Height of my sporting career - under 8s soccer

Sunset over Antarctica

It might sound like nothing, but flying over the Antarctic, seeing thousands of miles of white/blue ice is just amazing. It is "awesome" in the old fashioned sense of the word. But best viewed, I think, from the warmth and safety of a plane. This shot is from the flight from Buenos Aires to Sydney, where we dipped down so far south that the sun was setting in the middle of the day.

Big flower sculpture in Buenos Aires

This is a shot of a big flower sculpture that an architect designed, constructed and gave to Buenos Aires. There are always people there looking at it. It opens and closes with the sun. It looks like the tourists are praying to some ancient sun god or something. The shots also show what perfect weather we are having, part of the parks and how many tall buildings there are here - the city is full of large residential buildings. I guess that is how they fit 15 million people into the city.

Me and Evita

The pretty dogs; the dogs are pretty

So all those things I learnt in Spanish lessons - los perros bonitos, los perros son bonitos, etc - were not wasted. I have seen some fat cats, pretty girls, happy boys and big houses. Just as long as no one speaks to me, I am fine.
Back to the dogs - Buenos Aires is full of them and they all live in apartments, so dog walking businesses do very well. And just the right weather for walking dogs, as you can see.

I can't get enough of topiary dragons - see why

These dragons are next to the lake in cental Hanoi. The person who designed them had a nice sense of whimsy. And who said communists don't have fun? Imagine getting someone in Sydney to approve something playful like this.

Me and some revolutionary friends

Vietnam must be one of the last few places where the revolutionary statues are not just historical artefacts. Lots of people were getting their photos taken under these revolutionary heroes, so I thought I would join in.