A 22 carriage train-load of logs chug their way across the Ribblehead Viaduct, with one of the Yorkshire Dales’s three peaks – Ingleborough – looming in the background.
Bleak House
View of Blea Moor railway station on an overcast day in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Purple haze
One of many beautiful flowers in bloom this summer around the lake at the University of York, my old student haunt
Space burger
This year marks 20 years since I started my undergraduate studies at the University of York, so last week I took a trip down memory lane with a couple of university friends and revisited the campus where we all met. The building in the back of this shot is called Central Hall, and is the main auditorium for events at the university. It is also where I sat a lot of my exams. However, the students (or is it just me?!) fondly refer to it as the Space Burger due to it’s quirky architectural design!
The last sun lounger
Coconut Grove, Dickinson Bay, Antigua – one of my favourite beaches in Antigua, and probably the Caribbean. White sandy beach, azure blue sea, paradise. This one sun lounger in a rare spot of shade didn’t stand empty for long.
Secret moments
Taken on my iPhone, I loved the colours of the sunrise over Carlisle Bay in Barbados. Yes that’s right, I said sunrise, not sunset! Yes, I was (still) up at around 5.30am 🙂 And it was beautifully peaceful and quiet.
Going nuts
Did you know that cashew nuts grow in shells like these? I didn’t! At least not until a very nice young chap gave me the lowdown on a whole array of locally grown fruits, vegetables and nuts at his roadside stall in St Lucia.
Feeding frenzy
This bunch of koi carp were literally jumping over each other for the pellets of food that tourists queued up to throw in to the pond at the Botanical Gardens in Guadeloupe.
Through the mists of time
Sadly this was artificial rain, but it does allow a beautiful rainforest to bloom in the Botanical Gardens of Guadeloupe. I loved the rays of sunshine shining through the mists here.
“Smiley”
Whilst wandering into Bridgetown, Barbados to walk off my Chefette pizza, I met this guy “Smiley” and ended up having an unexpected personal tour of the town from a local’s perspective, ending with sharing a cup of our own homemade rum punch. He lives in a ghetto and earns money as a beach cleaner. A fascinating, fun, eye-opening and humbling experience. Made me smile 
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