Month: August 2010

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes “sight-seeing.””     Daniel J Boorstin   I recently decided to take on my role as a visiting tourist seriously. Yes, the time had arrived! I was ready to […]

I don’t mean Charlie Brown’s little feathered friend.    I’m wondering what has happened in the last 40 years since that well known three days of peace and music at Max Yasgur’s farm when Jimi played his version of that anthem and Country Joe and the Fish ragged on for a peaceful world while Janice […]

“Anything worth doing… is worth overdoing.” – Mick Jagger  “Everything in excess” – Fiona Steel Who knew that Mick and I had so much in common?  He has lips and I’d like some. He had energy and so did I once. He couldn’t get any satisfaction… oh well, two outa three ain’t bad …just ask […]

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” – Bilbo via JRR Tolkien When arriving in any new city, I feel it is the expected duty of all tourists to visit all […]

‘Mama always said life was like a box a chocolates, never know what you’re gonna get.’ – Forrest Gump The little unexpected experiences waiting just around the corner are what make life interesting. Sometimes they’re a pleasure and sometimes they can be a pain, but to me, they are the dark and light tones that […]

‘Don’t cry for me. I’ll be alright. I’ll be by your side, your precious guiding light.’ – Modern Error    Forget about the continental drift theory and let’s not allow the facts to hold us back any longer! Haven’t enlightened gurus often spruiked to each one of us, ‘think creatively’, ‘you have the power within you’, […]