Adelaide Botanic Gardens
No Comments »13th March, 2010; Category: Adelaide, Botanic Gardens, Parks and Gardens, Photos, Plants, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
My wife and I enjoy visiting botanic gardens whenever we travel. On an interstate holiday recently we visited all the major and few minor botanic gardens along the route. In fact, I especially chose the route to include as many as we could see in the three weeks we were away.
My wife enjoys looking at the plants, especially the native Australian plants. I enjoy looking for the bird life and botanic gardens with their abundant plant communities are ideal for this. I also love taking photos of the spectacular plants in flower.
Yesterday I shared a few photos taken on a recent trip to one of our nearest gardens, the Adelaide Botanic Gardens here in South Australia. They are about a fifteen minute stroll from the CBD of our capital city. Today I share a few more photos taken there last spring.
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens
No Comments »12th March, 2010; Category: Adelaide, Botanic Gardens, Parks and Gardens, Photos, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Late last year we attended a special food fair in Norwood in suburban Adelaide. After sampling the various wonderful Chinese and southeast Asian food on offer we decided to visit the Adelaide Botanic Gardens for an hour or so. It was a sunny spring afternoon and just right for some photography. I thought I’d share some of my photos today and over the next few days.
I would have liked to have taken more photos but the batteries in my camera went flat. When I went to replace them I found that the spare batteries were also flat. You have days like that! It forced me to relax and enjoy the beautiful environment.
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Duesbury Beach, Dalmeny, New South Wales
Duesbury Beach, Dalmeny, south coast of NSW
I love visiting places like Duesbury Beach at Dalmeny on the south coast of New South Wales. As you can see in the photos I managed some great shots of the coastline, the waves, the beach and the rocks.
We only stayed a few minutes as we had a long distance to travel that day. Despite this restriction I was pleased to get this group of great photos.
Duesbury Beach, Dalmeny, south coast of NSW
Duesbury Beach, Dalmeny, south coast of NSW
A Milestone for Trevor’s Travels
Scene from our lodge in Monjo, Nepal
Trevor’s Travels reaches a significant milestone in its journey.
This is post number 500.
I have thoroughly enjoyed sharing my travel experiences and photos with all of my readers. There are plenty more to come and I would encourage your to leave comments where appropriate.
For those who have come recently to this blog for the first time, let me share some of the highlights. Here is a list of some of the most popular articles that have appeared over the last three years:
- Travels in Nepal
- Travels in Thailand
- Parks and Gardens of Australia
- National Parks – in Australia and overseas
And don’t forget my photo gallery here – with over 2200 photos taken by my wife, my son and me.
A photo of me with Everest in the background
Photo Gallery Milestone
No Comments »6th November, 2008; Category: Photos
Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens
About two and half years ago my son set up the Hampel Photo Gallery, a place where our family could share photos with the world. Since then we have added over 2000 photos. About half of the photos were taken by me and the balance between my son and my wife.
Recently this gallery passed a significant milestone: one and a quarter million views. That is a lot of people looking at our photos.
There is a wide range of subjects covered including:
- Birds and animals
- Plants and flowers
- National parks, gardens and zoos
- Travel in Australia and other countries
The countries covered include:
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Thailand
- Nepal
- Malaysia and Singapore
- China and Hong Kong
- North and South America
Why not wander over there and take a look at the Hampel Photo Gallery (click here)?
Horseshoe Bay, Port Elliot, South Australia