14-24mm f/2.8

La Hougue Bie

Entrance to the Neolithic burial chamber at La Hougue Bie, one of the largest and best-preserved passage graves in Europe, in the eastern half of Jersey, Channel Islands. The burial chamber dates from around 4,000 BC, and would also have served as a sacred or ritual site – crouching (almost crawling) to the far end …

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Seymour Tower

A walk out to Seymour Tower, around 2 miles (3km) offshore from Jersey’s southeast coast, at low tide. Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world (the island almost doubles in size at low tide), with the water racing out – and back in, a few hours later – at an alarming …

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Istrian interlude (2)

More images from my recent trip to Istria, Croatia, while working on the new guidebook, Istria. The Bradt Travel Guide. Award-winning local beekeeper and honey producer Dario Vežnaver, in the medieval hill town of Oprtalj (Portole) Oprtalj (Portole) The dry bed of the River Mirna at Kotli, near Roč and Hum. It had been an …

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Zadar sunset (2)

Another sunset shot from the Greetings to the Sun installation on the waterfront in Zadar, Croatia (August 2012) Photos © Rudolf Abraham. No unauthorized use.

PIF

Parade to mark the opening of the 45th International Puppet Theatre Festival (PIF) in Zagreb, Croatia (Tuesday 4 September 2012) Photos © Rudolf Abraham. No unauthorized use.