It has been a while since posting on this platform. This was always my basic keep friends informed channel. The special quality of this site in particular was that it always seemed to be active and accessible in China and worked relatively well.
My Sakya Resource Guide (SRG) website from the early 1990s is gone. The internet went out of business, or changed, and dumped all websites. I had somethi Read on...
Many, most of us have been stuck at home for the past year. The last time I was out of the county was last march, Scottsdale, on a road trip to Spring Training. Of course, my hero, Katy, has spent most of the year either on a beautiful Thai island or up in cool and green Chiang Mai. Me, I have been stuck at home. I had numerous trips postponed for cancelled. My cycling trip to Croatia was postpone Read on...
Most people who live in Wanganui have never heard of Strachans Cave. But they are usually quick to visit it once I talk about it.
This cave is listed as an historic place. Basically, it is a privately built refuge for a family that were scared for their safety during the land conflicts of the You can read all about the history here It is on private land but you are allowed to access it which is Read on...
Today we began our journey along the infamous Gibb River Road, passing through the King Leopold Ranges before arriving at Bell Gorge. Lovely waterfalls and clear waters. We didnt go in but there were people swimming.
We continued on to our camp for the next two nights at the Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary. Paul, our driver, rang through on the telephone for the gates to be opened for us. This once Read on...
As the door closes on the cacophony of the street, there is the sound of tinkling water and the smell of lemongrass. A smiling lady with kind eyes wais (bows) and hands me a thick menu. On the first several pages are soothing images of gold masks, aroma oil rubs, body scrubs, and head and foot massage packages. It isnt until page 4 that the human spatchcocking is finally pictured – suspiciously Read on...
The C Hikers met at Elliston Park under gathering dark clouds. As Wendy remarked, a few chinks of blue sky shone through. Our mood was cheery when Sylvia led us part way around Elliston Lake, up to 17 Avenue, and onto the Calgary Greenway. Spreading out along the groomed path, we found our pace. Because this part of the Greenway is along Stoney Trail, we had the weird sensation of looking one way Read on...
We woke up and Jenn worked as our short order chef for all the kids with flapjacks and eggs. Ellie and Grayson showed Steve their schoolwork area and amazed him by how well that they both could read for their ages! Steve had to work today so everyone else made the morning trip out to Luckyladd farms in Eagleville, including one of Ellies friends Piper as seen in the pictures from the day on the ba Read on...
I got up early enough to get a ride with Peggy and John to Sharjah to see the Central Souk . This was a huge conglomeration of i.e., totally indoors but not a coordinated mall. Its design respected the souk, if you consider that a souk consists of shops with a covering built over the street. The Central Souk was like a set of strip mall shops that parking, and a covered central walkway – two s Read on...
We leave Nice and head south to an island called Porquerolles. We take tram two then tram one to get to the train station Nice Ville. The train takes us to Toulon. In Toulon we take a train to Hyers. In Hyers we take a taxi to the port at Tour Fondue. At the port we take a ferry to Porquerolles. The island town is small, we walk to our hotel which is five rooms above a restaurant. We spend two nig Read on...
My ancestral visitations of Scotland began with Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, and Ayrshire; recounted in the previous blog at Scottish Ancestral Visitations in Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, and Ayrshire. I suggest that you read that blog first. This blog covers my travels in Sterlingshire, Fife, Perth and and Aberdeenshire.
I had reservations for Sterling Castle at 10 AM so drove th Read on...