my take on dubai (part 2)

… the early sunrise desert safari is my highest note in Dubi. Even if it meant that we had to be up by 04.15am. The pick up was 05.00am at our hotel. It was a very chilly start on our …

cee’s fun fotochallenge – wood

“People say photographs don’t lie, mine do.” David LaChapelle “One eye sees, the other feels.” Paul Klee A piece of art at Istanbul Modern Art Museum – November 2016 “We need hours of aimless wandering or spates of time sitting on …

a perfect “midsommar” eve

… after a night of good sleep and early view of ocean sunrise at “Hotel Skansen” in pretty Båstad, Sweden’s small answer to Wimbledon … was it time to enjoy the hotel’s magnificent breakfast buffet, all included. I woke up early …

birthday celebration with sea view

In the “old days” we celebrated Midsummer, the longest day of the year (21.06) whenever it happened, but today we celebrate it during the weekend closest to date. Midsummer is the biggest yearly event and holiday in Sweden, something you …

a magical long weekend – fanø, denmark

Fanø is an island on the West coast of Denmark …. a bit complicated to get to without a car, but with urging comes will. Had a fantastic weekend there with Ann Christin@Leya and her husband Lars, we needed a …

my catch of the day

“I just want to be happy and naked” Unkown…… greetings from a rainy Fanø

a beach full of freedom

“Freedom is the kite’s response to the wind.” Marty Rubin Just now on the beautiful Danish island Fanø, where they host the International kite flyer meeting just now. An event they have hosted for 35 years now. The reason why I’m …

travel diary, back in porto – 24 hours in costa nova (part 1)

Friday morning … and it was still wet-WET!!! The neighbour’s birds started to sing around 5am – but I enjoyed that. 3 cages they had outside their windows. I had plans to take the 09.45am train to Aveiro and it …

sea, hollyhocks and tennis

“The ball is round, the game is long.” Björn Borg This week we are only going to have one great day with some sunshine, and that was yesterday, so I thought I will make use of my Summer Jo-Jo and visit …

observation from a bench at the seafront

Yesterday we had another warm day and with no wind at all …. in our beautiful backyard, not a leave on the trees was moving. My friend, Bärbel and I decide to take our “fika” (coffebreak) down at the seafront.  I …

weekly photo challenge – partners

“Sometimes a silent hug is the only thing to say.” Robert Brault An image from a the small beach by the Strand pavilion in Lanskrona, a beautiful sunset in June this year. I wish you a pleasant weekend!!! In a overheated Warsaw just …