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The view back to Mt Cook/Aoraki across Lake Pukaki. . . .

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Another dawn on the St Clair Beach, Dunedin.

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A farmer in southern Ethiopia ploughs his cornfield. Methods had changed little in centuries.

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The kitchen of one of the restaurants we stopped at for lunch in Ethiopia. They were somewhat taken aback when we asked to photograph here. Clearly not something they're used to. . We ordered chicken tibs, the latter word applied to any meat cooked in this way. The chicken pieces are dredged in a mix of teff flour and Berbere spices. The Berbere is some combination of chili, garlic, ginger, basil, korarima, rue, ajwain or radhuni, nigella, and fenugreek depending on what is available. It always contains lots of chilli. . This young man is dropping the tibs into raging hot oil. I had expected them to come out fairly quickly as they would surely have been cooked in seconds. But no. The small chicken pieces stayed in the smoking hot oil for about ten minutes. . I wondered if the cook was leaving the chicken in the oil for my benefit, so that I could take more photos. I was really starting to worry that the chicken would dry so much that they would clatter onto my plate like cinnamon sticks. So I deliberately walked away to find other subjects to photograph. . After about five minutes I walked back into the kitchen finding my lunch still in the cauldron. . "Oh well," I thought "I have some nice photos, even if I have inadvertently spoiled my lunch." . So, I was very surprised by how delicious it turned out to be. The flour/spice rub was crispy and the chicken was moist, tender and full of flavour. Go figure!

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Unleavened Injera accompanied every meal we had in Ethiopia. It is used as a plate, scoop, rollup and to mop the last of the meal. It is made daily from ground Teff, a tiny seed. . . . #365 #365experientialdays #a7iii #beautifuldestinations #beautifulplaces #bestplacestogo #earthpix #experientialphotography #experientialtravel #huffpostgram #letsgosomewhere #lifeofadventure #liveauthentic #liveoutdoors #natgeotravelpic #neverstopexploring #ourplanetdaily #peoplescreatives #travelawesome #travelstoke #welltravelled #whateveryouradventure #ethiopia #traditionalfood #injera #teff https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTyrVtBPyF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lon58higzfr9

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An Orthodox Priest outside the Church of St George in Lalibela, Ethiopia. . Unlike many African countries, Ethiopia has never been colonised by Europeans and had a monarchy that spanned centuries. The country is home to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, established in the first century AD. . Early in the reign of King Lalibela, while the world still lamented the loss of Jerusalem to the Muslims in 1187, the King described a vision he had had of a new Jerusalem created in Ethiopia. Central to that vision was the construction of eleven churches that would be carved from the living bedrock, rather than built up on foundations in the traditional style. . 40,000 people laboured for 25 years to carve these churches. . . . . #365 #365experientialdays #a7iii #beautifuldestinations #beautifulplaces #bestplacestogo #earthpix #experientialphotography #experientialtravel #huffpostgram #letsgosomewhere #lifeofadventure #liveauthentic #liveoutdoors #natgeotravelpic #neverstopexploring #ourplanetdaily #peoplescreatives #travelawesome #travelstoke #welltravelled #whateveryouradventure #ethiopia #lalibela #rockhewnchurch https://www.instagram.com/p/BsCFsm5BF3R/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12bte7erblwy

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An Orthodox Priest inside the Church of St George in Lalibela, Ethiopia. . Unlike many African countries, Ethiopia has never been colonised by Europeans and had a monarchy that spanned centuries. The country is home to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, established in the first century AD. . Early in the reign of King Lalibela, while the world still lamented the loss of Jerusalem to the Muslims in 1187, the King described a vision he had had of a new Jerusalem created in Ethiopia. Central to that vision was the construction of eleven churches that would be carved from the living bedrock, rather than built up on foundations in the traditional style. . 40,000 people laboured for 25 years to carve these churches. . . . . #365 #365experientialdays #a7iii #beautifuldestinations #beautifulplaces #bestplacestogo #earthpix #experientialphotography #experientialtravel #huffpostgram #letsgosomewhere #lifeofadventure #liveauthentic #liveoutdoors #natgeotravelpic #neverstopexploring #ourplanetdaily #peoplescreatives #travelawesome #travelstoke #welltravelled #whateveryouradventure #ethiopia #lalibela #rockhewnchurch https://www.instagram.com/p/BsCDlvTBL4j/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nwrjnqrpd2t

