Morning all I guess you will all be up and greeting the dawn . Sleep did not come easy last night . Tossing and turning . You get nights like that at times . Hoping that once your head hits the pillow you will fall asleep . Some nights you do. Others the

As coronavirus spreads across the U.S. Americans in some of the country's hardesthit regions have stepped up to foster and adopt animals keeping them out of shelters. NBC News contacted shelters and animal advocacy organizations with facilities in Calif

Rameshwaram is a holy town located on Pamban island and is separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel. It is just 40km from Mannar island Sri Lanka.

The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough Rabindranath Tagore one of my favourites. I saw the first butterfly of the season today . A Cabbage White the scourge of gardeners who love their cabbages . The pretty white things lays

Whoever originated the clich that money is the root of all evil knew hardly anything about the nature of evil and very little about human beings. Eric Hoffer21st April 2020 and the dashboard on the World Health Organis

So have you received your stimulus check or deposit yet On tax day April 15 we received ours tax free. And I promised to donate to Joe Biden which a check that has Orange man's name on it. Remember in 20082009 when Obama p

We had arrived in the city of Ouarzazate the name meaning without noise in late afternoon the previous day. We spent our one and only night here at the lovely Ksar Ighnda which had been a memorable experience for me the beautiful architecture of

31st May 16th June 2019 This is our first blog post since coming back from a yearlong trip in 2012. Since then we have visited many amazing places but our trip to Jordan is the first one which we decided to blog a

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I won't lie to you. My brain was Ok this morning accepting the fact that a walk was on the way after breakfast . It also knew that today was shopping day . The day of a telekit from work. It was my feet that were complaining . Complaining loudly at that

01 juin 2019 Nous retournons Chelva car je fais une crise d'allergie. Nous allons donc la pharmacie chercher des antihistaminiques 02 juin 2019 A 11H00 nous allons la messe Calles et refaisons une petite promenade dans le village.

For a celebration which I will not go into we thought we would treat ourselves to a couple of days in Cornwall. We left work early and headed down the evening before but we had completely underestimated how far away Cornwall is and it was well past midn

THE GREAT SPACE ALIEN MICROBE CONSPIRACYIt remains a mystery how space alien microbes arrived on the planet. It seems likely that they may have hitched a ride on cosmic radio waves. Rotation of the planet as it revolves on its axis and orbits ar

JOHNNY'S JOURNEYS CALIFORNIA and NEVADA 1980 November 26 1980 Wednesday My dad has temporarily transferred to Oakland California. The Bell South Telephone Co. inMontgomery AL will pay for him to fly back home every three weeks. Or

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July 27 2018. Passau Germany. We docked on the Danube just upstream from the Inn and Ilz Rivers and across from the hill where the Veste Oberhaus a 13th century hilltop fortress sits. Our guided foot tour of the old town ended at the beautiful Baroque

After one week in Belize I left San Ignacio by bus towards the border with Guatemala. The crossing and procedures at the migration went smooth and without any issues. Guatemala is the second largest country of Central America after Nicaragua but has the m

Hi everyone.hows life during COVID19I'm now in Brisbane visiting Archie. I know this is a challenging time for us. Many people have to stay away from family some people have to work from home and some might lose their jobs. I have

It was another amazing 3 hours flight over beautiful Indonesia. We spotted Mount Agung on Bali the crater lake of Mount Ijen and Mount Merapi on Java. There were no clouds no wind just sunshine when we touched down in Kuala Lumpur at 10 am. It was the 6t

The early morning dawn light was streaming in through the window . The time seemed irrelevant . It was still not quite light enough to rise . Looking at my watch I hoped the green luminous fingers would give me a clue to the time . It felt like 5am. The fi

After a good night's sleep in the lovely warm room I headed down to the breakfast room to get breakfast. I love that this guesthousehostel is in a traditional old building and is full of character. The breakfast room is no exception as it has the origina

Madurai was originally a forest called Kadambavanam i.e. a Vanam forest of Kadamba trees.One day Lord Indra spotted a farmer praying to a Shiva linga in the forest and told King Kulasekara Pandya about the linga. The king built a temple around the

Friday 28th June 2019I headed to the city of Takamatsu on the eastern end of Shikoku island this morning. This is as far as my railway pass could take me given that I had only purchased the limited SanyoSan'in Area Pass rather than the all Jap

