Category Archives: Historical Sites

Empires Beyond – Tianjin, China – [10/25/2017]

Three steps off the gangway and I am viciously reminded of why I have a distinct distaste for modern day mainland china. As my steps echo through the vastness of the empty terminal my eyes are already starting to sting … Continue reading

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Moments with Dragons – Hososhima, Japan – [10/20/2017]

Days are made of moments all are worth exploring Many kinds of moments None is worth ignoring All we have are moments Memories for storing ~ Into the Woods Sometimes the most magical days are the ones that are not … Continue reading

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Living Grace – Osaka, Japan – [10/18/2017]

I never truly had an interest in Japan, in University Japanese are was the one class I decidedly turned down enrolling in – nothing about it grabbed me, and moreover I didn’t even come close to understanding it. Then I … Continue reading

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Give me Liberty – Boston, USA – [06/02/2017]

Yes, sir, I think I do. As the ship lay in Boston Harbor, a party of the colonists dressed as red Indians boarded the vessel, behaved very rudely, and threw all the tea overboard, making the tea unsuitable for drinking. … Continue reading

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The Eyes of Anne – Charlottetown, P.E.I – [05/24/2017]

Every young girl in Avonlea is about to heaven as she can be. If you don’t know why then I guess you didn’t hear… ~ Anne And Gilbert Someone this morning observed to me that Anne of Green Gables was … Continue reading

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The Great American Road Trip: Day 6 – “Listen Children to a Story” – Washington, DC – [07/17/2016]

There are some places in the world that simply have significance, no matter who you are or where you’re from. As I am writing this, scrawling it really in my battered travel notebook that seldom leaves my carry-bag, my back … Continue reading

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Come Ye From the Hills – Invergordon, Scotland – [06-20-2016]

Sometimes you simply have no words, and you send up somewhere you never thought you’d be. Even me, who has seen so much. I’ve known of course that we were calling in Scotland for months now, it’s one of the … Continue reading

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Let Me You Take You To Rio – Rio, Brazil – [02/08/2016]

Once in a lifetime you have an opportunity that you simply cannot pass up. One of those events that – even with a life like mine – you know you will regret forever if you are foolish enough to let … Continue reading

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Jungle Girl – Puerto Chiapias, Mexico – [10/12/2015]

There are times when the job throws an opportunity at you that you can’t resist- that you would be an utter fool to resist. Yesterday evening I walked up to Amras after the set with the biggest smile on my … Continue reading

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Oh My daughters, oh my son… – Buenos Aires, Argentina – [11-09-2015]

You were supposed to have been immortal That’s all they wanted Not much to ask for  But in the end you could not deliver ~*~* The choice was mine and mine completely I could have any prize that I desired … Continue reading

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