No Wonder My Knee Hurts
I am having a tough time with my knee; haven’t been able to run since May a year ago. The surgery in July was going to fix things and I would be running again in six weeks — ha. I won’t bore my readers with the details of all the doctor visits, tests, and treatments. […]
The Challenges of Security
We all want good security as we travel and after 9/11 most of us would agree that security is better than ever. I have said many times, as have others, that the inconveniences of security checks is a minor price to pay for the increase in security that we feel. At this stage I would […]
The Book Tour – Canada to Connecticut and the Airwaves
We arrived in Calgary on Sunday and rented a car to drive to Banff which is about 80 miles west. It is a beautiful ride through the Canadian Rocky Mountains. We stayed overnight at the Banff Springs Hotel and on Monday took a ride further west to Lake Louise. It is absolutely beautiful country. A […]
Taiwanese words I learned
Shieh – Shieh: Thank you Gwang – Hwa: A shopping area that has a lot of electronics Tzai Chien: Bye bye Nie how: how are you? Gei Wuo Shau-Lung-Bao: give me dumpling La – Der: Spicy
Asia – December 1999 GPS data
This post contains GPS readings from some of my travels during 1999 in Asia. The latitudes and longitudes were captured using Garmin GPS devices. Today I use a Magellan handheld and TomTom for vehicles. Singapore, Republic of Singapore 1 degree 16.352 minutes North 103 degrees 50.673 minutes East Distance from home: 9,495 miles Hong Kong, […]
