That’s my daughter Lesley and me! Happy Mother’s Day! Photos taken in Grand Forks, ND & Wahpeton, ND. We still like our bit old fashion sunglasses … they’re still look great!!!
Ida is to come ashore Tuesday, striking near the Mississippi-Alabama state line. Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Louisiana have declared states of emergency.
CNN has learned from two senior Democratic sources that former President Bill Clinton will attend the Senate Democrats' weekly luncheon Tuesday to address the caucus about health care.
White House National Security Adviser Retired Gen. Jim Jones issued a rare public statement Monday vehemently denying media reports that suggest U.S. President Barack Obama has privately decided to send close to 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
Sunday It’s 9.20pm, and I have this sudden urge of wanting to write a lenghty post! Nothing had planned for today as I know I’d surely be all tired if not semi-tired after the morning tutorial sessions. After a tiring day, I always yearn for some quiet moments to re-energize; works wonders for me! When I [...]
Saturday Ian’s spontaneous reaction as soon as he woke up this morning, ”Mom, let’s go. I wanna pick up sands, stones and earth, lots of them!” He took his bucket and one of his grandma’s gardening tool - the ’scoop’ and hurried me to get ready as well. It was 7.30am. The weather was good and he was in good [ […]
Sunday today, the 1st of November! Another 2 months to go before new year. The evening weather was wonderful! Daniel and Ian had fun at the swimming pool while I jogged at the nearby park. It was rather odd that while jogging, I thought about how I have exhausted this year’s leave entitlement so soon. Of all the things to think about ! As of [.. […]
See the sights, sounds and sensations of Burning Man Festival 2009. Includes the man burning.Burning Man Festival 2009 is happily produced by The Indie Travel Podcast, proud winners of Lonely Planet's "Best Podcast 2009" -- Check out our free podcast in iTunes, free online travel magazine, or have the Indie Travel Podcast Magazine delivered.
New Zealand train journeys are a popular option for travellers wanting to see a bit more of the country; the Overlander train is a good alternative for New Zealand travel.Train travel New Zealand: the Overlander is happily produced by The Indie Travel Podcast, proud winners of Lonely Planet's "Best Podcast 2009" -- Check out our free podcast i […]
Asteroids slamming into Earth, a planet sneaking up on us, an angry sun singing the planet—find out why these and other end-of-the-world events won't be happening in 2012.
With help from Michelle Obama, Sesame Street kicks off it's Google-hyped 40th-anniversary season tomorrow—the first in new a two-year environmental-education effort. "Scary" issues like global warming, though, are off-limits.
A weakening tropical storm Ida, which will come ashore late tonight or early Tuesday, is likely the last major threat of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters say.
Uluru, the World Heritage Site formerly known as Ayers Rock, is one of the world’s most recognizable natural icons – and along with the Sydney Opera House, an international symbol for Australia. The sandstone monolith is culturally significant to the Anangu aborigines, the traditional landowners of Uluru. In 1873 surveyor William Gosse, on an exp […]
Siem Reap, Cambodia – Cambodian monks journey each year to Angkor Wat, near Siem Reap, for meditation, reflection and renewal. The initial design of Angkor Wat’s main temple took place in the first half of the 12th century, during the reign of Suryavarman II, in the early 1100s. Originally a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, it [...]
Here's another video shot with my favorite "toy camera". Pictures and short video clips from my life and neighborhood in Bangkok. I was feeling a bit dark after consecutive days of rain and dreary skies, so I wanted to express that. Another "kind of" travel video, seeing how as I live here. Enjoy!
The Withot borders Boys are on the hunt for the Southern specialty "Kampot Pepper Crab", but first they must source out enough pepper to cook this dish from a small pepper farm near the seaside town of Kep. www.geocities.com/chefswithoutborders
Lonely Planet authors and staff took on the challenge of cycling through Africa from Cairo to Capetown. Rana Freedman and Martin Heng rode leg four of Tour d'Afrique from Nairobi Kenya to Iringa, Tanzania.
Originally conceived by Genghis Khan as off-season training for his army, the three-day sports festival of Nadaam--with wrestling, archery, and horse racing--is now Mongolia's biggest event.