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Southeast Asia Don is currently in Singapore, but had some time to catch us up on his travels: My last missive had some issues with matching my remarks with the appropriate photos. It doesn’t matter. You get the idea. Plus, my photos are scanty. I find it difficult to juggle photo-taking with trying to pay attention to theContinue reading “Our man in Asia, Part 2”

London, England And where would you find that? If your search involved art, then you would head to Tate Britain, the home of British art from 1500 to today, which is housed in a traditional building with classics like Turner and Millais. 

London, England If ever there was a person who should have had a yard sale, Sir John Soane might be at the top of the list. Sir John was a visionary Regency architect whose house has been a national museum since the early 19th century. Preserved just as Soane left it in 1837, the MuseumContinue reading “An embarrassment of riches”

London, England It’s been a few days of this and that. Yesterday I spent some time working on a group of photos from Don. We’ve finally got it down to a system of how he transmits them and labels them. I’ve finally figured out how and where to download them for future access. Don’t ask.Continue reading “Art is everywhere”

London, England Today has to be noted as the first day of spring in London. The sun was blazing, the sky was blue and flowers were popping out all over. We had no particular commitments, but June and I were planning to see a few historical and cultural sights in order to earn ourselves aContinue reading “Ladies who lunch”

London, England Who among us hasn’t at some time or other craved more storage space, or maybe just one more shelf? Well, imagine being the Victoria and Albert Museum with loads of goodies that just can’t all be shown at once. Plus, more things just keep getting donated or acquired. Where to put them all?

London, England I’ve been MIA for a few days, but not without seeing some new parts of London. This is Monday. On Saturday, I had a wonderful day out with June, Alan, and their family. We met in the interesting community of Peckham, home of Montview, one of the UK’s top drama schools. It isContinue reading “Some new experiences”

Cambodia Here is a long-awaited report directly from Don, currently deep in Southeast Asia: I’ve been traveling throughout Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and now Cambodia for over a month. Yet, this seems to be the first chance I’ve had to put together a rudimentary record of my adventures. The Wifi access has been intermittent, as has the electricityContinue reading “Our man in Asia”

London, England Today was spent in Greenwich, home of important nautical history buildings, and the Royal Observatory, home of the prime meridian. Only a fraction of what’s available passed in front of my camera today, as the real focus of the day was a reunion with two dear friends.

London, England I wished I had Don’s fitbit today to track my steps. I seemed to be all over the place, purely by foot power. There were several errands that needed doing, starting with a consultation with a Samsung expert. I am having a beast of a time finding a way to process the photosContinue reading “Out and about”