Heviz Thermal Baths, Hungary I'm not sure how it's happened that despite two thoroughly enjoyable trips to Hungary, I've never blogged about the country. I'm rectifying that with showing you a photo from what's probably my favourite Hungarian experience - a dip in the Heviz Thermal Baths in the …
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Picture pirouette: Snowy bikes in Kemi, Finland
It is cold in Perth today. (It's cold all this week. And I don't like it!) But if I dig through my photo albums I am reminded that you can't really claim "it's cold" when the temperature never goes below freezing.Frozen bicycles in Kemi, Finnish LaplandThis was Boxing Day in Kemi, a town in Finnish …
Picture pirouette: Basel’s wall of plates
With my sister-in-law and her family living in the pretty city of Basel, Switzerland, I've visited often and been shown a number of the more unusual sights. This one still rates as a favourite: it's a wall of plates. Nobody can tell me anything about the what or why, but I guess it just is what it …