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UAE: Looking into the future during a visit to Masdar city
Masdar City is a few minutes drive from the international airport in Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates. If you are interested in energy and sustainable future, then the place is worth visiting also while on a few hours stopover on Abu Dhabi airport.
Drawing: Colour and More Colour with Dry Pastel
Coloured pencil drawing is easy, but I prefer more intense colours. So next came dry pastel. A technique that can ...
A day trip to Brighton, UK
Photos of my visit to Brighton, a seaside city in the south of the UK, reachable in a little over an hour by train from London.
Photogallery: Piešťany, Slovakia
I now spend more time in my hometown Piešťany in Slovakia and that means I also have more opportunities to snap photos of this beautiful city. Enjoy the photo gallery.
Sri Lankan Elephants
Elephants in Sri Lanka are different than those in Africa. Asian elephants have no tusks, shorter ears, rounded backs and smoother darker skin.
Drawing: Starting with Colours
After early images made by a simple pencil or with graphite pencil, I wanted to use more colours. Color theory and color wheel was easy to understand.
Visiting south of Sri Lanka? Try safari in one of the national parks
If you would like to see elephants, buffaloes or leopards, Sri Lankan national parks are also a place to go to. In fact, elephant (and other wild animal and bird) watching in Sri Lanka is a similar business as a safari in Africa.
Drawing: How I learnt how to draw
I always wanted to draw. The problem was, my drawings were always a disaster. :-) Until I discovered ...
5 reasons for visiting Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka was not originally among countries I always dreamed to travel to, like Jordan, Italy, France or Norway, for example. The country appeared on my travel bucket list more by a chance. First, one of my best friends entertained the idea of visiting Sri Lanka, but this was just around the time the peace agreement between the government and Tamil Tigers had been signed and I did not consider visiting the country safe, yet. Several years later I moved to Abu Dhabi and researched Sri Lanka for my list of "safe-and-easy-to-reach" travel destinations. And after talking about the country with my fantastic colleagues who either were born on the…
Discovering Sri Lanka
"Let's visit Sri Lanka!" Had anyone asked me to join them on a trip to this country a few years ago, I would recommend them to see a specialist doctor. Just a few years ago, I have considered Sri Lanka dangerous due to the civil war between the government and the Tamil Tigers. Bombings and fights were on a daily schedule despite the international involvement in peace negotiations. And on top of all this, the Tsunami of December 2004 damaged most of the southern part of the island.
Photo: Winter Nature
Photo: Snow in Piestany
Nice start of the New Year 2016 – winter and snow arrived to my hometown Piestany, Slovakia. 🙂
All the best in 2016!
Photo: Little village in the fog
Happy and Relaxing Holidays to all!
UAE: Winter is coming…
We still have to wait some time to see what winter really is in the Game of Thrones, but it seems like the real-life winter is coming not only to the northern hemisphere but also to Abu Dhabi. Good-bye sunshine and 35+°C temperatures. At least for a few days. 🙂
Photo: A Large Cruiseship in the Norwegian Geiranger Fjord
Photo: Camels in the Desert
Photo: Fishing Boats, Sri Lanka
Photo: Outside of the mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Photo: Fountain at the sea promenade in Abu Dhabi
