Tag Archives: Sunset

Coastal escapism.

Posted on 01/03/2020 by awtytravels

I needed out. Out of walls, weapons, checkpoints and people convinced of being on first-name-terms with God. I needed a place where bigots were rarer than pandas, alcohol plentiful and the attitude on weed lax. I needed Tel Aviv. Tel … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Middle East | Tagged Alfa Romeo, AM-PM, Bauhaus, Boulevard Rothschild, Boutique, British Airways, Bus Station, Clouds, Corniche, Independence Trail, Israel, It, Jaffa, Kite, Kite surf, Kite surfers, Med, Mediterranean, Middle East, Promenade, Saturday, Sea, Sherut, Stephen King, Storm, Sunset, Supremes, Surf, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Wind, Winter, Yafo | 21 Comments

North of the sun.

Posted on 23/01/2020 by awtytravels

I’ve never flown this far north. On the moving map a rendition of our aircraft is hurtling down a steep curve, a headfirst plunge along a yellow arc linking London to the Pacific Northwest. We’ve climbed north, past Scotland and … Continue reading →

Posted in Odd ones out, The world from above | Tagged 777, BA49, Boeing, British Airways, Canada, Day, Flying, Greenland, Heathrow, Heathrow Airport, Ice, London, New World, Night, Northern Territories, Nunavut, Odd ones out, Polar ice, Pole, Seattle, Sunrise, Sunset, The world from above, United States, USA, Whitehorse, Winter, World from above | 28 Comments

Pacific skies.

Posted on 16/06/2019 by awtytravels

I lied. I said that the last post was going to be the final one from Rapa Nui, but here’s another. The fact is that to go to Rapa Nui and not to be mesmerised by its skies is 100% … Continue reading →

Posted in Americas, Chile | Tagged Ahu, Ahu Akivi, Ahu Tahai, Blue, Chile, Clouds, Crab, Dark, Devil Almight Blues, Easter Island, Gold, Isla de Pascua, Light, Ocean, Orongo, Pacific Ocean, Photography, Photos, Rain, Rapa Nui, Sky, Storm coming down, Sun, Sunrise, Sunset | 13 Comments

El misterio vive: Rapa Nui journal, Part III (and final).

Posted on 11/06/2019 by awtytravels

There’s only a beach on Easter Island: as it’s to be expected, it comes with a bit of tourist infrastructure. But stop that image that’s forming in your mind, the one with all-inclusive resorts and a W Hotel with unz-unz-unz … Continue reading →

Posted in Americas, Chile | Tagged Ahu, Ahu Tahai, Anakena, Beach, Clouds, Easter Island, horses, Isla de Pascua, Milky Way, Moai, Navel of the world, Ocean, Pacific, Pale blue dot, Palm, Pescado, Poike, Rapa Nui, Ship, Stargazing, Stars, Sunrise, Sunset, Tahai, Te Pito Kura, Te Pito o Te Henua, Tongariki | 20 Comments

Room with a view.

Posted on 25/01/2019 by awtytravels

Vista más bonita, said one review of my Buenos Aires hotel. On a late afternoon on the day of my arrival, I couldn’t but agree. But the real stunner came the following morning, at dawn. Habitación con vista indeed.

Posted in Argentina | Tagged Balvanera, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires skyline, Congreso, Dawn, Habitación, Hotel Grandview, Puerto Madero, Silhouette, Skyline, Sunrays, Sunrise, Sunset, View, Vista | 8 Comments

Approaching Beirut.

Posted on 06/06/2018 by awtytravels

Beirut, Paris of the East. Beirut, mother of laws. Beirut, the city that can be Rio, Miami and 1943 Stalingrad all within the same block. Beirut, the filthy. Beirut, the ironic (another French legacy I suspect). Beirut, you’ve got the … Continue reading →

Posted in Lebanon, Middle East | Tagged Beirut, Cedars, Civil War, France, Graffiti, Holiday Inn Beirut, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Middle East, Phoenicia, Rubbish, Sunset | 17 Comments

Where kites fly above the fort.

Posted on 24/03/2017 by awtytravels

I often think that I’d have been a Portuguese explorer. This isn’t because of an unquenchable thirst for boot, a penchant for ending up chewed by unfriendly natives, or an interest in being consumed by hideous tropical diseases; rather, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Sri Lanka | Tagged Asia, Astronomy, Buddha, Buddhist, Cargo, Ceylon, Dutch, Dutch Hospital, Galle, Galle Fort, Galle Railway station, Holland, Indian Ocean, Islam, Kite, Lloyd's, Madrasah, Muslim, Netherlands, Rampart Street, Robert Louis Stevenson, Shipping, Sri Lanka, Sunset, Tropics, Twilight, Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC | 18 Comments