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Gallery: there’s only one T in traveller!

December 21, 2023 / 42 Comments

The traveller sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Like many who travel a lot, I prefer to think of myself as more than just a tourist, at least based on the quote above. But I’m never sure it’s as clear cut as that, and I don’t get too offended by the ‘tourist’ tag! I think the truth of the matter is, we are all both at times, depending on where we are and what we are doing.

It’s a few months since I last had a go at one of Cee’s ‘two letter’ challenges. Back then I argued that all my travel shots fitted her brief of two Ms, as each contains a special MEMORY. The same might be argued today, as all my travel photos reflect my time as a TOURIST. But again, that would be cheating!

So here instead are some photos of other tourists/ travellers, as well as some additional subjects with two Ts. I hope I can get away with including a few place names? And I’ve tried to include at least some shots you won’t have seen before.

TOURISTS

Four men in a forest with cameras pointing up at the trees

Tourists photographing lemurs in the Analamazaotra Reserve, Madagascar

MORE TOURISTS

Couple in traditional Japanese dress on a staircase

Visitors to Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto

YET MORE TOURISTS

Barren landscape with group of people crossing on a boardwalk

On the boardwalk, Isla Bartolomé, Galápagos

STREET

Three women in traditional Nepalese dress on a street with shops

On the streets of Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal

BUTTERFLY

Black and red butterfly on a stone path

Red Admiral spotted (and carefully avoided!) on a path in the Parc André Citroën, Paris

OTTER

Otter in a swirl of water

Otter at the British Wildlife Centre, England

FOOTPRINT

Imprint of a bird's foot in sand

Heron footprint on a beach at sunrise, Abu Dhabi

SEATTLE

City skyscrapers and a distant mountain

Seattle and Mount Rainier photographed from the Space Needle, Washington State, USA

ATITLÁN

Still lake seen from a mountainside above with surrounding misty volcanoes

Lake Atitlán seen from a road above the town of Panajachel, Guatemala

TURRETS

Restored stone castle with red roofs

The restored sixteenth century Bauska Castle in Latvia

WATCHTOWER

Ruined tower on a rocky outcrop

A ruined Portuguese watchtower in the village of Misfat Al Abriyeen, Oman

TORTOISE

Giant tortoise, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos

Head and front feet of a large tortoise

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