Grown-up Travel Guide Best Photos: Traffic Light Tree, London, England
Shown here in its original location in Docklands, the traffic light tree was removed in December 2011 and relocated in Poplar.
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Grown-up Travel Guide’s Best Photos
Grown-up Travel Guide’s Best Photos: Elephant, Hyena Pan, Botswana
This picture of an elephant splashing around in the water at Hyena Pan in Botswana was captured as a still from a video and then processed for colour and tone in Adobe Lightroom. I was kind of bowled over by the…
Grown-up Travel Guide’s Best Photos: Impala, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Impala seen from the historic tram ride with Shearwater Victoria Falls to the Victoria Falls Bridge. You don’t have to go far from town to encounter wildlife in Zimbabwe #zimbabwesafari2014
Grown-up Travel Guide’s Best Photos: Bridge Slide, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Having promised my wife I wouldn’t bungee jump without her – or rather not do anything so stupid on my own – I kept my word, naturally. However I did receive clearance for the Bridge Slide (zipline), one of…
Grown-up Travel Guide’s Best Photos – Abra ride across the Creek, Dubai, UAE
Hands down the best value in Dubai is the one-Dirham boat trip across the Creek in a traditional Abra vessel – it’s a good way to cool down too #blogtripdubai
Grown-up Travel Guide’s Best Photos – Shadow of the Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE
I guess it’s inevitable that the world’s tallest building would cast a long shadow, and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai certainly does… #blogtripdubai
Grown-up Travel Guide’s Best Photos – Viewpoint Snøhetta, Dovrefjell, Norway
I suspect that only a country like Norway would (or indeed could) spend over a million dollars on a viewpoint, but boy was it worth it. With a path up from the car park that is accessible to all (including…
Grown-up Travel Guide’s Best Photos: Hippo in the Zambezi River, Zimbabwe
It’s easy to miss this big fella watching us carefully as we drift past on a sunset cruise on the Zambezi in Zimbabwe. This was a wonderful way to relax after a busy day of activities in Victoria Falls and…
Grown-up Travel Guide’s Best Photos: The beach at Binz on the island of Rugen, Germany
The charming beach at Binz, just a couple of kilometres from this less than-charming behemoth
Grown-up Travel Guide’s Best Photos: Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland
While most Poles weren’t that thrilled to receive this gift from Stalin, it is an imposing sight even today. There’s a touch of ‘Gotham City’about it, especially at night
Grown-up Travel Guide’s Best Photos: Apartments on the Autobahn, Berlin, Germany
After the bunker apartments, here’s another unique architectural concept . The idea of putting housing on top of a motorway has often been considered but Schlangenbader Strasse in Berlin is (so far) the only structure ever completed. More on this…
Grown-up Travel Guide’s Best Photos: Trellick Tower, London, England
I know. You’re justifiably wondering why this ugly tower block is featured in our daily photo section, right? Well wonder no more – you already know that we’re die-hard James Bond fans and believe it or not there is a…