BIRD ISLAND
This blog is about Bird Island, the most northerly island in the Seychelles. It has been described as a paradise with too many palm trees …
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
In line with the other blogs this week, this one about Queen Elizabeth II is just for fun. It includes some obscure facts that I …
BRITISH HUMOUR
British Humour is different, as anyone who has had contact with it will readily admit. Those of us lucky enough to have been born and …
BOMB IN THE CANADIAN CONSTITUTION
A bomb in the Canadian constitution is real, and Canada is not alone. Any written constitution is almost certain to have errors, omissions, vague statements …
LAST FISHERMAN IN MONACO
Eric Rinaldi, the last fisherman in Monaco, unties the mooring lines, and carefully maneuvers his fishing boat Diego out of Monaco’s harbour, Port Hercules, close …
NO SMOKING IN NEW ZEALAND
No smoking in New Zealand has just taken a monumental step forward. Cigarette smoking bans have been growing in many countries ever since the evidence …
COLOMBO TO BADULLA RAILWAY
The Colombo to Badulla railway is so enchantingly beautiful that it’s become a bucket list adventure for many visitors. The long, forlorn sound of the …
SARK
The Island of Sark is the archetypical English seaside escape. Just three miles wide by 1.5 miles long, it is fringed by pale beaches and …
IDEOLOGICAL DIVISION
I want to address the major U.S. issue of ideological division, which is also present in many other of the world’s democracies, albeit at a …
HUMANIZING ROBOTS
Humanizing robots is a topic that has attracted and repelled mankind from the earliest days of robot development. The android, Commander Data, from StarTrek probably …