B is for… Botswana
Our alphabetical tour of the world’s countries takes us to Botswana today, a truly wonderful part of Africa. Leopard in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, August 2013 Click to view slideshow. Part...
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The letter C takes us to Cuba, a place that had been near the top of my list for many years and i finally got there at the end of 2016. Havana, Cuba, December 2016 Click to view slideshow. Part...
View ArticleD is for… Denmark
On D day, I’m taking you to Denmark; to Copenhagen to be precise. The percent spot for a chilled and affordable weekend break from Britain. A snowy day in Copenhagen, January 2016 Click to view...
View ArticleF is for… France
F is for France. A huge country to cover in a single post, but here’s a quick hop to some of my personal favourites. Paris, April 2014 Marseille panorama Click to view slideshow. List of A…...
View ArticleG is for… Germany
We are flying through the alphabet, with G for Germany here today. Reichstag, Berlin, May 2017 Click to view slideshow. If you fancy visiting a different G, there is a full list of G… countries...
View ArticleH is for… Hungary
Anniversary of Treaty of Trianon, June 2016 Click to view slideshow. List of H… countries: Haiti Honduras Hungary Copyright Debbie Smyth, 9 April 2018 Posted as part of April A to Z
View ArticleI is for… Ireland
North Wall Quay, Dublin, 2015 Come join for me a quick flit around Dublin. I haven’t been for a few years now, so these are all from archive. Click to view slideshow. And here’s a list of the...
View ArticleThe Edinburgh weather changes with speed
Clouds sweeping across Edinburgh, August 2019 Summer on Thursday; winter on Friday. Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that many of us openly...
View ArticleWandering the wetlands
Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, March 2020 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 23 March 2020 Posted as part of WWE
View ArticleCountries ending and starting with A
Vienna skyline, 2015 A week or two ago, Cee gave us a challenge of a country ending with K. What a great topic – and it gave me a need to complete the alphabet. So, I’m taking a break from my...
View ArticleTransnistria
Countries ending with A As I mentioned last week, I’m taking a break from my Wednesday quotations and tackling geography with an alphabetic slant instead. Last week I kicked off with countries...
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Countries ending with A Yesterday, as part of my countries ending with … series, I showed the city of Bender. So today I thought I’d finish that story with a quick tour of the capital, Tiraspol....
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