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From the ancient fortifications on La Rocca (The Rock) above Cefalu, you can look down the steep cliffs to the Marina and village below. #365experientialdays #experientialtravel #experientialphotography #365 #whateveryouradventure #travelawesome #peoplescreatives #natgeotravelpic #welltravelled #beautifuldestinations #lifeofadventure #travelstoke #letsgosomewhere #a7iii #sonya7iii #sonyalpha #liveoutdoors #neverstopexploring #liveauthentic #travelawesome #beautifulplaces #huffpostgram #ourplanetdaily #bestplacestogo #welltravelled #beautifuldestinations #earthpix #lifeofadventure #cefalu #sicily https://www.instagram.com/p/BrJQXKzhSPo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qrluf617et06

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The Walls of the Old City of Dubrovnik from the Fort of St Lawrence. With the help of a lot of CGI, this city was transformed into Kings Landing in Game of Thrones. . . . #365experientialdays #experientialtravel #experientialphotography #365 #Croatia #discovercroatia #adriatic #visitcroatia #Dubrovnik #oldcity #kingslanding #gameofthrones #got https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqa3t1VHCuW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6cryyua7aks4

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The winter skies of the Okavango Delta are crystal clear. There are no clouds and the fires haven't started burning in neighbouring countries. This time lapse was made on the deck of my tent at Key and Downey's Shinde Camp. . . . #365experientialdays #experientialtravel #experientialphotography #365 #botswana #okavango #okavangodelta #shinde #keranddowney #keranddowneybotswana #kdb #timelapse #astrophotography #nightphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/BprEjv4haH6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pago7zlzgt7a

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The warm dry evenings of Spring in the Okavango Delta are perfect for enjoying sundowner drinks and watching majestic bull elephants quietly lumber in for their evening drink. . . . #365experientialdays #experientialtravel #experientialphotography #365 #botswana #okavango #okavangodelta #elephant #sundowner #sundown #sunset #idyll #idyllic https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpp57mOhGAQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ugsd6y448ppf

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Cheetahs might be the fastest land animal but they certainly don't have it all their own way. They can only run at top speed for short distances, whilst the prey can run much longer. So unless they get very close to their quarry before they are seen, they usually miss out. Even if they do kill, they are immediately at risk from losing their meal to lions, leopards, hyenas, wild dogs and even vultures. It seems that an "invisible hand" manages to keep things in balance in nature. . . . #365experientialdays #experientialtravel #experientialphotography #365 #botswana #bigcats #cheetah https://www.instagram.com/p/BpTtUbwhH01/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12g76s9gjv1dr

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HALF WAY Well, OK, a bit more than half way but I wasn’t counting. When I set out on my #365experientialdays journey I had a nagging doubt that I’d be able to complete it. But this is post number 199 and I haven’t missed a day. Cheers! https://www.instagram.com/p/BpL0GNMBTKC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17rsp9eqienvf

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Lilac breasted roller with (unfocussed) moon in the background in the early evening at Tintswalo Safari Lodge. . . . #365experientialdays #experientialtravel # experientialphotography #365 #africa #safari #roadtrip #selfdrive #self-drive #mpumalanga (at Mpumalanga) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoYc3JIB4SE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dl7b81usictk

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I lioness scans the Masai Mara horizon for opportunities. . . . #365experientialdays #experientialtravel #experientialphotography #365 #africa #safari #kenya #masaimara #lion

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More sundowners at sundown. It has to be done . . . #365experientialdays #experientialtravel #experientialphotography #365 #botswana @ker_downey_bw #KerDowneyBW #MoremiGameReserve #okavangodelta #BushtimeBesttime #Bucketlist #Safari #Botswana #Africa #luxurytravel