There are signs all over Okinawa warning you about the highly venomous habu (a type of pit viper). The akamata is much bigger and actually eats habu.
I imagined Okinawa to be a tropical paradise. I was quite shocked in to land to see that much of the island appeared to be urban. Turns out the southern portion of the island is largely one big conurbation. The few patches of green within it are gen Read on...
Vinh was studying online when this shot was taken. The used phone and clock were the last gifts his father gave him before passing away because of Vinh is my first foster child from Can Tho in the Mekong Delta. (Photo from Dan Tri Sep 2021) B Vinh đang học online khi phng vin bo Dn Tr chụp bức ảnh ny. Chiếc điện thoại cũ v đồng hồ l hai mn qu cuối cng m cha đ tặng cho Read on...
Lucknow has a royal feel. It used to be the land of etiquette, poetry and subtle behaviour. Urdu language here is at its finest so much so that two people fighting sounds like music. I had an opportunity to visit my cousin and his family; jumped at it. I was so happy to meet my cousin.
The airport was small, clean and tidy. The city was small, more like Delhi but refined with architecture showing Read on...
Niagara Falls consists of two waterfalls on the Niagara River, which marks the border between New York between and Ontario, Canada: the American Falls, located on the American side of the border, and the Canadian or Horseshoe Falls located on the Canadian side.
The water that runs over the from the Great Lakes. Ninety percent of the water goes over the Horseshoe Falls. Originally, as much as 5.5. Read on...
Although this photo doesnt necessarily show it, Joanna was giggling and squealing during most of the ride! Its such a fun coaster.
In January 2020, just before the pandemic hit, my friends and I began planning a girls weekend at Disney World for October. It was going to be us and our daughters. I was so excited for that trip, but then came
...No one knew how long the pandemic would last. So, we Read on...
The ash seems to have stoped falling but the smoke may be worse due to the fire in Sicamous. I caught my first whiff as I exited the trailer to make my pancakes, well actually it turned into one large pancake but thats irrelevant. I buy the just add water pancake mix and use eggs for my liquid to get some protein. Lets be honest, pancakes are just to hold the syrup. Thats what we really want. Bein Read on...
Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney were the first stops in Australia on Valenes 1964 South Pacific trip. Im afraid I have few memories of the large cities of Australia, aside from the Shrine of Remembrance (War Memorial) in Melbourne, a scenic overlook of Canberra and visit to the Australian parliament building there and Sydney with the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, then under construction. In Sydn Read on...
Make a list of all the things that make you feel grateful and happy. I read that somewhere and it made me think . Perhaps we dont make lists anymore . No lists for shopping. No lists of the things we need to do during the day. So today I thought I would make a list of those things that did make me smile . And I could do that on the way to Overton . We had an appointment in the village at 10.20 and Read on...
Owing to the inclement weather in Mission Beach, which lies in the wet tropics, we opted to head for Townsville, which lies in the dry tropics, and thus, enjoyed fine weather for our planned seven day stay, which we stretched out to eleven days.
We stayed at the Riverside Convention Centre Caravan Park, which is a church owned park, conveniently located along Townsvilles main river and relatively Read on...
The Abbey Hotel in Donegal is very large, very busy and has great staff but room service must be very slow since we didnt get our rooms until 5pm. It is a good job we werent wet through and needing a shower. The evening meal made up for it with good quality food and a pleasant waiter.
Leaving Sligo in the morning was pleasant enough under a blue sky alongside the river and wading birds. The hill Read on...