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Closeup view of pistachio filled baklava behind a glass window in Gaziantep in Easter Turkey
  • gaziantep
  • turkey

food and art treasures waiting to be discovered in Gaziantep

  • June 26, 2024
view of happy street vendor selling bici bici ice dessert near riverfront in Adana in eastern turkey
  • adana
  • turkey

from the holy to the profane on the road to adana

  • June 25, 2024
inflating a hot air balloon which is lying on its side in cappadocia, turkey
  • cappadocia
  • turkey

Rediscovering your inner child in beautiful Cappadoccia

  • June 24, 2024

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  • italy
  • puglia

travelling into a sumptuous past in lecce

  • onshiftingsands
  • July 27, 2019
It's like travelling into a baroque forest of stone tendrils, flowers and vines. The architecture of Lecce in Puglia is sumptuous and hints at a past steeped in both tradition and an…
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  • finland
  • inari

lake inari

  • onshiftingsands
  • January 5, 2020
We woke to the clearest and brightest day of our stay. What a shame! We thought we would spend our last few hours on the lake. Some beautiful shots – it was a very special light we…
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  • austria
  • vienna

the treasures of empire

  • onshiftingsands
  • January 12, 2020
Sunday was a much more relaxed affair! We started the morning with breakfast at Vollpension – which is a cafe run by grandmas and grandpas. What a brilliant concept! We were welcomed by…
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  • a murray river roadtrip
  • australia

a paddle steamer on the murray at echuca

  • onshiftingsands
  • May 15, 2021
– a gentle paddle up an iconic river – We had decided to follow the iconic Murray River along the Victorian border and were headed to Sea Lake after a brief stay in Rutherglen. An…
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  • greece
  • milos island

the churches of milos island

  • onshiftingsands
  • August 5, 2019
he simple, monotonous ringing of the bell at the church above our home seemed to punctuate our daily routine and no matter where we found ourselves on the island the regular peal would force…
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  • italy
  • venice

art and armaments in venice

  • onshiftingsands
  • September 8, 2019
visiting the biennale and exploring past connections
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  • finland
  • helsinki

the unexpected delight that is Helsinki

  • onshiftingsands
  • December 31, 2019
filtered sun and meditative spaces
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  • australia
  • country victoria

lovely sticky wines in rutherglen

  • onshiftingsands
  • May 13, 2021
Rutherglen occupies a special place in the Australian wine industry as the home of Australian fortified wines. You can easily spend a day in Rutherglen cycling between wineries and enjoying a…
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  • greece
  • milos island

the fishing villages of milos island

  • onshiftingsands
  • August 4, 2019
Can you imagine a more idyllic life? Sun drenched and dazzling white against the azure blue of the meditteranean, the fishing villages of milos island are to envy..
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  • italy
  • puglia

charming locorotondo

  • onshiftingsands
  • July 26, 2019
Locorotondo is a charming village, still not quite on the main tourist map but on its way there. Whitewashed houses and honey-coloured stone – a beautiful village buried in Villa d'Istria
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  • austria
  • vienna

…..ooohhh vienna!

  • onshiftingsands
  • January 16, 2020
We had decided to all meet in Vienna for the weekend. Calum & Mini were coming from Budapest where they had been for the week; and Niran and I were flying in from Munich after he finished…
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  • italy
  • puglia

breezing though bari

  • onshiftingsands
  • July 30, 2019
Only a few hours and so much to see. Bari is a bustling, modern lively town which spares a solid nod to its rich past..
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  • dalen
  • norway
  • ulefoss

hiking – or not! – around dalen

  • onshiftingsands
  • August 9, 2018
Day 2 of our visit to Norway. We’ve been a bit worried about just how “active” our limited hiking skills would allow us to be on this holiday, and today was going to be our first test. We…
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  • australia
  • country victoria

a quiet day in and around castlemaine

  • onshiftingsands
  • May 21, 2021
– gentle beauty & peace found in the run-of-the-mill – We had decided to spend a quiet day exploring a few small towns in and around Castlemaine. There’s nothing grand…
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  • italy
  • puglia

alborebello, disneyland in puglia

  • onshiftingsands
  • July 25, 2019
By all accounts it's overrun by tourists (which it was) but nonetheless it's worthwhile seeing because it's a UNESCO site.(also true). Pretty and quaint but challenging in terms of its "authenticity".
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