The main purpose of these pages is to post travel updates for Joan, my mother. The time difference is now seven hours and phoning at 2:30am to speak to her at 7:30pm is quite difficult. Thanks to my brother Alastair for passing them on during his visits. It also gives an opportunity for friends to drop in to the blog if and when they wish. It is not meant to be a round robin letter or meticulous chronological travel diary and I make no pretences of being some talented wordsmith. May the readers forgive my liking for alliteration and be fully aware that S is not responsible for the problematic spelling or idiosyncratic syntax as I am sometimes not too precise in the use of the English language. Please note that being no great supporter of
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