAfww6vR6PBrlpPdWYJrls_-JG5rZDKf_axPOwAQ6RgvE/s400/MtFuji.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511891391456609522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDi23sK7jTl_oX-urmpMcS8jd7a0TtgZpjbrKzzX85HTvp64D7XPHlJsLeKhUavfet7RtfDEjtqPVjHWJ0Z7u5eHCr1inXweQC0xEcSNg6Q2YARIDyQs_HQuB87j5OXEk-zLI/s1600/MtFuji2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDi23sK7jTl_oX-urmpMcS8jd7a0TtgZpjbrKzzX85HTvp64D7XPHlJsLeKhUavfet7RtfDEjtqPVjHWJ0Z7u5eHCr1inXweQC0xEcSNg6Q2YARIDyQs_HQuB87j5OXEk-zLI/s400/MtFuji2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511891499186265106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-71090891579078411192010-08-30T03:58:00.000-07:002010-09-01T03:30:00.271-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >It's hard not to capture cliches in Tokyo. The crowded subway. The people asleep in every carriage. Vending machines. The fish markets. And of course the things I didn't catch, the Harajuku girls. The neon skyline. But regardless of the cliche it does tell the story, even if it's just a tourists story. Of moments in time. In a city that is like no other.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Tokyo</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Japan<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >October 2002<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEcSiQtOq357RcjWOKcZllOZM_y0So1VuWEnnv7RwA2UB3Z9HLu9_W_MESXIswJ1UHGVcXAxSJrq2lGaCGt1WbsGFsD9ZV-yLJzrn79TzKCbiqRIuDVGfRMoIxR-iRHdwryU/s1600/Tokyo10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEcSiQtOq357RcjWOKcZllOZM_y0So1VuWEnnv7RwA2UB3Z9HLu9_W_MESXIswJ1UHGVcXAxSJrq2lGaCGt1WbsGFsD9ZV-yLJzrn79TzKCbiqRIuDVGfRMoIxR-iRHdwryU/s400/Tokyo10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511157905179270642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uoe718vIOWr7scH8XCqvokYHixzKxNgBPcBYZyvgQTu3W-C_Xt7StHIgZuIqnWxbwTMswjr-FdRJ-idp5F_rPr0wTcOtc_ldcR1RcGT5fbg1bqgsEix3T_0iUlGZPXW31vo/s1600/Tokyo1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5e_cN6U-_NXf9yfLAMT4IMRtst7RIRyh6ZZj0UwPEGi9cE9Ow5ZAevQM91ffgl20EhRISOINDJQCuNMj21Rymruh3UIatSxBT_VUkQVc8b7tTqxwlefSHp4n0z14Y6YTUdg/s400/Tokyo6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511157180532133794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvoAUW1wHlmJJP-ho-OAjC-NRp7bfFr_6DUU3-wc6biBzM5z3djCykvuDkrAhxjxucfVllsl0wY-kxGjcuSbusZhH6zdiktw_KPjSCnuHK2P_GLra2rGVdS9H5h8oWdo8nVw/s1600/Tokyo7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvoAUW1wHlmJJP-ho-OAjC-NRp7bfFr_6DUU3-wc6biBzM5z3djCykvuDkrAhxjxucfVllsl0wY-kxGjcuSbusZhH6zdiktw_KPjSCnuHK2P_GLra2rGVdS9H5h8oWdo8nVw/s400/Tokyo7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511156228577365618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3qQGqxloeXZuuD4R584u7ZIajxMm0VUMCxLoUladuJ3CnaTKzbv-VPdAcled8kKH2NMEUNAsnZc4IW6zSRB2ckyjBr0WHZLo-h3xwRiXl3THAuMCS4TWRvLbsT8CvxmHCNw/s1600/Tokyo9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3qQGqxloeXZuuD4R584u7ZIajxMm0VUMCxLoUladuJ3CnaTKzbv-VPdAcled8kKH2NMEUNAsnZc4IW6zSRB2ckyjBr0WHZLo-h3xwRiXl3THAuMCS4TWRvLbsT8CvxmHCNw/s400/Tokyo9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511155874721125730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-63748679296768160782010-08-15T16:05:00.000-07:002010-08-15T16:23:42.813-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Along the coast a biting winter wind turns the sea white, but come inland just a few steps over the slope of the sand dune, and the light is warm and golden.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Forster-Tuncurry</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Australia<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >August 2010</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3kGrsziCv94ugEUAKiWbA6UcM_Q-6kJQbDMeJnGMVTjj5w38NA8O7uchSCN87-5s-qDNKZ7kmYtlMxbOAovNPJr4fcOxniimubRu5CZlebQyngyDj-TjIsB0j1iZbK8r6x4/s1600/Beach_Plant4.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3kGrsziCv94ugEUAKiWbA6UcM_Q-6kJQbDMeJnGMVTjj5w38NA8O7uchSCN87-5s-qDNKZ7kmYtlMxbOAovNPJr4fcOxniimubRu5CZlebQyngyDj-TjIsB0j1iZbK8r6x4/s400/Beach_Plant4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505777498540023058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5o48CYqmyq1otj6T5v52aSccNG2fpcB8l5ngd6k5zNfj9fZw7Yux7vD6cp3USXIvQmNmxSrjRZhXYGVRMKl6ChQcP8hdtGvNRSSB5N4lN692F0rs9bdTBtZQZFDAJmeNElQ/s1600/Beach_Plant5.