Yesterday it was horses birds coots on the pond rabbits and squirrels . Today chickens. Guinea Fowl a bit of an odd sight around the village as they walked alongside me. My plan was to head out into the countryside . Luckily living on the spine of Eng

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Friday 28th June 2019 From Yashima I made a trip back to the city centre where the Takamatsu Symbol Tower is located. Towering 30th stories above ground level there is a public observatory where free views of the city could be had. Following

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When I visited China for the first time many many years ago. I remember going to a place that I really liked but couldn't remember what it was called. I remember me and one of the guys I travelled with sat at an outside bar by a lake and it was really nic

The work of fiction known as the weather forecast has been giving us a sandwich message the last few days. The good news the bread of the sandwich has been that April has been a lovely month . No April showers. Wall to wall sunshine. Then came the fillin

Russia's first Tsar Ivan the Terrible had 7 wives...3 died resulting in his remarriage following their demise and 3 were sent to a monastery.G. Manaev in an Article The madness of 3 Russian Tsars and the truth behind it says 3 wives that die

When dining with neophytes at a Japanese noodle bar the question always comes up. What are the various types of noodles and which one will I like The short answer try them all. Or just order what I order So basic flour and water like most pasta

Bored yet Dont worry we have a few treats for you to keep you entertained. So settle in for a pleasurable time. Remember were all in this together. Lets start out with the biggie.Sandy Foreman had her 22nd birthday last Thursday. Happy Birt

We had a leisurely breakfast this morning cold cuts cheese fresh bread banana although I left early to write sketchy travel notes. This tour is so full I cant record it all before the next day. Not a bad thing.Our guide Boris met us at our

My friend Mizzi who lives in Melbourne Australia and I had decided to meet somewhere halfway between Germany and Australia for a holiday. I had suggested Borneo since I had wanted to go there during my year in Singapore but had never made it there. Mizz

Im very much a believer that its action that matters much more so than you know the flurry of political promises and statements and slogans that are used during political discourse. Christine LagardeThe WHO dashboard as

Thankyou to my travelblog friend you know who you are for introducing the colour Borage Blue to my collection of colours . She told me that the plant I struggled finding a name for yesterday was Borage . An electric blue and a stunning plant .Anothe

Sunday 19 April 202035 days down 7 more to goIve been looking forward to today all week My housemates and I have been planning a picnic on the roof today. I chose Sunday because were not allowed to leave the house and I wanted to h

SPORTS HEROESIf I had to make a list of family sports heroes it would be a short list. Jim Forsberg would be on it for football. Jim is also a war hero. Jims brother Richard and Richards son Andy would be at the top of it for over 50 yea

Mijn eerste blog vanuit Leiden In dit tijdperk van Covid19 met iets minder bewegingsvrijheid dan we gewend zijn leek het mij leuk eens terug te kijken op al die bijzondere voettochten die ik heb gedaan. Je moet toch wat als die tocht van deze week niet

Let me start by telling you what I have around the house to drink on a normal day. Is there such a thing these days as a normal day Many of you already know my every day sparkler is Veuve du Vernay a brut rose' from Loire France. Well under 10 a bot

Laotian food is really something special sure in most countries you could go out for dinner and a show. However when you step into Laos the Dinner is the show. Performance plays a big role in Laotian cuisine. Youll likely find a spectacle in e

This has got to be the weirdest situation weve ever found ourselves in ehAs global citizens we gotta do our part. Stay home. Practice safe distancing. Wash our hands. Remain calm. Be respectful. Help neighbours. For me it all started when a

Shall I let you into a little secret oh go on then . I am quite enjoying this walking . Lying in bed unable to drop off to sleep I sorted out in my mind where I was walking to in the morning . The weather whas a let down . Over the past few weeks someone

Many of you know I was stuck in Lodi one summer back in 1968. I went to summer school worked and played baseball for the local Lodi nine. I never knew much about the town except for some of the players who grew up there. I also knew they produced hu

Well our first little one was almost here and Nikkie was really excited to go on a babymoon I mean as if we really need a reason to go on vacation but I guess this was as good a reason as any. As always it was a struggle to decide what to do not too

July 29 2018. We had lunch on board the boat and disembarked at Kelheim. What little we saw of it was by the Danube and then from the bus windows when we immediately left the city. Our destination was the village of Bielngries where we broke into smaller

Is that rain I hear Gently tapping on the window . I cannot hear anything as I lie under the bedclothes . I am sure it is raining . The work of fiction the weather forecaster got it right . April is going out in the way April should go out . Light ra