Forum: Photos
01-11-2021, 10:45 AM
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Hi Jorge,
I agree to benefit from tourists but...
Hi Jorge,
I agree to benefit from tourists but in a civilized way. For example create a work of art and sell it to the visitors. But not to steal from them or walk after them and request money for...
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Forum: Photos
01-10-2021, 08:48 AM
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To ifege: testing
Hi Ian,
yes one aspect is the fact that some countries rely on tourism and their data may me not reliable. That was the fact for Turkey, last summer for example.
However, also the major rule...
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Forum: Photos
01-08-2021, 05:37 PM
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To PaulVDV: no ice cream
Hi Paul,
It was a wild beach so no ice cream there but on the beach she does not require encouragement :) As long as I don't ask her to go for a walk...
Kind regards,
M
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Forum: Photos
01-05-2021, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 0
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To lousat: mixed messages
Ciao Luciano,
we have actually quite a similar situation in England. Boris Johnson was saying for a long time that he will most certainly not cancel Christmas meetings, but just before Christmas, he...
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Forum: Photos
01-04-2021, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 1
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To PaulVDV: snow indeed
Hi Paul,
indeed all the white areas which you can see in the photo correspond to snow.
Britain and Ireland have according to me two seasons: cold and warm. Warm is very short and sometimes does...
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Forum: Photos
01-04-2021, 07:56 PM
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To jmdias: sexual freedom
Hi Jorge,
indeed that is why some male body parts are outside, they meant to be well cooled to ensure optimal reproduction result. I remember my biology teacher emphasized the need to wear loose...
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Forum: Photos
01-04-2021, 07:51 PM
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To jmdias: Black Madonna
Hi Jorge,
The Mary which you mentioned, our lady or perpetual help, is famous in Poland, I have seen a lot of copies of it, and it looks like that:...
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Forum: Photos
01-01-2021, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 1
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Hi Paul,
sorry, I didn't mean to point my...
Hi Paul,
sorry, I didn't mean to point my finger, even though I realize this is a discussion topic in which we have different opinions sometimes.
There are many aspects to consider here, I am sure....
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Forum: Photos
12-31-2020, 09:55 AM
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Forum: Photos
12-29-2020, 08:30 AM
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Forum: Photos
12-27-2020, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 56
To ifege: cost
Hi Ian,
I suppose the question is what is in more trouble, small businesses like B&B, restaurants or airlines.
For me the biggest cost of a potential travel to Australia with my family would be the...
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Forum: Photos
12-15-2020, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 0
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To PaulVDV: behind may back
Hi Paul,
there was actually a beautiful church behind my back but I decided to show rather the square itself, mainly due to the light and colors.
It was a tough choice, getting closer would allow...
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Forum: Photos
12-14-2020, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 0
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To PaulVDV: Featured
Thank you Paul for letting me know.
I almost missed this great moment.
I remember once being a "featured artist" as well.
It is probably one of my best photos.
Kind regards,
Mariusz
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Forum: Photos
12-12-2020, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 0
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To Royaldevon: corruption in church
Hi Bev,
I agree with you on both subjects.
First, the building is not necessarily pretty, but it was interesting to visit it anyway.
Second, indeed the people with power behave too often as if the...
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Forum: Photos
12-06-2020, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 1
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Hi Jorge,
yes indeed most of that is...
Hi Jorge,
yes indeed most of that is "Tradition". It is a bit like with Fairy Tales, we have a saying that there is always "a little bit" of truth in each Fairy Tale. Meaning the vast majority of...
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Forum: Photos
12-02-2020, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 0
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To PaulVDV: survivors
Hi Paul,
I suppose the idea is to celebrate being spared by the disease.
So those who survive it, let's hope we will, they may feel thankful, regardless whether the disease arrived there or not....
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Forum: Photos
12-02-2020, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 0
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To Royaldevon: photographic memory
Hi Bev,
I agree with you completely. Also the places which I visited but didn't photograph are sort of fading away in my memory much faster.
It is definitely worth to take photos.
Kind regards,...
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Forum: Photos
11-25-2020, 08:12 PM
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To COSTANTINO: counting
Hi Costantino,
if you open TrekEarth gallery, it displays 18 miniature photos at a time.
Kind regards,
Mariusz
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Forum: Photos
11-19-2020, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 0
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To jmdias: street view
Hi Jorge,
yes I had the same dilemma. I didn't know what to do especially that I was with my little daughter and I thought if I enter and walk inside, I may use up her enthusiasm for sightseeing for...
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Forum: Photos
11-19-2020, 06:11 PM
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To PaulVDV: Omonia Sq hotels
Hi Paul,
yes indeed I stayed in a hotel near Omonia Sq on my first trip to Athens so I know what you are talking about. Plaka Hotel is not a luxurious hotel so it is not very expensive but since it...
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Forum: Photos
11-17-2020, 05:06 PM
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To PaulVDV: colonialism
Hi Paul,
Luckily or not Poland was rather not among the countries which were colonializing third world. May be because it happened a lot when Poland was not independent.
Poland was indeed fighting...
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Forum: Photos
11-16-2020, 07:19 AM
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To ifege: cause
Hi Ian,
thanks for the idea. I will keep it for my photos from Australia, if I ever manage to get there.
Not sure about relics, but how do you feel about monarchy?
Kind regards,
Mariusz
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Forum: Photos
11-15-2020, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 0
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To jean113: right thing to do
Hi Jean,
Yes I wrote it in the answer to another discussion. I know this would cause a dangerous precedent case for institutions like British Museum. I think however that it is great to display...
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Forum: Photos
11-15-2020, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 0
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To Royaldevon: agreed
Hi Bev,
I agree with you that the times have been different. In places like Syria, some ancient sites have been quite recently demolished by fundamentalists. In other places like in southern Egypt,...
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Forum: Photos
11-15-2020, 09:06 AM
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To ifege: awareness
Hi Ian,
yes, I feel bad about it as a human being, but the only thing I can do it to raise the awareness. So that is exactly what I did with these photos and their titles,
Kind regards,
M
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