World Wide Wednesday 2016-01-27

Posted in the series, World Wide Wednesday around the world in photographs
Photography, Poetry, Travel

A glimpse into the archives of photography from around the world from Rantings Of A Third Kind on Wednesdays.

“Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aesop

World Wide Wednesday, Around the World in Black and White and Colour

This weeks posts, let’s visit Lanzarote of the Canary Islands in colour.
Enjoy!

Part One

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Part Two

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Part Three

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Part Four

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Word Wide Wednesday Presents: Lanzarote: Four

Posted in the series, World Wide Wednesday around the world in photographs
Photography, Poetry, Travel

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“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill

PART FOUR

Seaside and seagulls
Sailboats with long hulls
Blue waters and skies
Would have stayed longer,
But oh, how time flies!

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Word Wide Wednesday Presents: Lanzarote: Three

Posted in the series, World Wide Wednesday around the world in photographs
Photography, Poetry, Travel

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“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

PART THREE

A land filled with rocks and lava
Taking it easy with a cup of java
Especially since it’s as hot as a sauna
But still, this is almost complete nirvana

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Word Wide Wednesday Presents: Lanzarote: Two

Posted in the series, World Wide Wednesday around the world in photographs
Photography, Poetry, Travel

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“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin

PART TWO

A road trip to a nearby village
If we were Vikings, we’d certainly pillage
A quaint little place
A while everyone stays
But later it’s time to set sail
And back to the resort trail

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Word Wide Wednesday Presents: Lanzarote: One

Posted in the series, World Wide Wednesday around the world in photographs
Photography, Poetry, Travel

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“Vamos a la playa!”

PART ONE

Into the harbour and down to the beach
Plenty of scenery if that’s what you seek
Blue skies, sunshine and warm weather
How could the holidays get any better?

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A Trip To Helsinki City (Sightseeing and Walkabout) Two

Posted in the series Sightseeing and Walkabout
Photography, Poetry, Travel, Humour

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“We’re on a highway to Hell-sinki!”

A Trip To Helsinki City (Sightseeing and Walkabout) Two

Welcome to Hell-sinki!

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A Trip To Helsinki City (Sightseeing and Walkabout) One

Posted in the series Sightseeing and Walkabout
Photography, Poetry, Travel, Humour

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“We’re on a highway to Hell-sinki!”

A Trip To Helsinki City (Sightseeing and Walkabout) One

Helsinki, the little town in the middle of nowhere, called Finland. You may have heard of it?

The place where all Finns dress in jumpsuits all year long and polar bears roam the streets. Penguins and other arctic dwellers are as familiar house pets as a cat or a dog. These Finns talk in funny accents and drink lots of coffee. They drive like nuts, because rally is in their bloods. They sit naked in the middle of freezing cold in a lake or a pond. In return, they have this dark small lodge, called the Sauna, where they sit naked in a hundred degree heat. Then later in July, when the sun comes out once a year, the complain about a twenty degree heat.

Yes, you know who they are! Welcome to Hell-sinki!

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Hakaniemi (Sightseeing and Walkabout) Four

Posted in the series Sightseeing and Walkabout
Photography, Poetry, Travel

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“Good girls go to heaven, but bad girls go to Hellsinki”

Hakaniemi (Sightseeing and Walkabout) Four

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Hakaniemi (Sightseeing and Walkabout) Three

Posted in the series Sightseeing and Walkabout
Photography, Poetry, Travel

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“Good girls go to heaven, but bad girls go to Hellsinki”

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Hakaniemi (Sightseeing and Walkabout) Two

Posted in the series Sightseeing and Walkabout
Photography, Poetry, Travel

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“Good girls go to heaven, but bad girls go to Hellsinki”

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The notorious part of the town
Clad in a glorious white gown
Don’t let the history fool you
Sit down on a bench for the view
Beautiful in summer or winter
No longer a sore splinter
Of the great city of Helsinki

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