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5o48CYqmyq1otj6T5v52aSccNG2fpcB8l5ngd6k5zNfj9fZw7Yux7vD6cp3USXIvQmNmxSrjRZhXYGVRMKl6ChQcP8hdtGvNRSSB5N4lN692F0rs9bdTBtZQZFDAJmeNElQ/s400/Beach_Plant5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505777377619964386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVcFpuwnsXjA9mdhiGiSrGXuu53k04WP72MUcMFedwBGonrvbFhHNamXjdWM6Nd9wTPEDwGexQUX-eKkS9nfyMtKgHqJitsW7Z1Ue9D5zdHSZ3rsimw_BEFAscujWFw5Gz7w/s1600/Beach_Plant3.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVcFpuwnsXjA9mdhiGiSrGXuu53k04WP72MUcMFedwBGonrvbFhHNamXjdWM6Nd9wTPEDwGexQUX-eKkS9nfyMtKgHqJitsW7Z1Ue9D5zdHSZ3rsimw_BEFAscujWFw5Gz7w/s400/Beach_Plant3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505777067327697378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW607AdS0Y1ASeiZuKkHe3BitNB1qEIcrC1Wjo3TZK6VjJ2ng7rB-aMR-nHkwdAcB88WcLi2-lXYLC8mVaKY7KtCQz14eHXQMcdZPCAU4oYDOpI-rhDHfrIAEsPynfRuD8Uzw/s1600/Beach_Plant2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW607AdS0Y1ASeiZuKkHe3BitNB1qEIcrC1Wjo3TZK6VjJ2ng7rB-aMR-nHkwdAcB88WcLi2-lXYLC8mVaKY7KtCQz14eHXQMcdZPCAU4oYDOpI-rhDHfrIAEsPynfRuD8Uzw/s400/Beach_Plant2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505776897584120114" border="0" /></a>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-20925650145469615692010-08-04T04:33:00.000-07:002010-08-04T04:37:05.041-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >From the concrete balcony of a decaying hotel in central Aswan<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Aswan</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Egypt<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >June 2010<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCIySHN6E9erlb5EaE1ZklmOJJj8LD3O2FFS3A-B-HoOyYrhUbVOh8r8Qiqo6w5RnI02vtN20iooFOZWvYLRCeCXPBVI5rEpHsiMuKkTi0cCuu8dcgOD1cZXn6n5fFnx1U-c/s1600/Aswan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCIySHN6E9erlb5EaE1ZklmOJJj8LD3O2FFS3A-B-HoOyYrhUbVOh8r8Qiqo6w5RnI02vtN20iooFOZWvYLRCeCXPBVI5rEpHsiMuKkTi0cCuu8dcgOD1cZXn6n5fFnx1U-c/s400/Aswan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501516718409899826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /></span></span>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-43801071502205364372010-08-04T04:26:00.000-07:002010-08-04T04:38:53.730-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >A walk through an Alexandria street market.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Alexandria</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Egypt<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >June 2010</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtYeCYZmDhwLf3OQBrH__Bls5TH17EAqB__zt15MYyapMtj-VnPgN5cU3pjLg2PTyYV_Oypq_V_75Lq5IkBuDTybCcDjHR5J1dkxkKiWfw4Irr7Jt1_oOmthSACzv6cMRWa8/s1600/AlexMarket_9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VAF-BTZpEDsnnhJfBWuK4tAf8R6O30uRZ4uYspkwZmUVgKcGlfBitDieZ5RtFu3CcfGY1Ti2AkVceGZSflMGiGe30puF_9EJeiDemilymUoyedrJOx9Y8d7r8gqZR8Q2NNA/s400/AlexMarket_8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501515102412697938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19SJnylWXCWcveSwiPQ0_Fq98URuRsxt4SfeX9OnBxFDyBVzf8Lc3XF5UZq90LGMqCOz0IT-LLFurJ9P7k9ibM6y6dRHAuFs7T1oQ0yFp2XntRVsbjKZ4NeC86Bdhcstquhw/s1600/AlexMarket_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19SJnylWXCWcveSwiPQ0_Fq98URuRsxt4SfeX9OnBxFDyBVzf8Lc3XF5UZq90LGMqCOz0IT-LLFurJ9P7k9ibM6y6dRHAuFs7T1oQ0yFp2XntRVsbjKZ4NeC86Bdhcstquhw/s400/AlexMarket_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501515798030056866" border="0" /></a>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-50495025316703775012010-07-27T05:51:00.000-07:002010-07-27T05:56:49.568-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Not far from Naxos is Mykonos. (Meeee-kon-os)<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Mykonos</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Greek Islands<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >June 