Ethel’s Travel Tales
By Ethel
Being a professional travel photographer is not quite as easy as it seems
Ethel’s Travel TalesAug 03, 2021
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CHANGING POLITICAL CLIMATE - East(ern) Germany
A brief survey of visits to the eastern part of Germany, before and after the wall came down
Aug 03, 202101:22:53
THE LONDON POSTCODE BOOK IN 3D
A brief introduction to a new 3D illustrated book covering all the London postcode districts, produced by Doublevision Publishing
Jun 07, 202110:48
MY FAVOURITE PLACES - ITALY: Florence, Bologna and Ravenna
A description of a week’s shooting trip to three iconic cities in Italy
May 24, 202126:18
ANCIENT SITES - Algeria
A visit to some of the impressive ancient Roman remains in Algeria
May 08, 202114:18
SINGLE STORIES - Norfolk, England
A brief holiday visit to the county of Norfolk, in East Anglia, England
May 02, 202115:45
SINGLE STORIES - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A short visit to Rio de Janeiro, The first stop on a month long trip photographing Brazil.
Apr 15, 202116:27
MY FAVOURITE PLACES - Iceland
An explanation why Iceland is one of my favourite places, via the first (of many) visits there
Apr 07, 202120:45
SINGLE STORIES - Australia, Part 3 (the last episode of A Whirlwind Journey Around Australia)
The last leg: Queensland and Northern Territory
Mar 31, 202123:36
ICE - Greenland
A visit to Ilulissat in Greenland, with its ice fjord and beautifully sculpted icebergs.
Mar 24, 202116:16
SINGLE STORIES - Israel 1975
On an Easter Break from university, I describe some of my adventures in Israel
Mar 17, 202115:20
SINGLE STORIES - Texas
Thirty years ago, I visited Texas and poor weather or not, I had a very good time there.
Mar 10, 202120:49
ANCIENT SITES - Greece and Turkey
Visiting the Ancient Greek Word via a (Swan Hellenic) cruise
Mar 04, 202121:06
MY FAVOURITE PLACES - Essaouira, Morocco
In the first of MY FAVOURITE PLACES, I describe my various visits to Essaouira, Morocco
Feb 25, 202115:39
SINGLE STORIES - A WhirlwindJourney around Australia Part 2
The round Australia photo shoot continues to, the states of South Australia, Victoria, Canberra and New South Wales
Feb 16, 202122:29
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, February 1989
A description of the events surrounding, and including Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Feb 09, 202112:19
DREAM LOCATIONS - Lamu, Kenya
A visit to a tropical UNESCO Heritage Site in Africa
Feb 02, 202111:40
LOCAL CEREMONIES - The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Descriptions of two visits to what is alleged to be the most photographed event in America
Jan 26, 202119:02
ANCIENT SITES - Laos
A visit to the PDR of Laos (‘Please Don’t Rush’)
Jan 18, 202123:56
SINGLE STORIES - Into the Dunes Part 2 - Morocco
The second of the dunes accounts, this tale describes two visits to Morocco’s Merzouga sand hills
Jan 12, 202112:53
PATAGONIA - correction
Correction for Inadvertently referring to the capital of Brazil as being Rio de Janeiro when it is Brasilia
Jan 06, 202100:22
ADVENTURE JOURNEYS - PATAGONIA: A Bit of Argentina, a little more of Chile
A 3-day in duration, but infinitely more in experience. visit to the bottom of South America
Jan 04, 202119:06
AUSTRALIA - A Whirlwind Tour: Part 1: Western Australia and Northern Territory (Uluru Alice Springs)
The first part of a round Australia photo shoot for Thomas Cook Publications
Dec 29, 202017:39
SINGLE STORIES - In Pursuit of Mt Fuji, Japan
The story of a day trip from Tokyo to see the famous Mt Fuji
Dec 23, 202010:27
SINGLE STORIES - Into the Dunes, Part One
An audio survey of different sand dunes I’ve photographed across the world
Dec 14, 202023:35
THE AMERICAN ROAD TRIP: Lewis & Clark
Following the early 19th century American explorers, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Dec 08, 202010:42
TRAVEL MISHAPS 5 - or, an alternative Christmas Eve
Vienna - the friends for whom I travelled by train all across Europe to stay with on Christmas Eve...weren’t there!
