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Date: 19th August 2012
So close and yet so far....
Some goals are years in the making....and worth the effort. Isn't it something when it eats away at you until you complete the goal? Loved your photos and you look great! Those amazing mountains can call your spirit.
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
So close and yet so far....
Some goals are years in the making....and worth the effort. Isn't it something when it eats away at you until you complete the goal? Loved your photos and you look great! Those amazing mountains can call your spirit.
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
Date: 19th August 2012
THANKS DAVE & MERRY JO
Extra special comment from you guys...from Greenland or some other magic destination on the road
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
THANKS DAVE & MERRY JO
Extra special comment from you guys...from Greenland or some other magic destination on the road
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
Seize the Moment
It is great to see this awesome picture of you. You take such incredible portraits and photos of other people, so it's nice to see you so in the moment in this picture.
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
THANKS BRENDAN
I don't like my photo being taken...never feel comfortable...but here...pretty excited. Thanks for reading.
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
Date: 16th August 2012
Just nine metres.....???
Sod group dynamics....I'd of been up there like a rat up a drainpipe, but knowing my luck I would have probably been struck down with AMS, 30cm from the top. The main thing is, you did it in the end :) Actually, I still have a few regrets about my time in Nepal.... then again, if I went back and did something about, I would probably only end up getting nicked ;)
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
Just nine metres.....???
Sod group dynamics....I'd of been up there like a rat up a drainpipe, but knowing my luck I would have probably been struck down with AMS, 30cm from the top. The main thing is, you did it in the end :) Actually, I still have a few regrets about my time in Nepal.... then again, if I went back and did something about, I would probably only end up getting nicked ;)
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
Date: 16th August 2012
THANKS NICK...YEP...JUST 9 METRES
You go all that way...its nearly close enough to touch...so so glad I went back...makes up for so many instances whereby I cannot rectify my regret...could not have worked out better.
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
THANKS NICK...YEP...JUST 9 METRES
You go all that way...its nearly close enough to touch...so so glad I went back...makes up for so many instances whereby I cannot rectify my regret...could not have worked out better.
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
Date: 16th August 2012
Dancing Peacemaker
Great words and photos of an amazing adventure--relieving your heart of regret, pushing those lungs and legs, incredible snowy vistas and an exotic setting! I'm not at all surprised that you turned into a facilitator on that first journey--that's what you do with your encouragement and support on travelblog! Inspirational watching you dance with grace through the rough spots. Climb every mountain....
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
Dancing Peacemaker
Great words and photos of an amazing adventure--relieving your heart of regret, pushing those lungs and legs, incredible snowy vistas and an exotic setting! I'm not at all surprised that you turned into a facilitator on that first journey--that's what you do with your encouragement and support on travelblog! Inspirational watching you dance with grace through the rough spots. Climb every mountain....
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
Date: 16th August 2012
THANKS TARA
Rectifying my regret...how lucky I had the opportunity to do so. Thank you for your kind words...I guess I bared my soul in this one.
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
THANKS TARA
Rectifying my regret...how lucky I had the opportunity to do so. Thank you for your kind words...I guess I bared my soul in this one.
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming
Date: 13th August 2012
One good yarn
Hello - I'm only just catching up on my blog reading, so am a bit late sorry.... One lucky yuan and one great yarn! Loved this story, although I imagine panic stations at the time. All's well that ends well I guess....
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
One good yarn
Hello - I'm only just catching up on my blog reading, so am a bit late sorry.... One lucky yuan and one great yarn! Loved this story, although I imagine panic stations at the time. All's well that ends well I guess....
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
Date: 13th August 2012
THANKS RACHAEL
"One lucky yuan"...hadn't thought of it that way...but I will from now on...thanks for that!
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
THANKS RACHAEL
"One lucky yuan"...hadn't thought of it that way...but I will from now on...thanks for that!
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
Date: 12th August 2012
Great Stuff Dave.....