2010</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln4yf6JbzKExaErABMvBdYOKlNu-_xG6YClPorE-Vo7_wjz-lIK1dJ4215oTnqNe5AtwQZt7bBgjnrxsYhm_qGnvxxUMjnN5IRZ7GnmqZuBDZ62QaaSnVBbNGRCl6ALf1Da8/s1600/Mykonos_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln4yf6JbzKExaErABMvBdYOKlNu-_xG6YClPorE-Vo7_wjz-lIK1dJ4215oTnqNe5AtwQZt7bBgjnrxsYhm_qGnvxxUMjnN5IRZ7GnmqZuBDZ62QaaSnVBbNGRCl6ALf1Da8/s400/Mykonos_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498568338227462578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkeF8y68HEJt2PAdkPV80fIQX0hP33AR02gc3GJ1ofEa6A95tPhB4aBMRLsjDMFEexmhWj-6wLXk3Hf6Agr6pp5xoVZn2ory_mQp_ZAW79iUR0exfXvNuMEUDN5CZDYw-3T4/s1600/Mykonos_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkeF8y68HEJt2PAdkPV80fIQX0hP33AR02gc3GJ1ofEa6A95tPhB4aBMRLsjDMFEexmhWj-6wLXk3Hf6Agr6pp5xoVZn2ory_mQp_ZAW79iUR0exfXvNuMEUDN5CZDYw-3T4/s400/Mykonos_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498568452772381778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuusuKbaqaDBxzNgm7f6ah0c_ZvTBGSe4HUobf_0N3SVbPXNaI6VWAg2JiS_9jfqpaJ-KWAqepZQFca3Vt_BjFqor_a1Sof6bYZPg8zhBR9DOo7RtRFSEepn94g9yHPwEQK4/s1600/Mykonos_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuusuKbaqaDBxzNgm7f6ah0c_ZvTBGSe4HUobf_0N3SVbPXNaI6VWAg2JiS_9jfqpaJ-KWAqepZQFca3Vt_BjFqor_a1Sof6bYZPg8zhBR9DOo7RtRFSEepn94g9yHPwEQK4/s400/Mykonos_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498568637420174578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEuE3StLIMXKC1rFd32PX75b7WI_2VyIgtlknlEYDFss-zciHObjjytdzciLEsvVEcFh0egIuWHoi2GBb8cPWU-lzCYOcII3JAMs0roQ_u4RFxXSD2FQsadFY5XYLuxq-_PQ/s1600/Mykonos_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEuE3StLIMXKC1rFd32PX75b7WI_2VyIgtlknlEYDFss-zciHObjjytdzciLEsvVEcFh0egIuWHoi2GBb8cPWU-lzCYOcII3JAMs0roQ_u4RFxXSD2FQsadFY5XYLuxq-_PQ/s400/Mykonos_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498569017856314338" border="0" /></a>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-64660124830250988262010-07-24T02:33:00.000-07:002010-07-24T02:43:23.202-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Tonight in Sydney it's cold, dark, and winter. I'm thinking how much nicer it would be to be here on Naxos. I first went there in 2002. It was different but the same in 2010. Still one of my favourite islands. You must go there. Especially if it means you're escaping a Southern Hemisphere winter.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Naxos</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Greek Islands<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >June 2010<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzbxVtdMB69kKjUmrzCFKGS2yoDflE_WY0cWKWBLepeU7mmrMWZ6nAzTYMmtmp0o7Rs4-UNTI5xbFySQfF5eoQ_FQOQkMLuuwLMsnIYrPBlRtD3xamX8NElDnAvfROdlQ_wU/s1600/Naxos_5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzbxVtdMB69kKjUmrzCFKGS2yoDflE_WY0cWKWBLepeU7mmrMWZ6nAzTYMmtmp0o7Rs4-UNTI5xbFySQfF5eoQ_FQOQkMLuuwLMsnIYrPBlRtD3xamX8NElDnAvfROdlQ_wU/s400/Naxos_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497405946684171522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERMzKI3GHHHxIJTinsSELC6uTKZRPZXzRUoEEnhqtEDGKITWuqlq4YuK3qIwNiFdssUavlzO0TeuFkbdAjFz9iQaBcWPmI1aGZvr_5h4J_4kAdTaTuNXEI04IZcbHXiRT118/s1600/Naxos_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERMzKI3GHHHxIJTinsSELC6uTKZRPZXzRUoEEnhqtEDGKITWuqlq4YuK3qIwNiFdssUavlzO0TeuFkbdAjFz9iQaBcWPmI1aGZvr_5h4J_4kAdTaTuNXEI04IZcbHXiRT118/s400/Naxos_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497405510854609730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RdL17WcgwGLVXAAIZzyYFngu71bAZMi6yapwLNwqjbUql9J-nua3NmtBegLLw6FCsEPKYlHpMAqKlruBn_KjMoDGFzvSHdMbxSlwKSXod5s0ZJOYPHYkPvVLotvF2yA8lAg/s1600/Naxos_6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RdL17WcgwGLVXAAIZzyYFngu71bAZMi6yapwLNwqjbUql9J-nua3NmtBegLLw6FCsEPKYlHpMAqKlruBn_KjMoDGFzvSHdMbxSlwKSXod5s0ZJOYPHYkPvVLotvF2yA8lAg/s400/Naxos_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497405351255102338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2TX5vgcD1jlqqA9MLwNnH88ag71ppHl04AwxNry4OToTz31ZT0MF3Kgnl80Y4G8huB-i0EFbzgTz6tKq2oM3WsdOpkjB7tYTD8Geawc71_v1pnf8BWPe4rGSNCCZVDJ0L24/s1600/Naxos_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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After a many hours and many police checkpoints you reach oases. Water gushes from underground into an otherwise barren landscape providing growth for plantations and date palms. Over centuries villages have established around these springs. One of these oases is called Bahariya. And one of these towns (and there are only a few) is called Bawiti.