Bus loads of tourists stop here at Lake Monger each day to see Western Australia's famous black swans, but very few of the tourists would be around this side of the lake at sunset to properly appreciate it. Lake Monger is one of my favourite parts of Perth - I used to live nearby and went walking …
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Picture pirouette: Bathroom window view to a Tunisian landmark
Remember I promised to tell you more about Tunisia? Bit by bit, here I go. This is literally a view out of the bathroom window of my hotel room in El Jem, Tunisia. That amazing structure is the World Heritage-listed El Jem Colosseum, although they technically call it an amphitheater (but guidebooks …
Picture pirouette: Ports and coffee shops in Seattle
I'd almost forgotten that I'd ever been to Seattle: it was back in 2002 when, from Japan, we went to visit a friend in relatively nearby Vancouver. Looking back through my photos of the trip, I can recall visiting all the usual tourist spots there, but it was the port that seemed to fascinate me …