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Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Valparaiso, Chile

The magnificent murals of Valparaiso, Chile. Read the accompanying post: ‘The murals of Valparaiso‘. See other Velvet moments: Floating villages, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Zanzibar, Tanzania Lago Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile Pompeii, Italy Bora Bora, French Polynesia Serengeti, Tanzania Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina

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Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

The floating villages of Gaya Island, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Read the accompanying post: ‘Plane Views: Kota Kinabalu‘ See other Velvet moments: Zanzibar, Tanzania Lago Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile Pompeii, Italy Bora Bora, French Polynesia Serengeti, Tanzania Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina Valle de la Luna, Chile Positano, Italy [...]

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Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Zanzibar, Tanzania

The beaches of Zanzibar, Tanzania Read the accompanying post: The Exotic Isle of Zanzibar See other Velvet moments: Lago Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile Pompeii, Italy Bora Bora, French Polynesia Serengeti, Tanzania Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina Valle de la Luna, Chile Positano, Italy Buenos Aires, Argentina Seminyak, Indonesia [...]

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Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Lago Grey, Torres del Paine

Lago Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile Read the accompanying post: Patagonia: Home of the Gods (Part II) See other Velvet moments: Pompeii, Italy Bora Bora, French Polynesia Serengeti, Tanzania Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina Valle de la Luna, Chile Positano, Italy Buenos Aires, Argentina Seminyak, Indonesia Lang [...]

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Velvet moments: spring in my garden

After a long, cold winter, it’s finally warm enough to sit in my garden and enjoy the sunshine. It’s a stunning spring day: clear, blue sky, a slight breeze and the sun’s rays feel delightfully warm. My garden is simply bursting with life and colour. The fish and the salamanders in the pond are swimming [...]

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Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Pompeii

An erotic fresco in Pompeii, Italy. Read the accompanying post: The Faces of Pompeii. See other Velvet moments: Bora Bora, French Polynesia Serengeti, Tanzania Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina Valle de la Luna, Chile Positano, Italy Buenos Aires, Argentina Seminyak, Indonesia Lang Tengah island, Malaysia Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina [...]

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An afternoon in the Keukenhof

The Keukenhof is perhaps the Netherlands’ most popular tourist attraction in the spring. Literally translated, Keukenhof means ‘kitchen garden’, and is located near the town of Lisse, about a half-hour drive southwest of Amsterdam, in the heart of one of the country’s major flower-growing regions. The Keukenhof is the world’s largest flower garden and every [...]

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Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Bora Bora, French Polynesia from the air. Read the accompanying post: ‘Plane Views: Bora Bora‘ See other Velvet moments: Serengeti, Tanzania Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina Valle de la Luna, Chile Positano, Italy Buenos Aires, Argentina Seminyak, Indonesia Lang Tengah island, Malaysia Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina The Great Ocean [...]

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Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Serengeti

The jeep stopped and this topi came to greet us at the Serengeti, Tanzania. Read the accompanying post: ‘Serengeti Magic‘. See other Velvet moments: Bora Bora, French Polynesia Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia Masaai Mara, Kenya Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina Valle de la Luna, Chile Positano, Italy Buenos Aires, Argentina Seminyak, Indonesia Lang Tengah island, Malaysia [...]

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Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Sacred Water Temple, Bali

Sacred Water Temple, Bali, Indonesia. Read the accompanying post: “A Day Out in Bali“. See other Velvet moments: Bora Bora, French Polynesia Serengeti, Tanzania Masaai Mara, Kenya Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina Valle de la Luna, Chile Positano, Italy Buenos Aires, Argentina Seminyak, Indonesia Lang Tengah island, Malaysia Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina The Great Ocean Road, Australia [...]

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