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Manaus to Belem – Aboard the Floating Asylum (2 of 3)
Around 4am the “Yes” family, wedged behind me, commenced to rummage through their luggage, talking at the top of their voices. Why? I had no idea. I named them “Yes” because no matter what I said to any of the adults or children I would get a nod for an answer. They finally settled and […]
From Gijan to Shogun – a life in Japanese Films (2 of 3)
After much mincing and discussion with the shadowy and omnipresent Planning Department officer who had been sent to monitor our activities, the crew agreed to go and film some scenes at the entrance to the site. All the gear had to be loaded back into the vans. The director stood in the shade waving a […]
Wading at the Edge of the World: Cold, Wet, and Mostly Alone on the Irish Coast (3 of 3)
Jeremy Hart has heard tell of a place in Ireland w
Wading at the Edge of the World: Cold, Wet, and Mostly Alone on the Irish Coast (2 of 3)
Jeremy Hart has heard tell of a place in Ireland w
Wading at the Edge of the World: Cold, Wet, and Mostly Alone on the Irish Coast (1 of 3)
Jeremy Hart has heard tell of a place in Ireland w
Travels without a Plan #17
Cameron Highlands, Thaipusam and Taman Negarra Park From KL, it’s a short five hour coach ride to the town of Tana Rata in the Cameron Highlands. As with all my journeys in South East Asia, this one was not the best, with a badly dubbed James Bond film and a driver who seemed not to
Thailand: Lessons on a Bus (2 of 2)
Miraculously, we fell asleep. This did not last. At midnight every light flashed on and loud Thai music blasted from the speakers. No one else looked surprised (perhaps this was reviewed during that ten minute intro by the stewardess). An attendant, not the stewardess, then came around with hot towels for us to wipe our
Puerto Vallarta Travel Guide – The High Dry (supposedly) Season, January 2001
View up the Cuale From November to May it’s not supposed to rain, well maybe a little sprinkle around Christmas time. The weather this year is unusual. Two weeks ago we had a day or so of heavy rain and this morning at 3am it did it again. Yes, the cat litter box was out
Puerto Vallarta Travel Guide – General Info
History After World War II, several G.I.'s moved down to Vallarta, perhaps to recover from the affects of that engagement. Some set up businesses and some just retired, many to the north bank of the Rio Cuale which came to be known as "Gringo Gulch". Even before John Huston put Vallarta on the map with
Okavango Detour (3 of 3)
A side trip to the Okavango Delta in Botswana lead
Okavango Detour (2 of 3)
A side trip to the Okavango Delta in Botswana lead
New Orleans, Louisiana – February 2001 (2 of 2)
Prowling the Cities of the Dead St. Roch No.1 Founded in 1874, Father Thevis vowed to build the cemetery chapel when church members were spared in the yellow fever epidemic of 1868. In the chapel is a wooden altar and shrine to St. Roch with the stations of the cross surrounding the cemetery in wall