<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Bawiti</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Egypt<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >June 2010</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6_P4lgtTWunmqnzXRr67Reroch8HbvcQzM3tq-3FHx_rPTozHfORZDpMNABj4SA4Pf3jM_QIrHo3pVDeeW5XC8scko5oGKt1_2KNEtnY9EpT965suStJHLgno-V8RUMIzxA/s1600/Bawiti_8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6_P4lgtTWunmqnzXRr67Reroch8HbvcQzM3tq-3FHx_rPTozHfORZDpMNABj4SA4Pf3jM_QIrHo3pVDeeW5XC8scko5oGKt1_2KNEtnY9EpT965suStJHLgno-V8RUMIzxA/s400/Bawiti_8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496318519966114242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOh9LWjwDKqfQcECEpWrB-9HwT4f7CO3bsDG9O1nzUyinjBjb1XqO-20eOEdwiSimpMgAAsowBrJ1wnIP1bANQN9o_NJFW6wSp-TwX33IzFh8WTbXB-Ojvtg2ysfYUILzvW4/s1600/Bawiti_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroHx-OThPsCZp8S8ptWj2v_mv5fgHdlFwGew5BsyDIbKTwxh9VyID4AOQud_5Z8HAau5PlEvW9QyYb3qeCkHreDM5ln03samCr9d4h2b1ilN_c53nxtVhocIJOEDHGoBEkec/s400/Bawiti_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496316955793439986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJZH6HKQ13JY40ZLRECBBJXlLUq9dGeFIE1KiGab114VH0NqhzuKWSm9h9tNyqVR11-p3g7huEvX9lF4opJLqEQ2ik22u8Gmvf6TfNa8nafaDurFL76qRP0VKaNMEicwyGJ4/s1600/Bawiti_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJZH6HKQ13JY40ZLRECBBJXlLUq9dGeFIE1KiGab114VH0NqhzuKWSm9h9tNyqVR11-p3g7huEvX9lF4opJLqEQ2ik22u8Gmvf6TfNa8nafaDurFL76qRP0VKaNMEicwyGJ4/s400/Bawiti_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496316820130536754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwoQ3wx80xAzIwiI2BEsDiJgKq_XKY9_cHT86Xoar0YDSn7IZBTCDI0iaa5tNjF_0Vv3IGx91YAkdRlevq-3ZX9vhXMEg-AfAv_u0u8k9xhBwFuh7Uk3GgV9DrdOkZDx1_Vc/s1600/Bawiti_6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwoQ3wx80xAzIwiI2BEsDiJgKq_XKY9_cHT86Xoar0YDSn7IZBTCDI0iaa5tNjF_0Vv3IGx91YAkdRlevq-3ZX9vhXMEg-AfAv_u0u8k9xhBwFuh7Uk3GgV9DrdOkZDx1_Vc/s400/Bawiti_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496316610999721634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There is A LOT of rubbish in Bawiti that really, really needs to be seen to.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-84047715323162624922010-07-20T05:08:00.000-07:002010-07-20T05:38:37.474-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >So shall we stay in Egypt for a while?<br />Perhaps it would be nice to see the Nile ...<br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">The Nile</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Egypt<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >June 2010</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukihCJ0oH0bMmgyHlfsSZOvlojqE-SOPy1P1p_JjbFgnMfVEjb6qZBTEmzlcLNnTAaiOO0V-vzonqfMjDUq2Di5AhP0pCgOya5i4KnV603VEIKz_wEhprNBKGJhCuEK1Ue9A/s1600/Nile_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukihCJ0oH0bMmgyHlfsSZOvlojqE-SOPy1P1p_JjbFgnMfVEjb6qZBTEmzlcLNnTAaiOO0V-vzonqfMjDUq2Di5AhP0pCgOya5i4KnV603VEIKz_wEhprNBKGJhCuEK1Ue9A/s400/Nile_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495959708641669746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >and some of the people who live along it<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhlwLmzpfbbxPemws0kO__gDkWF5Fw5KgVka6xmnI3sniLffms011GPI6zLhnGoMiGF9YfrZ2HHRzLEnx1vNMEetnH-ULY99Rq8HVeHlOZsfL-F4k8m9Ekp-C567hmoVSDq4/s1600/Nile_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZC5GaMrIVgGSGoOdgMRYn2yHx6rvWe9EVRqNMXMbp695O6mgnBGf9sEwo7wbXC3m_vlDSgrcycz-Y7Z4jumtO3sJjfp0lDCEYPkH2lQcskQU2M3OXooXBrAh9W4PU3dZmjk/s400/Nile_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495960728823394802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIElcdZac2OvMCRE9qxavUcw0dEB2Lreqi_Xq9LMtYcEhIrOLsKy8jehNXwqShOMyhRz2L7yvsQiUweU-0s-VsT0vCdY67J7AAcmHth_5ohHTMU36PGbpNPcrzM-vh4riY5IE/s1600/Nile_5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIElcdZac2OvMCRE9qxavUcw0dEB2Lreqi_Xq9LMtYcEhIrOLsKy8jehNXwqShOMyhRz2L7yvsQiUweU-0s-VsT0vCdY67J7AAcmHth_5ohHTMU36PGbpNPcrzM-vh4riY5IE/s400/Nile_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495964968661670466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />you can't tell from the pictures, because they look quite cool and calm, but it's hot. Super hot. </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >The kind of hot that sits on your skin like fabric. </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Hot so still and heavy it becomes almost tactile. </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >And all you can do is wait. Wait the for the afternoon to fade into evening when it cools enough for life to begin again.