My favourite place, anywhere. The magical, mysterious, energising, spiritual Swayambhu temple and monastery in the Kathmandu Valley. Arriving there as dawn unfolds awakens every sense in me, I feel it now, I connect with it as I write this poem…. Read More ›
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Senryu #34 Cosmic Buddha
Boudhanath, another of my favourite temple areas in Kathmandu, a place where all the senses are stimulated: Monks chanting sutraprayer wheels spin incense risestourist cameras flashBuddhas’cosmic siteignored The Two Doctors Boudhanath is one of Nepal’s great Buddhist temple complexes. Initially… Read More ›
Wine Lovers New Year Resolutions
By now the scramble to write objectives, goals and new year resolutions should have died down. So how about some guidance for wine lovers who are looking for ways to maybe drink less, but also broaden their wine horizons this… Read More ›
Travel memories #3.1 Europe, Budapest
We have been to Budapest a few times, including Christmas 2017, but our first visit was in 2016. It’s a beautiful city with the Danube running through its heart dividing the place into two “entities”, Buda and Pest. Clean, historic,… Read More ›
Travel memories #2.3 USA Monument Valley
It was another long bus ride, miles and miles of flat land rushing past us as we sped on our way towards Monument Valley. We weren’t really sure what to expect, a deep valley or gorge with steep sides? Surely… Read More ›
Travel memories #2.2 USA Durango
Still on our 3 weeks across America rail trip and a couple of days I was really looking forward to ……. Something that seemed to be a real part of America’s past and culture ……… a wild steam train ride… Read More ›
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