American South Road Trip 2014

A road trip through the American South, starting at Baton Rouge and going up through the Mississippi Delta, including Natchez, Vicksburg, Oxford, Memphis, Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains.

Burma 2013

04 Nov 13 (Mon) Arrival to Yangon International Airport 05 Nov 13 (Tue) Yangon – fly to Bagan Blue Bird Hotel 06 Nov 13 (Wed) In Bagan 09 Nov 13 (Sat) Bagan – fly to Heho Myanmar Treasure 10 Nov 13 (Sun) In Inle Lake Myanmar Treasure 8 11 Nov 13 (Mon) Heho – fly … Read more

Namibia 2013

  Day Date Accommodation Basis Nights Sun 28-Apr-13 Road transfer: Windhoek Airport -> Olive Grove Sun 28-Apr-13 Olive Grove Guesthouse, Windhoek (Luxury room) bb 1 Mon 29-Apr-13 Road transfer: Olive Grove -> Eros Airport Mon 29-Apr-13 Flight transfer: Eros Airport -> Wolwedans (09:15 – 10:45) Mon 29-Apr-13 Wolwedans Dune Camp, NamibRand Nature Reserve fba 2 … Read more

Penguin Trifecta

In 2013 our travels took us to the southernmost tips of South America, Africa and Australia, and in all three we saw penguins.

The Oracle in Austin with Meryl and Regis

POST A COMMENT Saturday, April 6, 2013, 8:00 pm Bass Concert Hall $10.00-32.00 Part of the 2012-2013 Texas Performing Arts Season The Oracle (The Rite of Spring) Meryl Tankard, concept, direction, costume design & choreography Paul White, dancer & choreography Régis Lansac, set and video design Damien Cooper & Matt Cox, lighting design Christopher Page, … Read more

Argentina 2013

We stayed for a month in Palermo Soho, on Nicaragua Street. Tom and Tim came down for a week, as did Sandy and Keith, and Nadine and Ed, who went with us to Patagonia. February 15:  Fly to Ushuaia, afternoon free to explore town February 16: Penguin navigation with Haberton Estancia February 17: Tierra del … Read more

Australia 2012

We visited north Queensland (11/5–11/8), went on the South Seas cruise and returned to Australia.  Rented apartments in Melbourne (12/9-15/2012) and Sydney in Paddington district (11/5-12/8).  We also took a road trip along the southern coast.

Stroke

During a flight from Barcelona to San Francisco, while over Kansas I had a stroke.  The plane landed in Denver and I was rushed to University Hospital.  The doctor found: CAT scan: Some disease of carotid arteries. MRI:  3 or 4 strokes on upper left side and one small stroke on right side. Echocardiogram and … Read more

Barcelona 2012

We took the train from Mane to Barcelona for sightseeing. On the flight back to San Francisco I had a stroke (see Stroke).

Edinburgh Festival 2012

We saw: Letter of Last Resort After Rainfall The Fantasist Ali McGregor Hand or Fist Mies Julie Will Eno Loves I haven’t Known Lady Rizo Gulliver’s Travels Calder Quartet Mark Thomas No More Shall We Part Dirty Great Love Story Mess Blink