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A quick photo I took yesterday out of my office window. Not a bad view and certainly beats the view from my London office!
There is so much construction work happening in Abu Dhabi and it’s interesting to see the Google Maps image of this marina, when the satellite was taken, this was still ‘land’ albeit reclaimed from the sea in the first place.

I’m slowly starting to settle into life in Abu Dhabi. The apartment is in a great location, spacious and a little more ‘homely’ after a trip to Ikea!
The weather is, as always, hot and sunny. This photo was taken on the morning I left the Hilton Corniche and moved into my apartment, I was standing next to the rooftop pool.
This weekend I’ll be heading to the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show so expect lots of photos of outrageously large super- & megayachts.

Before heading off to Abu Dhabi, I spent a perfect weekend in Milan (with my FBG). Not even a flight cancellation or overnight stay in Dusseldorf could spoil it! We ate, drank, slept, walked and talked through a happy 3 days.
To make things even better, we had a fantastic dinner on Sunday 14th February in the Globe restaurant. Great food, wine and company!

After a relatively painless flight, I arrived in Abu Dhabi late on Thursday evening. I was immediately whisked off to The Yacht Club at the AD Intercontinental for drinks with Zoe, an old friend from Durham. It was a wonderful way to welcome me to AD!
Friday (the first day of the weekend here) saw me having lunch at the Hilton Beach Club (Vascos restaurant) with a few other guys from the office, and I snapped this after getting a taxi back to the hotel in the late afternoon.
The weather is unbelievable, 30 degrees during the day, not much below 20 degrees in the evening.

Tomorrow I move into my apartment and I start work on Sunday.

I spent a lot of time this weekend at this spot in Rosswald. It sits at about 2400m and looks down over Brig and Brig-Visp towards Sion, Sierre and Martigny. Further round the corner is Montreux, Vevey and the shore of Lac Leman to Geneva.
One of my favourite parts of the world and one that should be shared!

Rosswald is a small alpine village in the Valais (Switzerland) which is perfect for a weekend of relaxation and contemplation.
The skiing is just the right level of difficulty (blues and blacks) and on Saturday I was skiing on fresh powder with no need for thermals…perfect!
The weather was stunning. This was shot at 18:30 and the sky had this beautiful blue/pink colour.

I’m back in Geneva (specifically Nyon) for a few days of relaxation and skiing. The lake seems to be some stop-over point for migrating birds; there were hundreds yesterday.
As usual, the views over the lake to the Alps are incredible.

Life is too short!
From now on, no half-measures, no doing things halfheartedly, all or nothing. And maybe I can try to ‘complete’ the other half of the heart.

The walk from the London Eye to the Tate Modern, along the South Bank, has to be one of my favourites in London; particularly the view from the Tate over the Millennium Bridge to St Paul’s Cathedral.
Saturday was cold, damp and grey but a ‘flight’ on the London Eye lifted our spirits and a warming lunch in the Tate’s magnificent 7th floor restaurant was just perfect.
This was taken on the North side of the Millennium Bridge and after many attempts to ‘brighten’ the shot up, I’ve gone with a more atmospheric photo!

The above was taken on my recent trip back to Switzerland over Christmas. Gruyere is of course famous for it’s cheese and they do a mean fondue. But, did you know it’s also the home of H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist who worked on the Alien films? A rather odd combination, I admit!

This is also a good time to mention a new photography blog I’ve discovered, LightStalking.com. They have some great tutorials and some stunning examples to get those creative juices flowing!