Amidst all the rhetoric, and political campaign BS, lets try to stick to the facts. I appreciate the Dr. Fauci and Dr. Gupta insights, along with Bill Gates with a more anthropological view. My writing professor firmly believes in starting every correspondence with an appropriate quotation. Since we are all trapped in Ground Hog Day mode, I shortened the period for quotes to 3 months, instead of t Read on...
Sweden is divided in 25 provinces. These provinces have no administrative or political function but may have identical borders with the administrative regions. In the previous two blog entries we wrote about what we did when we travelled in ngermanland Province and in Jmtland Province. This blog entry will include stories from mainly the provinces Hlsingland and Medelpad. But we will also include Read on...
The man credited with the idea for creating a Walk of Fame, was E. M. Stuart, who served in 1953 as the volunteer president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, he proposed the Walk as a means to maintain the glory of whose name means glamour and excitement in the four corners of the world.
On February 9, 1960, The first star to be dedicated on the historic walkway belonged to the actress Joanne Read on...
I was originally going to ride to the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Copper Harbor. But the weather forecast was iffy regarding possible rain so I decided to ride to the twin towns of Houghton and Hancock about 90 miles north of Land O Lakes. These town are separated by the Portage Canal and connected by a cool looking lift bridge.
The color was really good almost all the way to Houghton, but for 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...
If Id never heard anything about Londons weather, I would say its broiling hot based on my experiences there. It reached 100F for the first time ever during my stay in 2003 and passed 40C (104F) for the first time in history yesterday.
Of course, these temperatures at only 20% humidity wouldnt be anything special in New Delhi or Dubai or Houston, but London isnt at all built for it. Even places w Read on...
I am sitting in a frigid ensuite room in Forestside Lodge at about 3:00 pm. I arrived at the hotel by taxi from Windermere, which cost £14.50 plus £2, but at least not soaked, as I would have been on the bus.
As reserved, the hotel assigned me a single room without ensuite. The toilet and shower were down two halls and through three (Imagine a night trip!) I asked if there were any ensuites, Read on...
I was summoned to spend six weeks working in the thriving Sarawakian capital of Kuching in late 1995, and I somehow managed to convince Issy to join me for the last three of those weeks. We had our then two offspring in tow - Scott aged nearly three, and Emma at eleven months. It wasnt still winter in Melbourne, so Im not sure what Issy was thinking. Im not too sure what I was thinking either for Read on...
We left the house around 7am for the long drive down to Florida. This was our first trip ever with our little terrier mix dog. He was so excited to get to go with us, he ran to the car and wouldnt even go to the bathroom before we left for fear of us leaving him. He is a very good traveler. Im sure he was confused that the car just kept going and going and never reaching its destination. He had ne Read on...
Navigating streets in the medina is made more challenging by the constant flow of speeding motorcycles. And were there donkeys pulling wagons filled with trash? Yes, indeed there were.
My students are safely returned home, Im standing in the passport control line at the Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca, and my vacation is about to begin. Im next in line when Im tapped on the shoulder. In the next Read on...