Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum My friends suggest to me that the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum depicts an omniscient view of the war, not one-sided, that it was well done. I think I’m missing something. Or maybe I’m expecting more, like the omniscient view that Japan played a hostile role in World War II. It isn’t that kind of omniscient. It’s omniscient in that it
Our tour begins in Darwin. In this post, I cover the ancient Kakadu National Park, the sacred Aboriginal Rock Art, and the towering Termite Mounds of Litchfield National Park. Kakadu National Park We drive past swampy land, on a road where we are not to alight due to crocodile dangers. The land was once hopeful rice
What is abseiling? I did not spell it incorrectly. There is such a sport. Opposed to rock climbing, which is an ascent, abseiling is descending down the face of a rock. There is also something called rappelling. It’s similar to abseiling except one descends facing the ground (walking forward) instead of facing the sky (walking backwards). Boss, Karl,
It is a beautiful winter day trip to the Yarra Valley, tasting wines, cheeses, and chocolates. Thanks to my new Aussie friend Stu, Lillian, HurricaneCC, and I (the 3 Canadiennes) discover the rural lands of Melbourne.
Bucket Lists I tell people that Machu Picchu is the only/last place on my bucket list. Thanks to Baño Cheng and friends, I checked that off in October 2012. Every place I visit from then on is a bonus. I still hold that as true. As time goes on, I add more things to my list. It’s a different list,
A poem. Dedicated to Nadya, the poet whom I take literally too many times. Special thanks to Spirit Games of Ultimate Frisbee, and the Samurais of Werribee. in the depths of the Werribee forests fourteen warriors venture into unfamiliar lands they climb atop summits, drench in rivers as a clan, they stay but as darkness approaches so do the distances between them
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