</span>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-9783107276130264782010-07-19T05:11:00.000-07:002010-07-19T05:17:41.233-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Luxor</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >The men, their horses and a sunset<br />Egypt<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >June 2010</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7sJDvJX-M9gYAS2bxPT6CfzNNgwU4ebvIYCAAeAPQBrwYjk-hMPxJMouEDyJ0bZLwBqnZG5SoILr4e104HhADKoVZ-xNcQ1FNpZC2YFvx2cGt3Dixw-Xa8r4aXyaPdXLlEs/s1600/Luxor_horseman2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7sJDvJX-M9gYAS2bxPT6CfzNNgwU4ebvIYCAAeAPQBrwYjk-hMPxJMouEDyJ0bZLwBqnZG5SoILr4e104HhADKoVZ-xNcQ1FNpZC2YFvx2cGt3Dixw-Xa8r4aXyaPdXLlEs/s400/Luxor_horseman2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495589897107753794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVtF-StIAb93a3OCh66PzoLq1HpdBL_Rw2cVzEk3aOdyTkIotqHviAFGrhWwR1GStE9Jx-CPZlUbCR1Gurca51og1r5lnaz_5o9vb1oqgfAEPtBULWY4cXxgQcFq4rz9-nD8/s1600/Luxor_horseman1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVtF-StIAb93a3OCh66PzoLq1HpdBL_Rw2cVzEk3aOdyTkIotqHviAFGrhWwR1GStE9Jx-CPZlUbCR1Gurca51og1r5lnaz_5o9vb1oqgfAEPtBULWY4cXxgQcFq4rz9-nD8/s400/Luxor_horseman1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495589128207370434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDHa5tnbAcJN5P349BED6z3c0Z6f6K1_j5Y-Fvxdn98K84OcGOPMMBxhOgSI1qqf4cCPNa313IJOJVLEoFvJoe0a53hJbdvRbr74tQj8T_2XBtZz2dJG6mdVR7y761XlxdE0/s1600/Luxor_Sunset2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDHa5tnbAcJN5P349BED6z3c0Z6f6K1_j5Y-Fvxdn98K84OcGOPMMBxhOgSI1qqf4cCPNa313IJOJVLEoFvJoe0a53hJbdvRbr74tQj8T_2XBtZz2dJG6mdVR7y761XlxdE0/s400/Luxor_Sunset2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495589301112593986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ57kfVkSBXfHf-8ugrcd4SMuniA338rxyBvnLboCxiLA2xy7eTtwI5SQgLiwtUgaPfjnf8FgQ-GFD9_F5MI643rs9hnYFrLBMAEZfvtc53cX7gkyqLVT_d_W-kANF_qyIXRk/s1600/Luxor_Sunset1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ57kfVkSBXfHf-8ugrcd4SMuniA338rxyBvnLboCxiLA2xy7eTtwI5SQgLiwtUgaPfjnf8FgQ-GFD9_F5MI643rs9hnYFrLBMAEZfvtc53cX7gkyqLVT_d_W-kANF_qyIXRk/s400/Luxor_Sunset1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495589384375166546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfMAOOeuh9V8PdcEWwuVkj5LpgIQawRv44-FoLtzLinIOSi9ZkeVPuwDeySGE55SaLKDGJsaPJ9jBqONf8O10LantGaXVlQ_h0Qw7qMTGrTt58t4NX1pwW5G4ROTheHJLR2E/s1600/Luxor_Sunset3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfMAOOeuh9V8PdcEWwuVkj5LpgIQawRv44-FoLtzLinIOSi9ZkeVPuwDeySGE55SaLKDGJsaPJ9jBqONf8O10LantGaXVlQ_h0Qw7qMTGrTt58t4NX1pwW5G4ROTheHJLR2E/s400/Luxor_Sunset3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495589225810939298" border="0" /></a>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-33577826729920374712010-07-19T05:03:00.000-07:002010-07-19T05:09:54.316-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Siwa</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Crafts for sale at Cleopatra's Pool<br />Egypt<br />June 2010</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmK_7wV37H0ZGl0veMBJsPqjqfteezd9LoOGrbKQ9B1KQ_Q3kEPLssWFTyAObEnHcCplssqn2-vmi055KI4Tp_VwQV1-i6x8aaQxgOU1mDD8QwMQVZ12nguXanSQgITYrpHo/s1600/Cleopatra_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmK_7wV37H0ZGl0veMBJsPqjqfteezd9LoOGrbKQ9B1KQ_Q3kEPLssWFTyAObEnHcCplssqn2-vmi055KI4Tp_VwQV1-i6x8aaQxgOU1mDD8QwMQVZ12nguXanSQgITYrpHo/s400/Cleopatra_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495587531989727794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUl7qHuPrZiC5ZJYxiubuv0eV0P8LGhqFmZRdMUe4t_p5sk29H2Kpj5oW3xOeSVoxmQebixAOFrUlhQgkAuJ4DggqruWuvcH5ikYtw-wqoMa_ZEJ-swd-RDLnRtjFak5Rbok/s1600/Cleopatra_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUl7qHuPrZiC5ZJYxiubuv0eV0P8LGhqFmZRdMUe4t_p5sk29H2Kpj5oW3xOeSVoxmQebixAOFrUlhQgkAuJ4DggqruWuvcH5ikYtw-wqoMa_ZEJ-swd-RDLnRtjFak5Rbok/s400/Cleopatra_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495587323551922914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFuwMLacQkP0qTW-3jWbvtXBCRAfOqHLlX_wwM6LE_AAZJUxi4D1sxPhvhyRExK8Hdc3tbCl92dpo-NA6Yd43GoBld6SJad-w3Mff4JsUhxJxP5aIaCVl1LgT3506GxnmH4M/s1600/Cleopatra_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFuwMLacQkP0qTW-3jWbvtXBCRAfOqHLlX_wwM6LE_AAZJUxi4D1sxPhvhyRExK8Hdc3tbCl92dpo-NA6Yd43GoBld6SJad-w3Mff4JsUhxJxP5aIaCVl1LgT3506GxnmH4M/s400/Cleopatra_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495587695902646322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yes! Went swimming in that pool!