One thing that few people know about me, is that ever since I left Israel back in 1989, Islam, Sharia and the doctrines that enshroud them are subjects that I have studied immensely and probably have a greater understanding of than most do. I can unequivocally state that nowhere in the Koran or Haditha does it command a woman to cover her face completely, even if some highly ambiguous verses are used to support this. Yes, according to the Koran a woman should dress modestly (An-Nur, 24:31) and I would indeed agree that women do look beautiful when adorning themselves with a headscarf or hijab. However, it is clear that many see both the niqab and the burka as objects of oppression, even if some women claim it is their choice to wear it. In Hadith Abu Harwood, the Prophet Muhammad states that only the face and the hands should remain uncovered after a woman reaches the age of menstruation. The Arabic word 'khimar' is used in Islamic scripture to describe the head covering as proscribed by law. The khimar is a head cloth that covers the hair, sides of the head, neck and breasts. Nowhere is covering the face in its entirety mentioned anywhere. These full face garments that are causing such a bone of contention are nothing more than items of subjugation which have been forced upon women, not by Allah, but by men and the rule of man.
From Blog: FACES OF JAVA: THE WOMEN...Lifting the Veil...the Burqa Debate.
Great Stuff Dave.....
One thing that few people know about me, is that ever since I left Israel back in 1989, Islam, Sharia and the doctrines that enshroud them are subjects that I have studied immensely and probably have a greater understanding of than most do. I can unequivocally state that nowhere in the Koran or Haditha does it command a woman to cover her face completely, even if some highly ambiguous verses are used to support this. Yes, according to the Koran a woman should dress modestly (An-Nur, 24:31) and I would indeed agree that women do look beautiful when adorning themselves with a headscarf or hijab. However, it is clear that many see both the niqab and the burka as objects of oppression, even if some women claim it is their choice to wear it. In Hadith Abu Harwood, the Prophet Muhammad states that only the face and the hands should remain uncovered after a woman reaches the age of menstruation. The Arabic word 'khimar' is used in Islamic scripture to describe the head covering as proscribed by law. The khimar is a head cloth that covers the hair, sides of the head, neck and breasts. Nowhere is covering the face in its entirety mentioned anywhere. These full face garments that are causing such a bone of contention are nothing more than items of subjugation which have been forced upon women, not by Allah, but by men and the rule of man.
From Blog: FACES OF JAVA: THE WOMEN...Lifting the Veil...the Burqa Debate.
Date: 13th August 2012
WELCOME NICK
Welcome to the Burqa Debate...a matter of observation, opinion...and conscience...thanks for your input...needed to be said.
From Blog: FACES OF JAVA: THE WOMEN...Lifting the Veil...the Burqa Debate.
WELCOME NICK
Welcome to the Burqa Debate...a matter of observation, opinion...and conscience...thanks for your input...needed to be said.
From Blog: FACES OF JAVA: THE WOMEN...Lifting the Veil...the Burqa Debate.
Date: 12th August 2012
Haa haa haa....
In my humble opinion, the vote is still out on which Asian country tends to make the best job of screwing up our perfectly adequate, English language, but these are some of the best I've seen. Mind you, I still haven't fully recovered from being constantly bombarded by Indian references to the all encompassing word 'cum'!!!
From Blog: CHINGLISH...Wisdom to Those in Need of Instruction
Haa haa haa....
In my humble opinion, the vote is still out on which Asian country tends to make the best job of screwing up our perfectly adequate, English language, but these are some of the best I've seen. Mind you, I still haven't fully recovered from being constantly bombarded by Indian references to the all encompassing word 'cum'!!!
From Blog: CHINGLISH...Wisdom to Those in Need of Instruction
Date: 12th August 2012
Dave, Dave, Dave.....
...didn't your dear ol' mumsie ever tell you about going off with strange girls? ..... Yes, well mine did too, but I would have probably done the same thing as you, now that the middle age rot has well and truly started to set in ;) The Chinese send a lot of their crap our way, what with plastic candy, plastic fish, synthetic eggs and fruit and veg soaked in poisonous chemicals.... I'll stick to pizza and hamburgers thanks :)
From Blog: CHINA...Scams, Scams & more Scams...the Unsuspecting Tourist
Dave, Dave, Dave.....
