Landscapes

A bleak winters walk along the flooded Rhine on Christmas Day.

After a hellish four months of my German course, a walk in the Taunus mountains with friends was exactly what I needed.

After a hellish four months of my German course, a walk in the Taunus mountains with friends was exactly what I needed.

After a hellish four months of my German course, a walk in the Taunus mountains with friends was exactly what I needed.

After a hellish four months of my German course, a walk in the Taunus mountains with friends was exactly what I needed.

The picturesque daily walk along the Thames from Richmond station to my flat led me through this gorgeous meadow.

Eight hundred years ago, Minerve was one of the last stands of the Cathars against the Catholic crusaders. This trebuchet stands as a reminder.

Minerve is one of the most special places in my life. I hope it never changes.

Southern french countryside through the window frame of the fortified walls at Villefranche-de-Conflent.

One of my favourite things about living in Richmond was my daily walks along the banks of the Thames.

Field of buttercups on Graig Fawr near Meliden.

Sunlit glow on my morning walk the back way from Gwaenysgor to Llanasa.

Hair pin bends in the road at Rio Gor, Spain

Cross-cutting granite dykes intruding the Mylor slate at Porthmeor, Cornwall.

Cross-cutting granite dykes intruding the Mylor slate at Porthmeor, Cornwall.

A tall fern standing like a tree in the mountainous rainforest of Parque Nacional Los Quetzales. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

Rapids of a mountain stream near Providencia, Dota. Our car trouble meant we only had one day at the remote Tami Lodge near Providencia. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

A little waterfall and gorge a short walk from Tami Lodge near Providencia, Dota. Our car trouble meant we only had one day at the remote Tami Lodge. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

Rapids of a mountain stream near Providencia, Dota. Our car trouble meant we only had one day at the remote Tami Lodge near Providencia. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

Our car broke shortly after we left the Osa Peninsula and began to climb into the Cordillera de Talamanca. I took this photo of our view while we waited for six hours to get recovered. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

Drake Bay will always hold a very special place in my heart. In 2015 and 2016, I stayed there while doing my PhD fieldwork on the Osa Mélange. The town has changed so much in just the few years since then but it is no less beautiful. The sunsets are especially marvellous. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

The beautiful Rio Sirena as it meets the Pacific Ocean. I never got a chance to visit the Corcovado National Park when I was in Costa Rica in 2015 and 2016 for my PhD fieldwork so this was a very special experience. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

Drake Bay will always hold a very special place in my heart. In 2015 and 2016, I stayed there while doing my PhD fieldwork on the Osa Mélange. The town has changed so much in just the few years since then but it is no less beautiful. The sunsets are especially marvellous. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.

Christmas in Costa Rica was very different to in the UK; certainly far less showy and commercialised. It did feel very weird seeing Christmas lights while it was warm enough to walk around in just a t-shirt at night. Taken on my recent holiday to Costa Rica over Christmas 2022.