Countries visited, 34 (or 35*) so far: CountryFirst visit1UKN/A2France19763Germany19764Italy19805Belgium19806Luxembourg19807Netherlands19808Switzerland19809Zambia198410Zimbabwe198411India198612Nepal198613USA199714PRC200315Ireland200716Austria200817Czechia200818Vatican200819Belarus201020Mongolia201021Poland201022Russia201023Vietnam201524Philippines201625Finland201726Malaysia201827Thailand201828Denmark201929Sweden201930 ROC*202331Laos202432Singapore202433Cambodia202434Japan202535United Arab Emirates2025 *I'm not getting into the PRC/ROC debate I'd…
https://youtu.be/RuveKzrJ9zY?si=5bu89YIaB47cnbxm Me and Magdalena verse Me and Magdalena We′re driving south through Monterey As the sun is slowly sinking Into…
The Penguin Walk at Asahiyama Zoo occurs twice daily during the Winter months. It's a popular event. Since the entrance…
The ancient sages said 'Do not despise the snake for having no horns for who is to say it shall…
Beerlao launched in 1973 is the best selling brand in Lao PDR Beerlao Lager is a European Pale Lager style beer…
The Angkor National Museum, is located on Charles de Gaulle Avenue also known as Preah Sihanouk Avenue in Siem Reap,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaohsiung_Main_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaohsiung_Metro Eventually the high speed line from Taipei will terminate here and the are preparing the station for this.…
Books I read in 2024 include: Charles Stross: (x5) The Rhesus Chart, The Annihilation Score, Equiod, Missile Games, Nightmare Stacks.…
The moat around Angkor Wat seen from the south Pool at Angkor Thom, Siem Reap , Cambodia A different view…
Journey from Luang Prabang to the Park Ou caves, Lao PDR Mekong Cruise A lovely day for a relaxing cruise…
Railway Stations of the World takes us to the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Luang Prabang. Opened in December 2021…
山海关 or the Shan Hai Pass is one of the most important and the most easterly of the passes through…
The Wucai (五彩）Porcelain shown above is all from the Qing dynasty and dates from the 18th century. Although Wucai can…
Requiem, 奠 Mozart's Requiem in D Minor, K 266 (1791) Jack Villano Villano · Mozart - Requiem in D minor…
I has mostly been reading: Iain M Banks, Charles Stross, Isaac Asimov and Terry Pratchett Continue reading →
November is a great time to visit Taipei. 'Goldilocks' weather (not too hot, not too cold) and there is much…
Probably a cicada of the genus Meimuna, possibly Walker's cicada, Meimuna opalifera which is commonly found in Japan, Korea, Taiwan…
Canterbury Tales: General Prologue Here bygynneth the Book of the tales of Caunterbury Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, …
Haemopis sanguisuga or Horse Leech can grow up to 10 cm long. Although this specimen is much smaller. They don't…
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Middle English SIÞEN þe sege and þe assaut watz sesed at Troye, Þe…
Another one of those movies that Apple's built in software for Photos creates for you. This one takes photos and…
The universe is a Hydrogen Sonata? Confined by the restrictions of zero-covid what better way to escape to than to…
https://youtu.be/a_426RiwST8 Lonely Boy by The Black Keys The Black Keys official website: https://theblackkeys.com
When the going gets tough, the tough start baking chocolate muffins Chocolate muffins recipe Ingredients: 2 medium eggs125 ml vegetable…
More updates from the archives (2005 to 2006) Michael Jackson Stumblers Yorkshire Transport Classic Rock Including links to: the classic…
Feb. 1, 2022 – Jan.21, 2023 is a year of the water tiger （水虎） 春节快乐 - Happy Spring Festival Characteristics…
T'lorem ipsum, by eck that sounds reet queer Tha don't get owt for nowt 'appen as maybe tha knows Th’art…
供石 (Gōng shí) or scholar's stones vary in colour and shape. Their size also varies from hundreds of kilos to…
dúchas.ie, The Schools’ Collection, Co. Roscommon A treasure trove of old school books lovingly scanned and transcribed. The handwriting is…
Who lives here in the Castlerea Desmene Fairy Village? A Fairy Song William Shakespeare Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush,…
Sunset over the Chao Phraya River, Bang Sue, Bangkok The Chao Phraya is Thailand's major river flowing 372 km from the…
https://johncooperclarke.com/poems/ APART FROM THE REVOLUTION Each drop of blood a rose shall be all sorrow shall be dust blown by…
The wreck of the Plassey, Inisheer, Aran Islands The MV Plassey started its life as HMS Juliet, a naval trawler…
Amateur Hour presents: Global Golden Hour The Photos app that comes bundled with MacOs periodically produces slideshows. Normally, these are…
The extinct volcanoes of Pingdingshan, Xilin Gol, Nei Menggu 平顶山, 锡林郭勒盟，内蒙古 Pingdingshan in Xilingol League in Inner Mongolia has a…
The Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare, Ireland The Cliffs of Moher in County Clare attrac up to 1.5 million tourists…
History TV Poetry History food and drink China Poetry Just to prove that I haven't been idle, here are a…
It's always been messy.... Very slowly updating the site. Can we fix it? Er, probably not but I'll give it…
Church of St Mary the Virgin, East Adderbury. https://youtu.be/mN_vWfSgWe4 Church Going by Philip Larkin (1922-1985)Once I am sure there's nothing…
A very nice house in the country... it's a long way away, but it's mine.
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