...didn't your dear ol' mumsie ever tell you about going off with strange girls? ..... Yes, well mine did too, but I would have probably done the same thing as you, now that the middle age rot has well and truly started to set in ;) The Chinese send a lot of their crap our way, what with plastic candy, plastic fish, synthetic eggs and fruit and veg soaked in poisonous chemicals.... I'll stick to pizza and hamburgers thanks :)
From Blog: CHINA...Scams, Scams & more Scams...the Unsuspecting Tourist
Date: 13th August 2012
WHAT'S THAT NICK?
Going off with strange girls? Not me...I'd met them...just before!
From Blog: CHINA...Scams, Scams & more Scams...the Unsuspecting Tourist
WHAT'S THAT NICK?
Going off with strange girls? Not me...I'd met them...just before!
From Blog: CHINA...Scams, Scams & more Scams...the Unsuspecting Tourist
Oh dear....
....been on the Curry again Dave??? ;)
From Blog: JAVA: Ijen...Danger, Poisonous Gas
Date: 12th August 2012
Great blog Dave....and he's getting closer too :D
Well, I can see that you are gradually working your way into this part of the world, even if it does involve you getting picked up by the local constabulary! Hopefully you will end up on the shores of 'Nam before long. Looking at it, I think being left with 1 yuan is better than being left with 1 dong.....depending totally on your perspective that is.... Like you, when I see a 'No Photos' sign, I become completely immoral and start snapping away, I think it's the challenge of being caught that drives me, much like when I used to pinch my mum's gin and use it to power our sit on lawnmower. She used to keep the jerry can hidden away somewhere....I never did get that damned smell out of my clothes....
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
Great blog Dave....and he's getting closer too :D
Well, I can see that you are gradually working your way into this part of the world, even if it does involve you getting picked up by the local constabulary! Hopefully you will end up on the shores of 'Nam before long. Looking at it, I think being left with 1 yuan is better than being left with 1 dong.....depending totally on your perspective that is.... Like you, when I see a 'No Photos' sign, I become completely immoral and start snapping away, I think it's the challenge of being caught that drives me, much like when I used to pinch my mum's gin and use it to power our sit on lawnmower. She used to keep the jerry can hidden away somewhere....I never did get that damned smell out of my clothes....
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
Date: 12th August 2012
1 YUAN -v- 1 DONG
Nick, If I only had 1 Dong...I'd be history...1 Yuan...saved my life!
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
1 YUAN -v- 1 DONG
Nick, If I only had 1 Dong...I'd be history...1 Yuan...saved my life!
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
different scene in winter
I have been in Summer palace twice, one in early summer-June. one in Winter-Feb. But never seen so many snow there, feel different from the photo with snow... That is a rare chance to have the kind of scene.
From Blog: CHINA...Beijing...The Summer Palace...Walking on Water
Date: 7th August 2012
Dance...
I would also like to dance .....
From Blog: IMAGES OF MALI ...THE MUD MOSQUES OF MALI
Dance...
I would also like to dance .....
From Blog: IMAGES OF MALI ...THE MUD MOSQUES OF MALI
Date: 4th August 2012
Left & lonesome...
This is what happens when you don't take your wife with you! Oh! this is my mantra when travelling with you... "don't let david get into trouble don't let david get into trouble don't let david get into trouble" :-0
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
Left & lonesome...
This is what happens when you don't take your wife with you! Oh! this is my mantra when travelling with you... "don't let david get into trouble don't let david get into trouble don't let david get into trouble" :-0
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
Date: 4th August 2012
smoking dog?
smoking dog....do i dare ask...did it have barking cough?
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
smoking dog?
smoking dog....do i dare ask...did it have barking cough?
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
Date: 4th August 2012
LAILA
"smoking dog....do i dare ask...did it have barking cough?"...Don't know...it was too busy telling people's fortunes...so I guess...it was a "medium smoking dog"!
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
LAILA
"smoking dog....do i dare ask...did it have barking cough?"...Don't know...it was too busy telling people's fortunes...so I guess...it was a "medium smoking dog"!
From Blog: CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan
auspicious
Michelle
Congratulations~ You deserve the gold medal, not only for rectifying your regret, but for going even further than you had initially planned! Inspired as always.
From Blog: CHINA: Lijiang...Rectifying my Regret...4 years in the coming