Travel photo of the day: Londonblur.

April 10, 2011Stories - about travel

“If we respected only what is inevitable and what has a right to be, music and poetry would resound along the streets.” — Henry David Thoreau I’ve always loved that kind of photo–the ones where something remains constant in the background while a crowd moves blurredly past. While on my way to the Adventurists’ Film … Read More

Travel photo of the day: Prisms in Porto.

February 1, 2011Stories - about travel

“Derive happiness in oneself from a good day’s work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.” — Henri Matisse It’s funny the things that remain with us after we leave a place. After a weekend in Porto, Portugal, I’m left with the usual roundup of activities to look back on–the four-hour bike ride along the coast to … Read More

Photo of the day: Terra cotta panorama.

January 25, 2011Stories - about travel

“As they went up between the houses that were dark and grisly under the blank, cold sky, it is amazing how these women of vermilion and rose-pink seemed to melt into an almost impossible blare of colour. What a risky blend of colours!” — D.H. Lawrence, Sea and Sardinia Some places have a way of … Read More