South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula, January-February 2011

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28th January – Ushuaia, Argentina, Beagle Channel

The Beagle Channel is a strait separating the islands of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in the extreme southern South America. The Beagle Channel is approximately 240 km (130 miles) long and is approximately 5 km (3 miles) wide at its narrowest point. The channel is named after the British ship HMS Beagle during its first hydrographic survey of the coasts of the southern portion of South America (1826-30).

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Metéora Monasteries, Greece, November 2010

Pictures taken on Saturday, 27th November 2010. They were taken in and around the Metéora rock monasteries and at nearby Kalampaka village, central Greece.

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Guesthouse balcony, Kalampaka village. Tony, Tatiana and Chris, local guide.Guesthouse balcony, Kalampaka village. Tony, Tatiana and Chris, local guide.

Tatiana and Tony inside the church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, Kalampaka village.Tatiana and Tony inside the church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, Kalampaka village. The church was built in the 11th century on the ruins of an old Christian basilica.

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Republic of Georgia and Armenia, October-November 2010

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia – 17th and 18th October 2010

Tony outside the Philharmonic Hall. The statue in the background is of a muse holding theatre masks.Tony outside the Philharmonic Hall. The statue in the background is of a muse holding theatre masks. 17th October 2010.

Fountains in front of the Philharmonic Hall.Fountains in front of the Philharmonic Hall.

Tony walking along Rustaveli Avenue. The wall on the right may be part of the former city wall and defences.Tony walking along Rustaveli Avenue. The wall on the right may be part of the former city wall and defences.

Tony by a fountain in Rustaveli Square.Tony by a fountain in Rustaveli Square.

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Trabzon, Turkey, October 2010

14th October

Tony and Tatsinda from California and three local Turkish girls in their late teens. Taken in Trabzon centre in the late afternoon.Tony and Tatsinda from California and three local Turkish girls in their late teens. Taken in Trabzon centre in the late afternoon.

View along the misty Altındere valley on the walk up to Sumela Monastery.View along the misty Altındere valley on the walk up to Sumela Monastery. There is a long walk by a river up many rocky steps to the monastery, which is on a ledge on top a steep cliff, on Melá mountain.

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Corfu, Greece, September 2010

Photos taken between 7th and 14th September 2010.

Corfu (Kerkyra, ancient Greek) is a Greek Island of the Ionian group of seven main islands in the Ionian Sea off the west coast of mainland Greece. Corfu itself is very close to Albania. The Island’s capital is Corfu Town, which holds the largest population and has a university.

Corfu town

View along the Liston.View along the Liston. An arcade of Venetian style buildings that contains many cafés and ice cream parlours.

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