I am writing these words in the library in the rear (aft) section of the MV Ocean Nova at the end of 9 days exploring the Scoresby Sund fjord system of Eastern Greenland on a small Expedition cruise with 57 other passengers Continue reading
38 Images from Scoresbysund, the worlds longest Fjord – September 30 2016
I have just spent 8 days on an Expedition cruise in Eastern Greenland with 57 other passengers.
I have written a short article about my impressions when visiting the small settlement of Ittoqqortoormiit (population 381) entitled ‘Gravediggers in Greenland’ which you will find here. Continue reading
37 100 Up – An Icelandic Diary – September 20 2016
I am writing these comments in Iceland which I think is the 100th sovereign state or independent territory that I have visited since I first left the UK in 1964 on a school visit to what was then West Germany.
36 A Camp Too Far – The Elaho Valley, BC, Canada – August 22 2016
I am very conscious that although I have close connections to Beautiful British Colombia in Canada I have never written an article that has given me the opportunities to extol the virtues of both Vancouver as a city and BC as almost certainly the most scenically attractive part of North America. Continue reading
34 Brexit, Trump and the Politics of Division – and the consequences for the rest of us! June 20 2016
Should we really be surprised at the tragic events of the past week – the murder of young MP Jo Cox in the UK and the slaughter of 49 innocent individuals in a gay night club in Orlando Florida in the USA? Continue reading
33 No slacking off in Singapore! April 14 2016
I have just returned from an exhausting four and a half day stay in Singapore and I am wondering if my tiredness was a reflection of getting older or the fact that there was so much to see and I needed much more than four and a half days to fit in everything that I had hoped to visit. Probably a combination of both. Continue reading
31 A Tale of Three Islands 1: A day trip on Bohol – October 31 2015 Bohol, Visayas, The Philippines
For the uninitiated, which I readily admit would have included myself until recently, Bohol is an island Province in the Visayas region of the Philippines. It has a population approaching 1.5m and is situated east of Cebu where I have been based, south of Leyte and is the 10th biggest island in the Philippines, a nation of islands.
With a population of around 100 million the Philippines is the 12th biggest nation on the planet by population and both one of the most dynamic and impoverished nations in South East Asia. With another 10 million Filipinos living and working overseas many families are dependent on overseas income. Continue reading
