Calçotada

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If you ever have the opportunity to attend a calçotada, don’t miss your chance! Apart from the delicious taste of the things, it has to be one of the most fun eating experiences you’ll ever have! And right now is … Click to view

Beware of the cat

Cat, Marseilles 2004 © 2011 . All rights reserved.

“Cats are to dogs what modern people are to the people we used to have. Cats are slimmer, cleaner, more attractive, disloyal, and lazy. It’s easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern America’s favorite pet. … Click to view

Let there be light!

Streetlight, Cordoba 2005 © 2011 . All rights reserved.

“In the beginning there was nothing. God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better.” – Ellen DeGeneres Streetlight – Cordoba 2005 Picture by Joey Cleary

Early morning

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I’m not an early morning person, but when I do drag myself out of the bed I love the reward of seeing the magical early morning sunlight picking out details as the sun begins to raise it’s head above the … Click to view

TGIF

A Coruña, Spain 2005 © 2011 . All rights reserved.

Have a fantastic weekend!                                    A Coruña – Spain 2005 Picture by Joey Cleary

Attitude

Meli Nhovel and children in the Chamanculo C suburb of Mozambique’s capital Maputo where residents must share communal water taps. There is no sewerage system either. © Picture by Joey Cleary © 2011 . All rights reserved.

“The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, … Click to view

Magic

Barcelona, 2011 © 2011 . All rights reserved.

I’m not sure exactly what it is, I don’t have a word for it, but there is something magic in the air in Barcelona…                    Barcelona, 2011 Picture by Joey Cleary

Waiting time

Delayed flight, Thailand 2010 © 2011 . All rights reserved.

Why does time pass so slowly when we are stuck waiting for something like a delayed flight? On the other hand it flies by when we are enjoying ourselves! Who’s foot is it on those time accelerator and brake pedals … Click to view

Trains and travel

Sant Pol de Mar, 2010 © 2011 . All rights reserved.

“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the train.” – Oscar Wilde Sant Pol de Mar, 2010 Picture by Joey Cleary

Smile!

Fería de Gracia, Barcelona 2004 © 2011 . All rights reserved.

Smile, though your heart is aching Smile, even though it’s breaking When there are clouds in the sky you’ll get by If you smile through your fear and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You’ll see the sun come shining through … Click to view

Ring ring!

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Does anyone remember the days when you had to wait at home for a phone call? The days before mobile phones? Now I don’t even have a home phone… this is my intercom! Barcelona, 2011 Picture by Joey Cleary

The Law of the Sea

Barceloneta, 2011 © 2011 . All rights reserved.

“It was the Law of the Sea, they said. Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top.” – Hunter S. Thompson Barceloneta, 2011 Picture by Joey Cleary