Notes from a Nomad

Remarkable People, Memorable Events and Fascinating Destinations from Around the World.


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95 – 2024: My Favourite Images

All my life I have had both a strong interest in photography and an interest to chronical my life, family and travels initially with photo albums and for the last 25 years with digital folders.

In 2024 I saved 11,489 images in 304 Folders (numbered 4128 to 4431), each folder titled with a date and description.

As the year progressed  I composed 27 thematic folders drawn from the 11,489 images above of family, friends and my travels.

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87 – Wales and its Castles: July 15 – 18 2024

Of the three Celtic Nations that make up the British Isles – Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, it is by far Wales that is the least well known to overseas visitors.

Scotland with its Lochs, Mountains, Whisky, Golf courses and one of Europe’s most beautiful cities in Edinburgh, is a major international tourist destination whilst Ulster and Ireland attract many visitors seeking to discover their family roots after a significant percentage of the Irish population emigrated to the New World to escape poverty, search for wealth and pursue a new life.

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