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Iraq, November 2025

Babylon

Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia. Its ruins are today within the modern-day city of Hillah, Iraq, about 85 kilometres (53 miles) south of the capital Baghdad. Babylon was one of the most important urban centres of the ancient Near East. The settlement became part of a small independent city-state with the rise of the first Babylonian Empire, now known as the Old Babylonian Empire,

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Sicily, Italy, September 2018

Messina

Messina is a harbour city located near the north-east tip of Sicily. It is the third largest city on Sicily, and the 13th largest in Italy, with a population of 216,918 inhabitants in the city proper and 595,948 in the wider metropolitan area.

Friday, 7th September 2018

View along Via Primo Settembre. A wide street that runs from the main railway station to the cathedral. The street is lined with historic buildings, many containing shops and other businesses. The top of the bell tower belonging to Messina Cathedral can clearly be seen ahead. The top of the tower has a square profile with a clock face on the side that is in view. It is topped with a central spire and four smaller spires at each corner. The tower is 65 metres in height.
View along Via Primo Settembre. A wide street that runs from the main railway station to the cathedral.

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Guernsey, Sark and Alderney, April 2023

St. Peter Port

St. Peter Port is a town and one of the ten parishes on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2019 was 18,958.

Tuesday, 11th April 2023

The following photos were taken at La Valette Underground Military Museum. The museum covers Guernsey’s military history, including World War One and the German Occupation of the island from 1940 to 1945.

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Duran Duran concert and Teign Museum, Devon, July 2025

Miles Rogers and Duran Duran concert at Powderham Castle, Devon

Evening of Thursday 3rd July 2025

Looking towards a large outdoor stage with colourful banners that read 'Live at Powderham Castle' at the sides. A big crowd has formed on the grass in front. People are gathered for a Miles Rogers and Duran Duran concert at Powderham Castle, which is a historical and private mansion/castle near Exeter, in south-west England. At the sides of the stage are coaches and tents with trees beyond. The sky is hazy blue with a clouds towards the horizon. In the foreground people are sitting in front of a metal barrier.
Looking towards a large outdoor stage with colourful banners that read ‘Live at Powderham Castle’ at the sides. A big crowd has formed on the grass in front. People are gathered for a Miles Rogers and Duran Duran concert at Powderham Castle, which is a historical and private mansion/castle near Exeter,

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England, May 2025

Exeter, Devon

Saturday, 24th May 2025

Tony next to an art installation. Lots of what appear to be rectangular scrubbing brushes are attached to a wall forming a pattern. The pattern appears to be semi-random, but could have some significance. This is taken at the small art gallery inside the Phoenix arts centre, formerly part of the Exeter College of Art and Design. The Phoenix houses a small cinema and live events are also held there.
Tony next to an art installation. Lots of what appear to be rectangular scrubbing brushes are attached to a wall forming a pattern. The pattern appears to be semi-random, but could have some significance. This is taken at the small art gallery inside the Phoenix arts centre, formerly part of the Exeter College of Art and Design. The Phoenix houses a small cinema and live events are also held there.

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