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Tel Aviv - Bauhaus Architecture

Tel Aviv - Bauhaus Architecture

Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 when 66 Jewish families combined resources to purchase land north of Jaffa. Development halted during WWI and resumed in 1921 sent many Jews north to Tel Aviv. Jewish architects fleeing Nazi Germany set about designing apartment buildings in modernist Bauhaus style.

The Penguin Post Office

The Penguin Post Office

Port Lockroy's post office is situated on the northwestern shore of Wiencke Island, one of the islands of the Palmer archipelago. Adrien de Gerlache discovered the archipelago in 1898, and since then it has hosted research stations for both Argentina and the United Kingdom.

Awe Inspiring Antarctica - Part Two

Awe Inspiring Antarctica - Part Two

Continue exploring Antarctica cruising through the Lemaire passage, the ship inched forward through the 1km wide with steep sloped mountains crowded in on each side. Mostly blue skies, no wind, sea ice glistened on the flat and glassy water offering some good reflections.

Awe Inspiring Antarctica - Part One

Awe Inspiring Antarctica - Part One

Antarctica is the windiest place on the earth where wind speeds of more than 350 kilometres per hour have been recorded. It is also the highest, driest and coldest continent covering 14.2 million km² - the fifth largest continent of our planet - almost double the size of Australia!

Magnificent House Museums - The Wallace Collection

Magnificent House Museums - The Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection is located in Hertford House, Marylebone, formerly the London home of the Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace - bequeathed to the British nation by Lady Wallace, Sir Richard’s widow, in 1897. Image credit: my own photo

Magnificent House Museums - Hallwyl House

Magnificent House Museums - Hallwyl House

Hallwyl House in Stockholm was a palatial residence built as a winter home in 1898, for the Count and Countess Walther and Wilhelmina von Hallwyl. The museum stands as a unique testimonial of the lifestyle and décor of the late Victorian period in Sweden.

Magnificent House Museums - The Johnston Collection

Magnificent House Museums - The Johnston Collection

The Johnston Collection is located in a terrace house on a quiet suburban street in East Melbourne which was the final home to William Robert Johnston (1911-1986). Known as Fairhall, it’s a hidden little known treasure.

Magnificent Mansions - The Hermitage - Museum

Magnificent Mansions - The Hermitage - Museum

The State Hermitage Museum is one of the largest museums in the world. It includes over 3 million exhibits. Its foundation dates back to 1764, when Catherine the Great purchased a big collection of Western European paintings.

Magnificent Mansions - The Hermitage - Winter Palace

Magnificent Mansions - The Hermitage - Winter Palace

The Winter Palace which was the official residence of the Russian monarchs from 1732 to 1917 and along with four other buildings forms complex we know as The Hermitage.

Magnificent Mansions - Catherine Palace

Magnificent Mansions - Catherine Palace

On the outskirts of St Petersburg is Catherine Palace. Named after Catherine I, commissioned by her husband Peter the Great, in 1717. Their daughter, Empress Elizabeth, chose Catherine Palace as her chief summer residence.

Magnificent Mansions - Peterhof

Magnificent Mansions - Peterhof

On the outskirts of St Petersburg, Peterhof was the favourite residence of Peter the Great. It consists of a set of palaces and gardens that until 1917 was home to the Tzars. They are known as the Russian Versailles and are an UNESCO World Heritage site. Image

Tantalising Tanzania

Tantalising Tanzania

Our Jane is in Africa at the moment enjoying the "out of world" experience this continent offers intrepid travellers. Here is her first post "from Africa 2022" which has been delivered with Jane's fabulous journalistic flare we have all come to enjoy so much.

Magnificent Mansions – Yusupov Palace

Magnificent Mansions – Yusupov Palace

St. Petersburg was the capital of the Russian Empire from its foundation in 1703 until 1918, the year in which Moscow became the capital. One of the most famous palaces is Yusupov Palace – home of an important aristocratic family in imperial Russia.

Magnificent Mansions – Hearst Castle

Magnificent Mansions – Hearst Castle

Perched atop a Californian hill, halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles at San Simeon, Hearst Castle is a stunning tribute to the incredible wealth of one of the 20th century's most important businessmen and his extravagant tastes.

Moroccan Pottery (Photo By Anne Newman #1)

Moroccan Pottery (Photo By Anne Newman #1)

The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex on al-Sabika hill, on the banks of the River Darro located in Granada, Andalusia, in the south of Spain. My own photo.

Magnificent Mansions – Sanssouci Palace

Magnificent Mansions – Sanssouci Palace

Sanssouci, located in Potsdam near Berlin in Germany, was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, (from 1740 until 1786). It is often counted as a German rival to Versailles.

Magnificent Mansions - Schönbrunn Palace

Magnificent Mansions - Schönbrunn Palace

After the defeat of the Turks in 1683, Emperor Leopold I commissioned the Schönbrunn Palace (completed 1730) to be built in Vienna on land that had been acquired back in 1569 when Emperor Maximilian II acquired a small summer palace in a converted mill on this site.

Magnificent Mansions – Château de Versailles

Magnificent Mansions – Château de Versailles

Few palaces rival France’s "Château de Versailles" for sheer opulence. Located on the outskirts of Paris, this former home of French kings was commissioned by Louis XIV, who moved the nation’s government to Versailles in 1682 and wanted a palace to match the glory of his reign.

Magnificent Mansions - Buckingham Palace

Magnificent Mansions - Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II. It has been the home and administrative headquarters for the royal family for hundreds of years; it was only in 1837 that Queen Victoria became the first official royal to call Buckingham Palace home. Credit: © Adrian Seal - Alamy

Magnificent Mansions - Blenheim Palace

Magnificent Mansions - Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace is monumental country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire - one of England's largest houses. Queen Anne gave the land to 1st Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill, who led troops to a huge victory over the French in the Battle of Blenheim 1704.

Magnificent Mansions – Potala Palace

Magnificent Mansions – Potala Palace

Potala Palace is located on Red Mountain in the centre of Lhasa Valley, Tibet at an altitude of 3,700 metres. The highest palace in the world - an awesome sight and amazing architectural feat of massive proportions - the walls 2.5 metres thick.

Magnificent Mansions – Rippon Lea

Magnificent Mansions – Rippon Lea

Rippon Lea is quite a gem, set within 14 acres of gardens and located 7kms from the Melbourne CBD. The architectural firm Read and Barnes, was appointed by Frederick Sargood to build the home.

Leaving on a jet plane

Leaving on a jet plane

Today is the day that I board the jet plane and fly to the UK for my holiday with family in London. I'm excited to be able to travel again after being grounded for the past two years and looking forward so much to the adventure.

Magnificent Mansions - The Grand Palace – Bangkok

Magnificent Mansions - The Grand Palace – Bangkok

The Grand Palace, located on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, was originally commissioned by King Rama I, in 1782 when Bangkok was designated as the new capital of what was then Siam (now Thailand)

Magnificent Mansions – Palace of Knossos

Magnificent Mansions – Palace of Knossos

The Palace of Knossos stands as a monumental symbol of Minoan civilization, due to its construction, use of luxury materials, architectural plan, advanced building techniques and impressive size.