From my sketchbook...
Travelling overseas has been part of my life for many years and sketching is a way to capture the moment. I frequently visit California with my husband, have been on holiday to Mexico, and have travelled by train to Greece through Bulgaria and Romania. Hamburg is a favourite destination and I have spent nine seasons acting at the English Theatre there. This blogspot is out of date but is a reminder of places visited and time well spent.
Hamburg Port
![Hamburg Port](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0SnY3qJ__84/UNCQKQOLeTI/AAAAAAAACnk/Llbl4E--AYQ/s760/Hamburg%2Bport_IMG_3266.jpg)
Cranes and ships in Hamburg Port as a weak sun shimmers across the river Elbe ©Debbie Radcliffe
Across the Alster
![Across the Alster](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i6GOvknLo4s/UNCQcNTz_qI/AAAAAAAACnw/V2Dtj-_M-zE/s760/Across%2Bthe%2BAlster_IMG_3268.jpg)
View across the Alster - church spires and joggers ©Debbie Radcliffe
Snowy Stadt Park
![Snowy Stadt Park](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m57v-IL_LM8/UNCP32cqqjI/AAAAAAAACnY/gAyU-_Or1d8/s760/Snow%2Bin%2Bthe%2BStadtPark_IMG_3267.jpg)
A snowy view of a hut on an island in the Stadt Park, Hamburg © Debbie Radcliffe 2012
Discovery Bay
![Discovery Bay](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S07BXPFep4A/UHFaKeGHqFI/AAAAAAAACdc/OyhLkwPcQ8M/s760/IMG_8963_discovery%2Bbay%2B%25282%2529.jpg)
Blue hills and reflections at discovery Bay, California © Debbie Radcliffe March 2012
Milwaukee Art Museum
![Milwaukee Art Museum](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1hWlGoGpBXU/T6kFYT-X6QI/AAAAAAAACck/QZIQRz587P8/s760/IMG_8964_milwaukee.jpg)
Calatrava's stunning art museum on Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin US © Debbie Radcliffe March 2012
Marilyn in Chicago
![Marilyn in Chicago](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vyaiKZn_B6g/UHFabWpHMWI/AAAAAAAACdo/yqJhUPoSlu4/s760/IMG_8967_chicago%2B%25282%2529.jpg)
Skyscrapers and enormous sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago, USA © Debbie Radcliffe March 2012
Winter in Hamburg
![Winter in Hamburg](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lf1sDXPgX8Y/TwhFXUo4u-I/AAAAAAAACYg/MQgW1kC0yyI/s760/A%2Bwindy%2Bwinter%2Bday%2Bon%2Bthe%2BAlster%252C%2BHamburg%2B4.12.11.jpg)
A wild and windy December day in Hamburg - view across to the Alster to St John's Church in Harvesthüde. © Debbie Radcliffe 2011
Sayulita - pink parasol
![Sayulita - pink parasol](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fEXedg8VSZU/TS2zChfqH8I/AAAAAAAAAfs/Ccc6v-pcNrw/S760/Sayulita_pink%2Bparasol.jpg)
A view from Serenita: a pink parasol, palm trees and eagles circling overhead ©Debbie Radcliffe 2011
San Pancho beach, Mexico
![San Pancho beach, Mexico](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fEXedg8VSZU/TS2yMFL_fOI/AAAAAAAAAfk/T89Ow3khZyM/S760/San%2BPancho%2Bbeach.jpg)
San Pancho beach, Mexico - a tropical paradise © Debbie Radcliffe 2011
Serenita
![Serenita](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fEXedg8VSZU/TS20o9LCPfI/AAAAAAAAAgE/n5hes_LQ_CQ/S760/Serenita_by%2Bthe%2Bpool.jpg)
Serenita apartment, Sayulita - by the pool ©Debbie Radcliffe 2011
San Francisco (San Pancho) Mexico
![San Francisco (San Pancho) Mexico](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x40IB7VA_8A/TkMzwmTigoI/AAAAAAAAAuE/MoBud5umwxY/s760/mexico_beachandflag_san%2Bpancho.jpg)
San Francisco (San Pancho) beach, Mexico © Debbie Radcliffe 2011
Watching the sunset
![Watching the sunset](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LleKIREdqqQ/TkM_TtY1WaI/AAAAAAAAAwk/Z5YCh0jtbh8/s760/sunset%2Bat%2BSan%2BPancho.jpg)
Watching the sunset at San Pancho beach, Mexico © Debbie Radcliffe 2011
LOUTRAKI HARBOUR
![LOUTRAKI HARBOUR](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fEXedg8VSZU/TMbpOb8JnoI/AAAAAAAAAcM/HxbbB8pk91Q/S760/12.09.10_Loutraki+harbour.jpg)
An overcast day in September - peace and quiet at Loutraki, Skopelos Island © Debbie Radcliffe 2010
GLOSSA - A WORKING PORT
![GLOSSA - A WORKING PORT](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YkLtfpifDLk/TkM0XQTby0I/AAAAAAAAAuU/r-6rpKlPtJ4/s760/12.09.10%2BGravel%2Bship%2Bin%2BLoutraki%2Bharbour.jpg)
Watching the sun set over Skiathos island, with the Skiathos (a ship) unloading gravel and cement onto the jetty at Glossa's working port, Loutraki. ©Debbie Radcliffe 2010
GLOSSA STORM
![GLOSSA STORM](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fEXedg8VSZU/TMdR3RITc7I/AAAAAAAAAd4/RR4Rczl4mmg/S760/11_09_10_Storm+from+Glossa_Skopelos_Greece.jpg)
View from Glossa as night fell and a storm raged over the Aegean.©Debbie Radcliffe 2010
XANEMOS BEACH, SKIATHOS ISLAND
![XANEMOS BEACH, SKIATHOS ISLAND](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HYR5L2_u3-0/TkM08QFpyKI/AAAAAAAAAuc/BFBs1JDkSiw/s760/10.09.10_Xanemos%2BBeach_Skiathos_Greece_small-use.jpg)
A windy day at Xanemos Beach - a short walk from Skiathos Town but at the end of the runway so planes are often immediately overhead. ©Debbie Radcliffe 2010
ARBANESI
![ARBANESI](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fEXedg8VSZU/TMc3Iub58lI/AAAAAAAAAdw/t5kkyN-6P6s/S760/05.09.10_Veliko+Tarnova+from+Arbanesi.jpg)
View of Veliko Tarnova from the Arbanesi Palace Hotel - a misty morning on 5 September. ©Debbie Radcliffe 2010
THE SHANK, NORTHUMBERLAND
![THE SHANK, NORTHUMBERLAND](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aVho6aLnFeA/TkM1PTESQwI/AAAAAAAAAuk/HouirgsgUcw/s760/The%2BShank_300510_DR.jpg)
A poppy in Simon & Jenny Court's garden at the Shank, Northumberland National Park - a rainy day at the end of May. ©Debbie Radcliffe 2010
Gum Trees
![Gum Trees](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ca5nLInJm6g/Uh-z8hav2UI/AAAAAAAACrw/dg7BVfyY2jE/s760/Gum%2Btrees%2Balice%2Bsprings.jpg)
Gum trees near Alice Springs, central Australia © Debbie Radcliffe
Taj Mahal
![Taj Mahal](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SxjJ3KUpI14/Uh-zhGZYRNI/AAAAAAAACrk/n_j1CqSDjWE/s760/Taj%2BMahal.jpg)
The Taj Mahal - sketched in situe, surrounded by people, causing congestion on the steps and havoc for the police...