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Visitors from the old days
Meanwhile in Amsterdam, we had visitors from the old Roeland volunteering days. It's great to have people in your life that you can share stuff with, and laugh instantaneously, even though you're living in different countries and don't get to see each other every day.
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Pineapple Air
Derona admiring the turquoise Bahamian Sea from the window of our 14-passenger charter flight to Eleuthera. The name of the airline, Pineapple Air, says it all.
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2012/11/22
Warm blue
Maybe it's the slight purple tinge, maybe the pink memories. Never mind why.
The sky over Madeira is warm blue.
2012/10/14
Driving down a mountain
Mountain walks can be an amazing. But driving down the mountain, when the evening comes, is unforgettable. While you progress down curvy serpentines, the surrounding rock glistens in the final rays sunshine. You're immersed in a world that is warm, safe and breathtakingly beautiful. Then, suddenly, you're in the middle of a white cloud, surrounded by dark trees and eerie night shadows.
The sunset magic is over before you can say "goodbye".
2012/10/08
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Christmas Plant, oh... hang on, it's a Christmas Tree!
Madeira is renowned for great outdoor gardens, full of plants just like the ones people grow in pots in their living room, back in mainland Europe. But in the warm Mediterranean climate innocent potted plants turn out to be not-so-innocent, monstrous trees or giant shrubs. Such is the case of Poinsettia, the red-leaved decorative flower popular in Europe at Christmas. In the outdoors, this innocent beauty can grow up to 4 meters tall. So if you’re spending Christmas in Madeira, rather than putting a Christmas Plant in the middle of your dining table, you can put the table underneath it, and enjoy the sight of a blue sky spotted with fiery red flowers ;)
2012/09/27
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Curral das Freiras (English: The Nun's Valley) is a mountainous village nested in the shadow of Pico do Arieiro and Pico Ruivo in the heart of Madeira. The community living in this valley is isolated from the outside world by perilous cliffs, and getting in and out of there by car is one of a kind experience. The shot comes from a 1h descent from Eira do Serrado.
2012/08/25
Pico do Arieiro
Huh? What's that? A giant golf ball landed on the surface of Mars?
Nope! It's an observation station on top of Pico do Arieiro. We spent last Christmas in Madeira, a giant mountainous garden emerging from the North Atlantic just 400 km North of the Canary Islands.
The views are breathtaking, especially at sunset. And we've seen a lot of those, having eased into a slow lifestyle of lunchtime breakfasts and afternoon walks. At 1818 m. above sea level this peak offers a breathtaking view of the island shrouded by fluffy, pink clouds. Beautiful but also deceitful: if you linger watching the sunset, you may expect a long and slow journey home, along hair-raising mountainous crevices, down unnerving hairpin turns.
Oh, and the road is super narrow, and it's all happening in very dense fog. Ah, they joys of travelling! :)
2012/08/22
New Beginnings
We are heading in a new direction. Goodbye Canterbury Cathedral, shingle beaches of Whitstable and green banks of the Great Stour. The future holds a comeback to street photography, architecture, and... bikes... lots and lots of bikes! :)
2011/10/07
Photos of the Extreme Challenge
Photography, fantastic nature and bold, cutting-edge climbing in Yosemite: not many things deserve a post here as much as this video.
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spot the zombie
misty forests are an eerie, but not uncommon sight in Tenerife. Ever thought of filming a thriller located in the Canaries? ;)
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Above the clouds
Landscapes need to be pristine, and rarely satisfy the high standards set by photographers. "Behind the scenes" shots give you a warm and fuzzy feeling of nostalgia, that no landscape can evoke.
2011/09/13
a mountain on Fire
El Teide basking in the last rays of sun.
Three minutes later the sun vanishes under a blanket of clouds, temperature drops rapidly, and it's time to go home, before we get lost in a cloud of mist.
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El Teide
Huh? Where is this? Arizona? Mexico? Peru?
Nothing of this kind my friend! What you see is El Teide, the highest volcano in Tenerife and the Spanish archipelago of Canary Islands.
Tenerife has a population of just under a million, but attracts five million visitors every year. The south is dotted with five star hotels, concrete swimming pools, and beaches of imported golden sand. But the north of the island is a hidden gem of pine forests, volcanic rock, banana plantations and amazing cliff tops. Mountainous villages remind you of Mexican Pueblos, the northern cliff tops of Cornwall, and the pine forests, especially when immersed in a cloud of mist, of B-class horror movies - those with a wooden chalet and demons in the basement.
Tenerife is amazing, provided that you ditch your flip flops and the guided bus tour, and invest in a nice pair of hiking boots and a map. This is what we've done last Christmas, and had a fabulous time!
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