I’m a life-long learner with an insatiable curiosity about life. I love travel, good food, and good company. I’m happy to share what I know with others….even the interesting stuff! My outlook on life is pretty well captured in this quote from a book about the legend of King Arthur:
“The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, “is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.”
― T.H. White, The Once and Future King
So much to learn, so little time!
Day 25 of our cruise. Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory. Its proximity to Indonesia (it is closer to Indonesia than most major Australian cities) made it...
I received the following via one of those viral/chain emails, that encourage you to forward to several people at the risk of having the Wrath of Kane (or some other...
We live in an increasingly complex world, where our every thought and decision is in some way bounded by protocols, policies, rules and regulations. After all, these have been developed...
Day 32 of our cruise and we've arrived at Broome. This is our last stop before we arrive back at our starting point - Fremantle, and a journey of 9,040...
Day 29 of our cruise and we've arrived at Lombok Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda...
Day 28 of our cruise and we've arrived at Bali. The highlight of our visit to Bali was the tour of the Taro Elephant Safari Park, north of Ubud. Our...
Day 25 of our cruise and we've arrived at Darwin. Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory. Its proximity to Indonesia (it is closer to Indonesia than most...
Day 20 of our cruise. Cairns is located about 1,700 km (1,056 mi) from Brisbane, and about 2,700 km (1,678 mi) from Sydney by road. It is a popular travel...
Day 17 of our cruise and we arrive at Brisbane. Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city...
Day 15 of our cruise and we've arrived at Sydney - the cultural capital of Australia? Melbourne-ites will argue differently! Sydney is the site of the first British colony in...