Tag Archives: rural

TV

All of a sudden I see loads of phone boxes on the small screen. I guess they are still an integral part of the modern world.

Vegas, (2012) S1 E5:

Vegas': S1 E5.

In the flesh, (2013) E3:

'In the flesh': episode 3

Shetland (2013):

'Shetland'

Another from ‘Shetland’. I like this because it shows clearly why it is unlikely we will ever see the end of the phone box and landline, at least in some parts of the world.

'Shetland'

Cornwall, UK

We just spent a few days over in Cornwall.

Penzance

Penzance

Sancreed

Sancreed

Gweek

Gweek

Canada

Lost Lake, Whistler

Lost Lake, Whistler

Can you see it?

Can you see it?

Shannon Falls

Shannon Falls, Sea to Sky Highway

Tofino

Tofino

Tofino

Tofino

Ucluelet

Ucluelet

Vancouver

Vancouver

Granville Island, Vancouver

Granville Island, Vancouver

Granville Island market

Granville Island market

Scotland

Rousay, Orkney

Rousay, Orkney

On the road

On the road

Australia again

Uki, NSW

Uki, NSW

Woodford, Qld

Woodford, Qld

Tasmania

We recently spent a month in Australia, returning via Singapore and narrowly missing out on Qantas industrial action. We spent some time in Tasmania as evidenced by…

Bruny Island

Bruny Island

Bruny Island

Bruny Island

ds coffee house, Huonville

ds coffee house, Huonville

Telephone tower, Mt Wellington

Telephone tower, Mt Wellington

Telephone system 1910 to 1970s, Port Arthur

Telephone system 1910 to 1970s, Port Arthur

Port Arthur

Port Arthur

Catching up

Some from our trip to the USA, which was ages ago…

Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii

Hornitos

Hornitos

Mariposa

Mariposa

Rhyolite

Rhyolite

Cotswolds

Here’s a recent one from our little jaunt to the Cotswolds. This was opposite our B&B in Crudwell.

Crudwell

Crudwell

Morocco

I tried to find one from the remaining collection that has snow in it, to go with the current feel outside. No luck. Here are a couple to give me warm thoughts (much needed right now) instead:

Casablanca

Casablanca

Tinerhir

Tinerhir

Tinehir

Tinehir

Morocco

Morocco

Yosemite

Yosemite

Yosemite

Yosemite

Yosemite

We visited Yosemite in May 2007. While taking the top photo I heard an American woman behind me say “I guess they don’t have phones where they are from.” Hysterical stuff.