Bootham School York - Class of 1968-1973
Bootham School York, and the Class of 1968 - 1973: What happened to everyone? I went to Bootham School, a Quaker boarding school in the city of York, in the north of England, from the age of 11. That...
View ArticleWWOOFing in Nova Scotia
I've been in Nova Scotia nearly three weeks now - doesn't time fly when you are enjoying yourself! Summer 2009 for me is focused around two projects. The second one, 9 weeks spent crewing a tallship,...
View ArticleSoviet Nuclear Weapon Photos - 1
During the Cold War of the 1960s and '70s, the US kept most of their ICBMs (Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles) in underground missile silos, hardened against direct attack. However, with the...
View ArticleTouring Nova Scotia
I've now reached the end of my seven weeks of WWOOFing at 'Horse and Garden' in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada, and am looking forward to the next highlight in my summer of 2009 - a 9 week training...
View ArticleSailing to Boston
Here's a few photos taken on the latest voyage of the Barque 'Picton Castle', on her voyage from Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, to Gloucester and Boston, in Massachusetts, USA. Chibley, ships cat Ben the...
View ArticleSailing to Halifax
The Picton Castle is sailing north once more, after very successful 'Tall Ships Nova Scotia 2009' events in both Boston and Halifax. I am currently in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, enjoying the...
View ArticleVoyage of the Picton Castle
This map of Canada and her coastal waters, made by me, shows the approximate route taken on my recent voyage on the three-masted barque, the Picton Castle. It was a truly memorable journey, a once in...
View ArticleUSB Flash Drives for the Traveller
How to carry your data SECURELY, and some suggestions to help it to help you. As a busy traveller who is a constant visitor to internet cafes around the world, I carry a USB Flash Drive to save my...
View ArticleVirus attack on a USB Flash Drive
A report on a recent Virus attack, and how to spot similar attacks on your own USB Flash Drive. As mentioned in my previous Blog, my trusty 2GB SanDisk Cruzer has been subjected to countless virus...
View ArticleKovalam Beach - Kerala
So here I am, back at Kovalam beach once more. The plan this time is to get some work done on my increasingly large backlog of travel photos, which desperately need sorting out, cataloguing,...
View ArticleChristmas at Kovalam Beach
Christmas Greetings from Kovalam Beach, which is situated in the state of Kerala, on the sunny south western tip of India. Today is the shortest day of the year, just a few days before Christmas, and...
View ArticleSolar Eclipse at Kovalam
At lunchtime today, the 15th of January 2010, we were privileged to witness a partial 'Annular' solar eclipse. I am currently staying at Kovalam Beach, which is in Kerala, southern India: a location...
View ArticleBack in Rio de Janeiro
It is approximately 20 years since I was last in Rio, so it is good to come back to enjoy the sights and scenery, the wonderful mountains, the golden beaches, and try to spot just how the city has...
View ArticleA Letter from Lima
Whilst chatting the other day about packing lists, belongings, and the items that travellers take around with them, it struck me that in my travels, I have picked up a fair few items from around the...
View ArticleRio de Janeiro - This and That
Back in Rio de Janeiro at the end of yet another epic Overland journey: this time it was a six month trip around South America that covered Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and...
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