"It is lonely when you're among people, too," said the snake. - Le Petit Prince, Chapter XVII

Some special friends I have made on my travels.

Malaysian Elephant Sanctuary

Hamish

Scottish Highland Coo

Camels

Morocco, Sahara Desert

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse ~ Winston Churchill

A small selection of the amazing street art I have captured during my travels over the past 9 months. 

London, UK

Barcelona, Spain

Heidelberg, Germany

Paris, France

Tree beside Jim Morrison's Grave

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Venice, Italy

An intercom!

Granada, Spain

Lisbon, Portugal

I am sorry I don't know the names of the artist's responsible for these art works, in order to pay them the credit they deserve.

"Em yeu anh" means "I love you" in Vietnamese

Anyone who knows me would know how passionate I am about Vietnam. They would also know that I want a Vietnamese baby!! I am in love! It is just one of those places that completely stimulates all senses and fills your veins with excitement. I could go on and on... 

"Tea should be taken in solitude." ~C.S. Lewis

The relaxing ritual of having a cup of tea. Bliss!

Just two out of a wonderful collection of tea cups that my Nanny left behind. I adore them.

"You tell me stories of the sea..."

The very special James Craig. Something my Grandfather is proud of, something I thoroughly enjoyed. A little piece of history.

"The barque James Craig was built by Bartram, Haswell & Co. in Sunderland, England in 1874. Originally named Clan Macleod, her maiden voyage was to Peru. 

For 26 years she plied the trade routes of the world carrying general cargoes during which period she rounded Cape Horn 23 times. In 1900 she was purchased by Mr J J Craig of Auckland and was used on trans-Tasman trade routes as a general cargo carrier. In 1905 she was re-named James Craig and then a short six years later, in 1911, she was laid up because increasing competition from steam ships made sailing vessels uneconomical. She was then stripped and used as a copra hulk in New Guinea. After the First World War there was an acute shortage of cargo ships. This gave James Craig a new lease of life after being towed from New Guinea to Sydney for re-fitting."

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Blogging whilst listening to the tunes of a piano being played somewhere in my apartment block...,sigh, how pleasant. Not so pleasant at 9 every morning though.

Moonlight Sonata