Friends of the Armchair Traveller

HAPPY  NEW YEAR.                                             By Jan Fran (posted on Instagram). For almost three months there has been a feeling in the pit of my stomach. It’s there when I sleep, it’s there when I wake up. It’s there when I go to work, it’s there when I’m waiting in line at the supermarket checkout. It’s there when I smile, it’s there when I don’t. It’s there all the time. It’s as though my guts are inside a food processor that began slowly churning one day and still hasn’t stopped. Some days it churns harder and faster than others. Some days it’s subdued but if I stop what I am doing I can feel it. I’m not quite sure what the feeling is exactly.  Maybe it’s shock at the scale of the horror, the indiscriminate killing.  Maybe it’s disgust at the impotency and hypocrisy of our leaders. Maybe it’s revulsion at the cheerleaders and apologists or bewi...

Yesterday my sister Chris sent me this link: Hi Pete, This is the young woman, Bisan, I was telling you of: https://youtu.be/6xRi1fXXTd8? si=Sh877IrBZ9QV8Eq5 Such a brave young woman! She speaks for many of us! Thanks for sending this Chris, pt

 Some time ago I posted some beautiful micro photography by  Angel Fitor. Today I'm posting some similar exquisite imagery by Steven Kovacs courtesy:    SCIENCE  |  DECEMBER 15, 2023 8:00 A.M. These Ten Brilliant Portraits Illuminate Ocean Creatures’ Nighttime Antics Blackwater photographer Steven Kovacs takes spectacular shots of marine animals, helping scientists study tiny larval fish. Here's a link to the entire article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-ten-breathtaking-portraits-capture-ocean-creatures-at-night-180983418

Sarsaparilla,             Raspberry Vinegar,                            Creamy Soda,                                             Heritage Cola,                                                      Brewed Ginger My friend Tom Cowan is an intrepid traveller, not because he wants to be but because his wife Lesley likes to tra...