Dec 02, 202009:52
LOCAL CEREMONIES - Scotland, including the Highland Games
A week-long summer trip to Scotland, featuring the famous annual local event
Nov 24, 202017:13
ANIMALS - Alligators, Crocodiles and their their Environs
Spotting Alligators and Crocodiles, with a brief explanation of the differences, in their natural habitats
Nov 16, 202011:58
ANCIENT SITES: Mexico
Visits to the ancient Mexican sites of Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, Tulum, Coba, Palenque and Uxmal
Nov 09, 202021:10
Hungary in 1985 - before the Fall of the Soviet Union
A tour through the country of Hungary, when the Iron Curtain was still a border
Nov 02, 202020:54
Travel Mishaps - 4
The fourth in a series of things that can go wrong - and how to deal with them
Oct 26, 202012:07
ANCIENT SITE - TUNISIA: Roman - and other - places
A survey of some of the ancient Roman remains - and a couple more - in Tunisia, over several visits
Oct 20, 202021:14
ADVENTURE JOURNEYS - A Safari in Tanzania, East Africa
What’s it like to be by yourself on a safari with only a local guide, cook and three tent builders?
Oct 12, 202016:36
The American Road Trip: the Dakotas
On a year and a half long motorhome journey across the United States, I passed through North and South Dakota
Oct 05, 202013:42
Travel Mishaps - 3
What happens when a photographer loses the film shot for an assignment?
Sep 29, 202010:38
DREAM LOCATIONS - Bali
Indulge in a few luxury accommodations on this paradise island
Sep 22, 202011:28
CHANGING POLITICAL CLIMATE - A Tunisian Refugee Camp just north of the Libyan border
During the Arab Spring, a visit to a camp in Tunisia accommodating refugees from Libya, proved to be a profound experience.
Sep 14, 202012:49
FIRE AND ICE - Volcanoes
Watching erupting volcanoes create the newest land on the planet
Sep 06, 202017:29
Travel Mishaps - 2
The second in a series of things that can go wrong - and how to deal with them
Sep 01, 202010:16
ANCIENT SITES - Egypt
A series of visits spanning 32 years
Aug 24, 202021:05
ANIMALS - Dolphins and Whales
A brief survey of my sightings of our aquatic relatives, dolphins and whales
Aug 17, 202012:47
The Reunion
Two old friends talk about their time in a Nazi concentration camp
Aug 10, 202011:15
Travel Mishaps - 1
The first in a series of things that can go wrong - and how to deal with them
Aug 03, 202010:16
ADVENTURE JOURNEYS: A short cruise up the Amazon
A chronicle of a three-day motorboat voyage up the Amazon River
Jul 27, 202016:27
FOOD AND DRINK - Japan
Learning to deal with the very different cuisine of Japan
Jul 20, 202010:41
CHANGING CHINA - Episode 2
The return visits to China in 1995, 1999 and 2005
Jul 16, 202024:43
CHANGING CHINA - Episode 1, 1988
An account of my first visit to China (Episode 2, the next podcast, will be of the return trips in 1995, 1999 and 2005)
Jul 13, 202019:20
Ethel’s Travel Tales- Local Ceremonies - Trinidad Carnival
Trinidad and Tobago - An account of visiting the beautiful beaches of Tobago and attending the Carnival of Trinidad
Jul 06, 202017:28
Ethel’s Travel Tales: The First Assignment
During my 35 years as a freelance travel photographer, the note I kept for myself turn out to be full of some very interesting stories
Jun 30, 202007:27