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8sCWcTZpm0SW0NWZzjFd6DFuFiruViDAgECKDKr-dBxUUZ_txean6e3yy1fftYv4Eo9gppBJXJD2maBrOSh_60pYKoyvvnlxzqFcYcjav1A8S6OfZs78Tb51mKafZ-J5BTc/s1600/Cleopatra_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8sCWcTZpm0SW0NWZzjFd6DFuFiruViDAgECKDKr-dBxUUZ_txean6e3yy1fftYv4Eo9gppBJXJD2maBrOSh_60pYKoyvvnlxzqFcYcjav1A8S6OfZs78Tb51mKafZ-J5BTc/s400/Cleopatra_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495587869663819906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7Xqku6QTNpVhvvlD8NIkk89jN-dlJDfGsk2bxF51fHuJYGOmzDVONcU3_Dt_bh31GG8djuEfrOnE_oFEMi73ISlkmtg-KXdRC69wz3ULRBRrgusv_ICyMAOs_teszxNswPU/s1600/Cleopatra_5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7Xqku6QTNpVhvvlD8NIkk89jN-dlJDfGsk2bxF51fHuJYGOmzDVONcU3_Dt_bh31GG8djuEfrOnE_oFEMi73ISlkmtg-KXdRC69wz3ULRBRrgusv_ICyMAOs_teszxNswPU/s400/Cleopatra_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495587785211706962" border="0" /></a>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-20658431946568206802010-07-19T04:20:00.000-07:002010-07-19T04:46:34.200-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Milos</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >Greek Islands<br />June 2010<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1SSB-nmz05hcBTrmy_XHwycx05qrhoWlTE5m_HuVBgAsfMnxT8O0otY9YGciRP30vz-5hc9yyDsTnTjJksoD4gfV9zaVkaDxhsNMo3tV4KKR5tHYgRyoGsoABEyn0fkHE8s/s1600/Milos_Rocks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1SSB-nmz05hcBTrmy_XHwycx05qrhoWlTE5m_HuVBgAsfMnxT8O0otY9YGciRP30vz-5hc9yyDsTnTjJksoD4gfV9zaVkaDxhsNMo3tV4KKR5tHYgRyoGsoABEyn0fkHE8s/s400/Milos_Rocks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495581955437886210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuA2ssQeb2vSEidmSb-MBHD7773zr31Pm-SbC28_wXrIMxR3LOSDki6UwN1r1Tcmlo_QAjivrrfVDMFmct57kFWIs_HhlqRq9I1qD_i1adh6M4-55lsf9Ksvj29Qbb6AYOnQU/s1600/Milos_Path.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuA2ssQeb2vSEidmSb-MBHD7773zr31Pm-SbC28_wXrIMxR3LOSDki6UwN1r1Tcmlo_QAjivrrfVDMFmct57kFWIs_HhlqRq9I1qD_i1adh6M4-55lsf9Ksvj29Qbb6AYOnQU/s400/Milos_Path.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495581892485060978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuCe6-dotCN9Y_tR5FssvebJ8WP6KVtfMrBDoevJUd2AlUlTbjQhgaDlvLOkcW-ER-AeRgLqrvq11Zw1Ta1sauQkBnAKkaOiHwh9RvNtJnj84LLyBokcffSHbbXDNRYbhHSU/s1600/Milos_Church.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuCe6-dotCN9Y_tR5FssvebJ8WP6KVtfMrBDoevJUd2AlUlTbjQhgaDlvLOkcW-ER-AeRgLqrvq11Zw1Ta1sauQkBnAKkaOiHwh9RvNtJnj84LLyBokcffSHbbXDNRYbhHSU/s400/Milos_Church.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495581708827602562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-82824663764030197272010-04-28T00:21:00.000-07:002010-07-19T04:47:20.624-07:00<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxUoSU-CH0SjB1UJUUv0579DD-6n1R-umHpwGYa63j10TAgBqduTDmBa4_y4hk0vnzbF0EaLcUnHC0S1xc6UWwK4J_ZcxKHW4SuMcqRCCs8gVtcFj8_By8Tca1j78cnY1iDI/s1600/Varanasi_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxUoSU-CH0SjB1UJUUv0579DD-6n1R-umHpwGYa63j10TAgBqduTDmBa4_y4hk0vnzbF0EaLcUnHC0S1xc6UWwK4J_ZcxKHW4SuMcqRCCs8gVtcFj8_By8Tca1j78cnY1iDI/s400/Varanasi_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465096862429345026" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwvHYVWx3LGpJ5NYkWOCHg0LhKujRFPcDcQQ6ph3G12cNmTPy8fAHbYoh_7Y1ZO7cWHDakqdUwEqPph6mc77U5F5wLbaKvmL1uXB8UvF4AYlyNP_fRNqDRxfy1dKiqTblRc0/s1600/Varanasi_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwvHYVWx3LGpJ5NYkWOCHg0LhKujRFPcDcQQ6ph3G12cNmTPy8fAHbYoh_7Y1ZO7cWHDakqdUwEqPph6mc77U5F5wLbaKvmL1uXB8UvF4AYlyNP_fRNqDRxfy1dKiqTblRc0/s400/Varanasi_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465096688657672338" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Varanasi</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >January 2006<br /><br />The picture on Wikipedia of Varanasi, (Benares), is glowing in yellow sunlight, taken one bright day. Majestic. The photos I took in 2006 are not like this at all. The sun is a smudge of yellow masked in gray. The buildings decaying, crumbled and filthy. The mass expanse of polluted river merges with a concrete coloured sky to leave barely a line where the two meet. The air is thick with dust and stench</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >. Regarded as a spiritual place, men and woman have lived and worshiped here on the banks of the Ganges for centuries. In 2006 between the guesthouse and the river, grubby children and their begging mothers squat amongst modern day rubbish, of plastic bags and bottles, in dirt shanties. Waiting, praying and hopefully surviving. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" > </span></span>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-70773893465880501662010-02-28T03:15:00.001-08:002010-02-28T03:22:22.831-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Mallorca</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >September 2009<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1x4NNeChTSaTg6MhCr8K43k9JlWyGFGN0MqophxPW30dq3SZsNG0QzFLzdVWKxdxbN7puIivHJCqkB2qx8WtQ9SrqGOe-4lsQmbBSE2uRwUrc16cK9ADXSQp8tWa-ufAJio/s1600-h/MallorcaVilla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 510px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1x4NNeChTSaTg6MhCr8K43k9JlWyGFGN0MqophxPW30dq3SZsNG0QzFLzdVWKxdxbN7puIivHJCqkB2qx8WtQ9SrqGOe-4lsQmbBSE2uRwUrc16cK9ADXSQp8tWa-ufAJio/s400/MallorcaVilla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443251584571564850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LRiLXsEIjIUtErep_KDOC-AVFt_tp_0D926B8ERhwIYk-ymmwiErqvQaVADfGk2o0RgqACbEhaYFooV48uRls0xtd_it_LCkGMhIJYvBGpzHxH7l2jFPIHZBJ1XepabzVNQ/s1600-h/MallorcaWall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 510px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LRiLXsEIjIUtErep_KDOC-AVFt_tp_0D926B8ERhwIYk-ymmwiErqvQaVADfGk2o0RgqACbEhaYFooV48uRls0xtd_it_LCkGMhIJYvBGpzHxH7l2jFPIHZBJ1XepabzVNQ/s400/MallorcaWall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443251750157172034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGpaEjSLTxquSmYOlk65XFzN2DNvVTjNfNZCha-oxwnZhbeySQgyjRrY9usKy1vf0rFUAVmLaxksl5SQdj1MfxymYXvJmVDoQFsq8AOCjNe2dfXIWlRsf-A_6hjtbQ6q5Mhc/s1600-h/MallorcaDonkey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 510px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGpaEjSLTxquSmYOlk65XFzN2DNvVTjNfNZCha-oxwnZhbeySQgyjRrY9usKy1vf0rFUAVmLaxksl5SQdj1MfxymYXvJmVDoQFsq8AOCjNe2dfXIWlRsf-A_6hjtbQ6q5Mhc/s400/MallorcaDonkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443251913287190930" border="0" /></a>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-14434592957504148032010-02-21T03:55:00.001-08:002010-02-28T02:56:18.177-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Sydney</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >February 2010<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GRg-DYuNr9_Kg0rT5FbLxjhoNQz_mlQz7lRpNrY2GGoHZ2CqSgxyxEJkeMk4foBL4YfwIbiVnxGbBV2TPKDEHe0PMVLDwaMDp1hmFR9lZ8theySm7KD6jwOxalVKa_YaswY/s1600-h/Sunset.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 510px; height: 339px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GRg-DYuNr9_Kg0rT5FbLxjhoNQz_mlQz7lRpNrY2GGoHZ2CqSgxyxEJkeMk4foBL4YfwIbiVnxGbBV2TPKDEHe0PMVLDwaMDp1hmFR9lZ8theySm7KD6jwOxalVKa_YaswY/s400/Sunset.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440664328147650626" border="0" /></a>Sydney in the summer. I like this photo so much I decided to use a variation of it for my banner and also for my website which is in the process of being redesigned.Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-13467094493720896812010-02-16T18:37:00.000-08:002010-02-25T16:02:34.507-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Nepal</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >December 2005<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpNiAa02PvoG-eyz6TDWTPU3xG60arVp2PZpe1Gcb7yMkYBaD_Y32msnFgMsick6B_bAryeQaxwDwo7dyYzHQPmGiO0Wc8huANK404UUL9PsgbtpPq9tR1BalQ2tI0yffJMM/s1600-h/Nepal_Girls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 510px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpNiAa02PvoG-eyz6TDWTPU3xG60arVp2PZpe1Gcb7yMkYBaD_Y32msnFgMsick6B_bAryeQaxwDwo7dyYzHQPmGiO0Wc8huANK404UUL9PsgbtpPq9tR1BalQ2tI0yffJMM/s400/Nepal_Girls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439036476222113106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFQ6mddU9etjuHe1t0d_T1wl_h0BvJlIVj9YoKyKKpmBbv4GAjUDJo1uzFMClJkIfK978YMymEOR1962hHmqpm69EeqIlAuvPRkp6l1WHp8VgAlC6TYTDQHEa3aaQh6C_GO0/s1600-h/TrekkingOutsideKath1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 510px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFQ6mddU9etjuHe1t0d_T1wl_h0BvJlIVj9YoKyKKpmBbv4GAjUDJo1uzFMClJkIfK978YMymEOR1962hHmqpm69EeqIlAuvPRkp6l1WHp8VgAlC6TYTDQHEa3aaQh6C_GO0/s400/TrekkingOutsideKath1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439036377621788210" border="0" /></a>A trek in the hills just outside Kathmandu. Little girls who live in a tiny village selling coke and soup for lunch. A path to a slightly bigger village. A freezing night, with a fierce breeze slipping through the cracks in the windows. But hospitality so warm and the sun so welcome in the morning.Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-58814320642645911092010-02-01T13:19:00.000-08:002010-02-01T13:27:30.344-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Phnom Penh</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >April 2001<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGfNS9BxeHEwmK9mjy-i-LbvF9E5vcngAEucbmEO0bd5C9P835mhNGuQIx4i-6kJeGcGkY_PuwwKPW05Y5Lku5a3TYObea_UK6UqIPLUJS_RaAbEzcQIWuDNNHHWN_I0y5YE/s1600-h/PhnomPenh_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGfNS9BxeHEwmK9mjy-i-LbvF9E5vcngAEucbmEO0bd5C9P835mhNGuQIx4i-6kJeGcGkY_PuwwKPW05Y5Lku5a3TYObea_UK6UqIPLUJS_RaAbEzcQIWuDNNHHWN_I0y5YE/s400/PhnomPenh_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433387993094850418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBwXxWyaF_BU6mqx41GgtjEA3Aqvd2p0EHsamsxnAJSViSQNpRQXwpDUoWAH-fwgfPie4As3-BLqZiTy7__xPGNxbJ8k3T2IcbzJpyK_yUiV0_By6FdVRcXaZ7c1INiYTXqg/s1600-h/PhnomPenh_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBwXxWyaF_BU6mqx41GgtjEA3Aqvd2p0EHsamsxnAJSViSQNpRQXwpDUoWAH-fwgfPie4As3-BLqZiTy7__xPGNxbJ8k3T2IcbzJpyK_yUiV0_By6FdVRcXaZ7c1INiYTXqg/s400/PhnomPenh_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433388224565995138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTymgEZLdblvZCjaU5067NrI5eoLWAnHV_Gl4Xsvf6JoGScE68oQrxSmx1V9NHnptMUUU7693fIKM-G51O8g78X5lDCHcZmJRDecMGZAscb8my9DUkg2Dj9QFbLR-0ndXVYw/s1600-h/PhnomPenh_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTymgEZLdblvZCjaU5067NrI5eoLWAnHV_Gl4Xsvf6JoGScE68oQrxSmx1V9NHnptMUUU7693fIKM-G51O8g78X5lDCHcZmJRDecMGZAscb8my9DUkg2Dj9QFbLR-0ndXVYw/s400/PhnomPenh_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433388379263141314" border="0" /></a>I've been working on a book today where the author travels through Cambodia. It got me thinking of my own time there. It was 2001. My first trip to South East Aisa. The plane from Bangkok was so old, it had bench seats. Phnom Penh. Crazy. A hotel that I am sure doubled as a brothel. There seemed to be a lot of very friendly girls in the hotel bar. Families of five on scooters. Heat so intense the sweat looked like I'd been caught in the rain. Decaying French elegance. A slow-moving mass of river. An ancient cyclo driver who didn't know the way of where I wanted to go. Ex-pats and NGOs. And then a ride up the river on the roof of a boat. Hours of sunshine, brown water, muddy banks, rickety homes on tall pools and flatness. To arrive at Siem Reap.Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36263731.post-35204148416912133082010-01-29T22:41:00.000-08:002010-01-29T22:57:57.220-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:arial,serif;font-size:180%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Botswana</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" >July 2008<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrOP6d9i8H_BDyF_NR5bTPRyRbA70ut3Fn1HYyD3IiBPacOFr5j8ybh2b_qBVxAQlM_34hwY0cIW6EgD2jvcBEXEm2xt7Z0cFNwQqXTNpL-qpGODw-cGGuTaU9UL6uBLl5Nk/s1600-h/BostwanaDelta.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrOP6d9i8H_BDyF_NR5bTPRyRbA70ut3Fn1HYyD3IiBPacOFr5j8ybh2b_qBVxAQlM_34hwY0cIW6EgD2jvcBEXEm2xt7Z0cFNwQqXTNpL-qpGODw-cGGuTaU9UL6uBLl5Nk/s400/BostwanaDelta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432420491247751746" border="0" /></a>In July 2008 I was lucky enough to spend some time in Botswana, and a few days in the Okavango Delta - the worlds biggest inland delta. It used to be that only men could be 'polers' but today women take on the role also. They do it with style and grace. It was so peaceful gliding through the water, inches above the surface. The hour or so that it took to reach our camp was over too quickly.<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648202463458627061noreply@blogger.com0