The morning, the water ghost, and the tree…
There is no map for the places each of us go. Daily, we take steps down roads which have never been trodden; or perhaps they have simply never been charted,…
What then, dreamer…?
What if you slept And what if In your sleep You dreamed And what if In your dream You went to heaven And there plucked a strange and beautiful flower…
The scale of the sea…
For those of you who were not aware, we sailed a lot in the past few years. And much of this was offshore. Now well over 10,000 miles since Ipswich, we…
Truth be told…
I know there are scores of people around the world who travel by themselves. And they give a multitude of reasons why they think solo travel is the way to…
Even Masters of the Universe must walk their dogs…
Look up into the trees on a clear winter night. The light from those stars have travelled untold millions of years and unfathomable distances just to be blocked by a…
Life and all of the places you could go…
“I am not in this world to live up to other people’s expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.” ~Fritz Peris I remember once…
Mounting experiences on the wall…
The past has been a mint Of blood and sorrow. That must not be True of tomorrow. ~Langston Hughes: “History” We awoke and packed our things for the…
Keys to building nations…
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Convention lists 931 sites around the world as “World Heritage Sites” for reasons of significant contributions to history, culture,…
Prayers contained at the Wall…
Religions converge on Jerusalem. In Israel, it seems so many who cannot agree have agreed on their Holy of Holies. Everyone to the East and West looks at Israel with…
The invaluable wisdom…
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” “The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” “When another blames…
The trouble with the sky…
The trouble with the sky comes from the fact that no matter how big I build or craft my world to suit only my honorable needs, there is always one…
Come and go home…
Is there a trouble to travel? It sometimes takes a long time between places. Sometimes travel forces long hours and exhausting work… just sitting there. But to wake in one…