The legendary sage Vilvamangalathu Swamiyar was a great devotee of Vishnu. After several years of meditation, Lord Vishnu appeared in front of him as a small boy. The sage loved the child immensely and requested him to stay with him in the hermitage forever. The child agreed but mentioned that if the hermit failed to treat him with respect, the child would vanish.
One day, when the sage was in de Read on...
Nathan here, staring down the clock at leaving this pristine, verdant gem of an island known as Cat Ba, the forgotten staging ground to all things Ha Long Bay, 5 minutes off the mainland coast of Vietnams Haiphong province, due east and downriver about two hours from Hanoi.
Renting a scooter instead of opting for organized tours was the way to go for us, whipping around the immaculate roadways th Read on...
Pollux devant, notre avis, rester encore quelque temps sur son parking la solution est celle de prendre lavion, dobir toutes les formalits demandes, de faire sa valise et de se diriger vers un pays o nous devrions trouver un Grand Soleil donc de Grands sourires. !
Situe en Mditerrane orientale, au du Ploponnse, la Crte est borde au nord par la mer de Crte, depuis le cap Plaka sur la cte est j Read on...
As a schoolboy during the 1950s and 60s, I was constantly eating mince pies and currant cake. These were baked by my mother in the oven of our Reading kitchen. We were a poor family, and Mum was a consummate housewife who saved money by baking all manner of things: apple tarts (using windfall apples from our back garden), apple crumbles, rhubarb tarts, jam tarts, treacle tarts, lemon meringue (wh Read on...
It is the Thursday before Labor Day weekend and we have planned a short get away to Providence, RI. There are several reasons for this trip 1) to get the heck out of NYC during Covid and 2) we have decided it is time to move somewhere else. Seven years in Manhattan is enough and the city is well, not for us. It has lost all appeal, there are no Broadway Shows, you cant go out to dinner, the crime Read on...
The 1968 Los Angeles Geographical Society trip to Africa began with a TWA transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to New York. This was the heyday of TWAs Foreign Accent service wherein flight attendants wore all sorts of exotic getup with a supposed foreign theme. Our were outfitted in gold lame minidresses, a French accent.
It was also the heyday of JFK Airport as the dominant gateway for over Read on...
Sunday night was our version of the Superbowl when the final game of the AFCON (Africa Cup of Nations) was played. Egypt played Senegal for the championship. The game didnt start until 10:00pm so we did not make it to the end of the game. But, we woke up to see Senegal won in penalty kicks 4 to 2.
We had our morning meeting with a new volunteer. She is from the area and wants some experience at a Read on...
Were all interested in going on a relaxing trip. We all need to take a break from our usual routine now and then, as some studies show how traveling is beneficial to our health. A short trip is an excellent way to relax and unwind from the stresses of daily life. Its a way for us to refuel. And we could all use it now and then. Changing our surroundings allows us to forget about our problems and c Read on...
Digestion faite... notre djeuner chez Georges Blanc restera une fois de plus un trs bon souvenir... On ne sen lasse pas.. cet homme les toiles quil mrite ! Merci encore lui...
Aprs cette belle tape nous reprenons la route tout doucement vers le retour. Nous nous arrterons au camping de Parcey, malheureusement un peu trop peupl notre got... et surtout trs bruyant. Ce sera le premier camping que Read on...
We wake to the sound of raindrops. Milduras technically in the desert, so this wasnt part of the plan.
We drive along the riverbank past the same palatial houseboats that we saw in the half light last night, including one called Mungo Creek Rehab. I suppose if you needed rehab of some sort thered be plenty of worse places to do it. We stop for lunch at a cafe at the impressive and relatively new Read on...