la vie boheme

'Doctor Fish' The tourists on Santorini were flocking to have their feet nibbled by tiny fish. One establishment billed itself ...

My best shot :-) Whale watching is all about the photos, right? Many an eager whale-watcher goes to sea thinking it's about spo...

Ready to sled? So what's a fun thing to do in the depths of winter in northern Europe? How about a trip to Finnish Lapland, 250 kms...

'La Vie Boheme', as you may have noticed, has been in retirement recently, consequent upon your blogger's departure from gl...

Standing to attention. Recently, a lively 12-year-old was visiting, so where better to spend the day than London Zoo? We took the scen...

The Grey Nurse glides by...*shiver* Manly Aquarium, Sydney It was a balmy May day in Sydney, the sun was warm and the sea sparkling...

The Welsh Flag My first visit to Wales. I noted a few odds and ends to report:  I breezed through Cardiff (the capital o...

Thylacine I was thinking of devoting this blog post to the thylacine, the ‘Tasmanian Tiger’, but I like to illustrate my posts with ph...