This image taken from the lookout over Conor Pass on the Dingle Peninsula typifies the extraordinary beauty of Ireland. I’ve been coming to Ireland now for the past fifteen years thanks in part to my beautiful Irish girl Jennifer, the engaging warmth of the Irish people and to the breathtaking beauty of the land. So […]
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It’s not the best image being limited to my seat and hand holding my camera but the final parade of the Edinburgh Tattoo on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle seems like a fitting image to farewell this amazing city. One last hurrah before leaving Edinburgh and Scotland. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘One Last Hurrah’, 1/30s f/4 […]
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Just a short walk from the castle in Edinburgh is a little cafe on a busy road which tourists from all over the world want to visit. It’s not the coffee, it’s not the ambiance nor is it the the service which has launched this little cafe from obscurity to fame but its notoriety as […]
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There was a great sense of expectation as we entered the hallowed vault in Edinburgh’s Scotch Whisky Experience. There, bathed in the glowing gold of its own making were 3384 unique bottles of Scotland’s most renowned export, scotch whisky. This collection was once the 35 year passion of Brazilian collector, Claive Vidiz. Purchased by global […]
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Phantom of the Orchestra Throughout the streets of Edinburgh performers gain notoriety through their talent, their persistence and recognition. But not ‘The Phantom’. Nobody knows who he is or where he’s from. Is his name Johnny and is that fiddle made of gold? I suspect no on both counts as he’s not wearing a check […]
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