by Paul | May 16, 2025 | City, Place, Travel
Marrakesh or Marrekech is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. Medina of Marrakesh Founded in 1070–72 by the...
by Paul | Apr 24, 2020 | Mountain Walking, Place, Travel, Walking and climbing
Les Gets is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Les Gets is situated on the col between Taninges and Morzine, at the western edge of the Portes du Soleil ski area. Les Gets Resort Guide In the summer of...
by Paul | Apr 16, 2020 | Birds, Countryside walking, Days Out, Place, Walks
Looking west towards Clipston area HARRINGTON AIRFIELD Harrington airfield, known as Station 179 during WW2, was built by the 826th and 852nd Engineer Battalions of the US Army as a Class A airfield intended for heavy bomber use, the main runway length being...
by Paul | Mar 20, 2020 | Birds, Days Out, Place, Ravensthorpe Reservoir
“UK PM Johnson: Everyone should now avoid social contact with others” Is the day that I decided to keep myself away from potential sources of the Corvid-19 Virus. Whether I shall be successful will been obvious later in the year. So no cafes and pubs in...
by Paul | Nov 11, 2019 | Birds, Days Out, Photograph, Place, Short walks, Walking and climbing, Walks
Two images stitched together I visit Ravensthorpe on many occasions. It is a pleasant short walk which walking non stop would take about 30 minutes. Stopping and starting it turns into an hour or more. Usually with a wide selection of bird life to observe including...
by Paul | Sep 9, 2019 | Birds, Days Out, Long Walks, Nature Reserves, Place, RSPB, Travel, Walks
RSPB Frampton Marsh – Lincolnshire – 3rd September 2019 https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/frampton-marsh/ I think I visited Frampton Marsh on a ‘quiet’ day. There were birds about but not in any large...
