Tag Archives: vacation

Weekly Travel Photo Challenge – Transport

Posted on December 17, 2012 by greenmackenzie

This blinged up speedboat made us laugh out loud when we spotted it cruising past us at super slow speed. We were in the middle of the exclusive and glossy glamour of Dubai Marina, and the bright unrestrained colours popped … Continue reading →

Posted in history, photos, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Dubai, Dubai harbour, musings, old Dubai, photography, transport, travel, vacation | 8 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry

Posted on November 3, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I took this on a visit to the interior of Tunisia in 2009. The sheer size of the building and all its repeating geometry was so stunning. As we looked a little closer we could see that the columns were … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient sites, history, photos, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged columns, Great Mosque of Kairouan, Mosque of Uqba, photo, photography, pillars, postaday, travel, Tunisia, Unesco World Heritage site, vacation | 10 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign

Posted on October 28, 2012 by greenmackenzie

This was taken from a boat while we were travelling between islands in Thailand. We were told that birds nests were harvested from the roof of these caves, and exported to China for the infamous birds nest soup. All very … Continue reading →

Posted in nature photo, photos, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged birds nest soup, caves, nature, photo, photography, postaday, Thailand, travel, vacation | 7 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge : Silhouette

Posted on October 21, 2012 by greenmackenzie

This is taken beneath the shade of a big old sycamore tree, looking from Plockton towards the Applecross peninsula. I spent countless childhood hours in the branches of this tree and running through the meadow grass and wildflowers which stretch … Continue reading →

Posted in nature photo, photos, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged meadow, photography, Plockton, postaday, scotland, silhouette, travel, vacation, Wester Ross | 4 Comments

Market Value: Another Urban Myth?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Looking back at these shots from a market I visited deep in the heart of Tunisia, made me think about the way we buy and pay for things in ‘the West’. The cart piled high with fennel fresh from the … Continue reading →

Posted in food, mindfulness, philosophy, photos, thoughts, travel | Tagged bread, buying food, fennel, food, haggling, life, market, market produce, market stall, market value, mindfulness, philosophy, photo, postaday, travel, Tunisia, Tunisian market, vacation | Leave a comment

Weekly Photo Challenge: Big

Posted on October 13, 2012 by greenmackenzie

This big bronze horse is carrying his big hero of a rider, Wellington, towards the rather big New Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. I took this photo on my way to a lovely family meal in the hotel on a warm … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, history, photos, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Edinburgh, photo, photography, postaday, scotland, scottish, sunset, travel, vacation | 6 Comments

Travel Theme: Foliage

Posted on September 29, 2012 by greenmackenzie

Here is my offering for the Travel Theme Challenge: Foliage These were taken last Autumn in the Birks of Aberfeldy, in Perthshire, Scotland. This is such a stunning ancient beech forest, that it has inspired lots of poets, writers and … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient history, ancient sites, green walks, history, mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, photos, poem, verse, weekly photo challenge | Tagged autumn colours, Birks of Aberfeldy, life, light, mindfulness, nature, outdoors, Perthshire, perthshire scotland, philosophy, photo, poem, poetry, postaday, Robert Burns, scotland, scots pines, scots poem, scottish, spiritual, sunlight, travel, tree, vacation, walk, walking | 7 Comments

Deep Peace

Posted on August 30, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I walked today along the beach, listening to the long gentle waves washing through the sand. There was a feeling of peace filling the whole place, with just a whisper of a breeze caressing the air. The school have all … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, celtic prayer, green walks, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, poem, relaxation | Tagged beach, calm space, celtic monks, DPchallenge, Edinburgh, gentle waves, life, mindfulness, nature, photo, poem, poetry, postaday, relaxation, scotland, spititual, the past, vacation, walk | 8 Comments

Cooking with Santa

Posted on August 6, 2012 by greenmackenzie

I was in Edinburgh today, soaking up the festival atmosphere, bathed in unexpected warm sunshine. It was so warm and sunny that the pavement side cafes were filling up and it all looked very continental. I decided to pop into … Continue reading →

Posted in cooking, food, mindfulness, photos, recipie | Tagged Edinburgh, gardening, grow your own, Jamie Oliver, mindfulness, nature, photo, things to do in Edinburgh, tomatoe recipie, tomatoe sauce, travel, vacation, vegetables | Leave a comment

Sacred Well

Posted on July 29, 2012 by greenmackenzie

We came across this sacred well on a trip to Applecross, in Rosshire. It was a beautiful sunlit day, with a soft breeze stirring the grass and the waves. Swifts were swooping through the sky doing bombing runs for insects … Continue reading →