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  • History, Science, USA / July 20, 2019

    One small step…

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  • Beach, France, History, Military, Politics / June 6, 2019

    D-day

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  • Culture, Denmark, Sightseeing, Travel / October 24, 2018

    Wonderful Copenhagen

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  • Art, History, Italy, Politics, Sightseeing / February 18, 2017

    The Doge’s digs, Venice

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  • History, Portugal, Sightseeing, Travel / February 4, 2017

    Lisbon on a shoestring

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Art, History, Italy, Religion, Travel, UNESCO / March 18, 2020

Militello, Sicily

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Health, Italy, Politics, Science, Travel / March 13, 2020

Travel in the time of Corona

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History, Nature, Nigeria, Politics, Travel / February 29, 2020

“Such is life” – Nigeria

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History, Nature, Nigeria, Travel / February 22, 2020

Abuja

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Art, MyMalmo, Sports, Sweden / January 9, 2020

Zlatan has fallen

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Back in Venice with slide film (dia) in the camera Back in Venice with slide film (dia) in the camera. La Serenissima is photogenic far beyond the tourist spots. This alley just of St Marks has a draw on me. Is it the BAR, the Kodak sign, the stairs or..? Luckily a man turned ghost passed by to make it a picture as I leaned heavily on a closed metal shutter in July 1987. This is a part of a series of images from Italy made the last 40 years. It will run at least until the National Day on 2 July, which commemorates the defeat of another virus, fascism. #returntoItaly, #40yearsofitaly, #Italy, #Italia, #killcorona
The Spanish Steps transformed into a cat walk, pin The Spanish Steps transformed into a cat walk, pink and white flower facsimiles in large pots spread on the steps. A high end fashion show in the making Gucci, Fendi, Prada who the devil knows… Tall slender models, stepping down in flats, not likely on the day of the show. On the piazza tents with chairs, TV cameras and. Eyecandy. This is a part of a series of images from Italy made the last 40 years. It will run at least until the National Day on 2 July, which commemorates the defeat of another virus, fascism. #returntoItaly, #40yearsofitaly, #Italy, #Italia, #killcorona
It screams Italy, perhaps enough to be a cliché, It screams Italy, perhaps enough to be a cliché, but it makes me happy. The Vespa, the boy in shorts with sandals on a rickety bike with support wheels. His expression one of concentration with a target in sight. Behind him, a plastered façade with scuff marks and the remnants of a poster, a shop window filled with luggage. Buon Viaggio! This is a part of a series of images from Italy made the last 40 years. It will run at least until the National Day on 2 July, which commemorates the defeat of another virus, fascism. #returntoItaly, #40yearsofitaly, #Italy, #Italia, #killcorona This is a part of a series of images from Italy made the last 40 years. It will run at least until the National Day on 2 July, which commemorates the defeat of another virus, fascism. #returntoItaly, #40yearsofitaly, #Italy, #Italia, #killcorona
As a solo traveler it is easier to strike up a con As a solo traveler it is easier to strike up a conversation and I guess I must have with these three girls as there are a few more portraits of them. This one though the only with all three of them. Being shy I surprise myself sometimes and words just jump out of my mouth. What did we talk about? Who are they? Where were they from? Answers I do not have today. The picture answer at least the question of where as they are clearly photographed outside Colosseum. This is a part of a series of images from Italy made the last 40 years. It will run at least until the National Day on 2 July, which commemorates the defeat of another virus, fascism. #returntoItaly, #40yearsofitaly, #Italy, #Italia, #killcorona
The rusted hull of a boat sat in the mud on the bo The rusted hull of a boat sat in the mud on the bottom of Tiber, framed in the arch of Ponte Sant'Angelo and its reflection. I was probably coming or going towards the name sake Castel. Perhaps, I was sidetracked by the oddly placed vessel or the film crew further down the river. The shores filled with graffiti and garbage was not a pretty sight, but it was Rome in 1987. This is a part of a series of images from Italy made the last 40 years. It will run at least until the National Day on 2 July, which commemorates the defeat of another virus, fascism. #returntoItaly, #40yearsofitaly, #Italy, #Italia, #killcorona
By the summer of 1987 it was time return to Rome s By the summer of 1987 it was time return to Rome solo. Fresh off the train a look out the window at the street scene below. When the curb ran out the resourceful owner of a Fiat Cinquecento turned the car sideways and squeezed in using the sidewalk. The man walking did not seem to worried and stayed focused on his newspaper. When in Rome…. This is a part of a series of images from Italy made the last 40 years. It will run at least until the National Day on 2 July, which commemorates the defeat of another virus, fascism. #returntoItaly, #40yearsofitaly, #Italy, #Italia, #killcorona
To all those of you who gripe about the difficulty To all those of you who gripe about the difficulty of self-isolation and social distancing a British D-Day veteran named Harry said these wise words at 94: “If you can’t live with yourself you can’t live with anybody” Flattening the curve is a sound way to deal with the Corona outbreak and by keeping social distance it will be a lot easier. Evenso many just don't get it and cannot change the flock behaviour. Some do and deserve the credit. For the rest take a hint! Scaniabadet, Malmö, Sweden #coronavirus, #Malmö, #malmo, #twometersawaykeepcoronaatbay (Photo: Henry Arvidsson / henryarvidsson.com)
For most the lure of St Marks is the elaborate and For most the lure of St Marks is the elaborate and ornate facades surrounding the square. For others it was the easy corn literally handed out by tourists all across the square, sold by local suppliers across the piazza. This practice is luckily gone today as what went in must come out, with the outcome that the sandstone facades were not only left looking like crap they also eroded. This is a part of a series of images from Italy made the last 40 years. It will run at least until the National Day on 2 July, which commemorates the defeat of another virus, fascism. #returntoItaly, #40yearsofitaly, #Italy, #Italia, #killcorona
One thing I love about Venice is the absence of tr One thing I love about Venice is the absence of traffic (noise). Just hearing one’s own footsteps echoing in a narrow alley is a treat. One thing that is harder to like is the tourist swell and crowds at St Marks, but it is understandable as it is spectacular. Ergo to enjoy it from the comfort of a café comes at a prize. It was to date the most expensive cup of coffee I had ever sipped. But hey someone has to pay the piper or as in this case the violinist, the piano and base player, the accordionist and the waiter staff. This is a part of a series of images from Italy made the last 40 years. It will run at least until the National Day on 2 July, which commemorates the defeat of another virus, fascism. #returntoItaly, #40yearsofitaly, #Italy, #Italia, #killcorona
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