essential explorations

05/07/2016

This still cracks me up .... Surely it's done the FB rounds by now ... It Crazy Horse music too.?

19/04/2016

Balance ....

17/04/2016

What better reason to travel ...

16/04/2016

Breakfast never tasted better https://www.facebook.com/BBCSurrey/videos/10153817289950412/?pnref=story

27/03/2016

Passport holders - we're seeking stories - PM us ...

04/07/2015

CUBA CUBA CUBA - October and November 2015 - take your pick - Photography Tour and Competition lead by Julie Lovegrove ... showing you the best of Cuba over 12 days ... http://www.essentialexplorations.com/cuba/october2015/

It’s not just Havana, but it’s the entire country, the largest island in the Caribbean; locked in an era of the past. That’s incredible isn’t it? In 60 years, nothing progressed except a communist regime that kept its people educated, kept them poor, but also kept them honest! As we study the remind…

11/06/2015

Absolutely priceless - DOG LOVERS BEWARE - SOME OF THESE MIGHT CRACK YOU UP (Thanks Stephanie Crawford) http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2015/06/30-perfectly-timed-photos-of-dogs/

Timing is everything – especially when it comes to a priceless photo!

11/06/2015

Who's to say you cannot be what you want to be ...?

11/06/2015

Oh dear - just what we DON't want - but looks like we're going to get it ... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/11664090/Airlines-set-to-reduce-size-of-carry-on-luggage.html

Passengers face having to pay to check more bags into the hold as major airlines consider plans to cut the carry on allowance

09/06/2015

Half way through 2015 - a reminder of what Getty Images recorded in 2014 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AEsCjalSBc =73

Relive 2014 with the most moving images of the year in news, sports, fashion and entertainment - as well as the anniversaries we commemorated and the people ...

30/05/2015

Photography as a journey ... http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_burkard_the_joy_of_surfing_in_ice_cold_water

"Anything that is worth pursuing is going to require us to suffer, just a little bit," says surf photographer Chris Burkard, as he explains his obsession with the coldest, choppiest, most isolated beaches on earth. With jawdropping photos and stories of places few humans have ever seen -- much less…

27/05/2015

What's going in in Cuba ... http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/26/us-american-cuba-travel-tourism-increase

Americans circumvent tourism restrictions by visiting via other countries as Cuba sees 14% rise in tourism worldwide from January to May