HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

The average taxi rank. Istanbul, Turkey.

Well, this is were I play catch up. After being away in the wops for the last week and my camera batteries not lasting the distance, I've had to resort to quirky photos from the past. This from Ephesus, Turkey. At least their honest!

I think I spoke too soon..........

The weather certainly came out to play this year for a little fun in the sun....ahhhh!

To wear off that tyre starting to expand around the mid drift area, time to jump on the wakeboard, all the while trying to avoid a concusion from a high speed spill!!

After a huge day of gorging out on rottiserie lamb and slabs of chocolate, what better way to finish off Christmas dinner than with an homemade cheesecake. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.

Christmas summeryness.....

Tis the day before Christmas. My car has bleed a good deal of stuffing out of my wallet. How better to drown your sorrows than with a chilled glass of bubbles! oh yeah...

And no,......it wasn't just the wheel bearing either...............!

When wheel bearings go wrong, horribly wrong!!!

The mighty Big Ben and the Houses of Parliment at Westminster.

Fun and merriment on the Southbank.

A law written in the time before common sense stated;
"No one shall drive a vehicle across tower bridge, carting sheep, that has a beard"
This apparently is still engraved in the statute books.....! TRUE!!!

When the sun goes down, the city energises. Docklands at dusk.

The Greenwich Tunnel stairwell leading under the River Thames to the north side. Oh, and a telephone box!

An evening ale in the balmy summer evening....ahhhhh!

The 'new city', Docklands. Full of upmarket residential and commercial space, it's a growing public interpretation of what a modern London should be and feel like.

Not far from the Millenium Dome,the push eastward of the 'new city' emerges on a daily basis.

Inspired by a good friend (Jonathan), I thought I'd do a wee series of images. From the flood gates in Woolwich (above) to the Houses of Parliment at Westminter. I'm following the River Thames in the late evening, during summer.

An ant view of Piccadilly looking towards the aformentioned Circus in the very busy West End!

Following the London theme, a fast train drawing ever closer to the city as it threads it's way through the Eastern reaches of suburbia.

Every 90 seconds, a massive and intensly noisy metalic structure cruises 100 feet above on route for Heathrow airport. Bringing yet more underburdened antipodean wanderers to the European gateway. Enjoy!!!

On the flip side, Winter holds something of a surprise in it's mighty grip. The wonderful and some what mesmerising aura of falling snow captivates like no other. This goes out to all you souls in the Northern Hemisphere enjoying the fruits of the cooler of seasons.

Now for a change of scene, the London Eye. And apparently, this smoggy view is as good as it gets! Gotta love the city life huh?!

Well, it's been a hell of a week, and with that, the lack of inspiration has continued to rear it's ugly (some might say!) head. Nothing more than a well chilled Monteith's Summer Ale and a nostaligic look back at London and all her glory, will fill the void left by hard 'yakka'. Mornington Cresent, Northern Line, The Tube.

The grand Eiffel Tower by night. And there ends the short but most enjoyable (yes?!) tour of Paris. Maybe more in the future....

The veritable expanse of Champs Elysees.

The swirling, almost sick inducing, spinning teacups.

Journey towards Euro Disney on the metro. The suspense of thrills is almost to much to bear!!

Due to a little laziness, a lack of inspiration and generaly being to busy to care, I've needed to resort to past photographs for pixelated excitment! This the Paris metro.

Well it's been another busy day at the coalface. This image is from Jordan, on a bus journey from Amman through to Petra. Quite a surreal and eye opening experience.