
Photo of the day (Peace Gardens)




One of my favourite things about a vacation is idling away the time reading books I enjoy. Often this involves recapturing my youth and immersing myself in the many rich stories of Greek mythology. On my recent break to Greece (Skiathos) I had the pleasure of reading Paul Cartledge’s fascinating book ‘The Spartans.’
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The best shots require patience.
I won’t tell you how long I had to wait to take this shots sans tourists 🙂


A relatively common bird in Cyprus. This one came so close I could capture it with the smart phone.
They eat almost everything and often steal food from smaller birds and, occasionally, pork gyros from unsuspecting tourists. As long as there’s not too much garlic mayo …
Beautiful bird.
Today I had the pleasure of revisiting one of my favourite historical sites on Cyprus – the Sanctuary of Aphrodite.
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