It’s Been a Long Time

It’s been a long time since I posted an entry into my Blog; over two years (almost three) since my last written entry (I have posted a few photos and video). It is time to change – time to start posting again. I have taken many trips since my last entry, two trips to Australia, a trip to Argentina, a tour of Central America, Nepal, South Korea, Paris, and most recently to Peru. It is time to end the silence. I want to thank Ying Ho of Australia for encouraging me to get back on the writing horse

I do plan on a few changes. One, I intend to expand the scope of my entries. I will comment on things that are relevant to my travels even remotely. I will add some political commentary; although I will do my best to avoid local issues.

I generally travel for work, but for privacy reasons I have generally avoided including anything about my work activities in my Blog, I am going to try and change; I will experiment with entries relating to my work – I will avoid criticism of anybody or any institution. It may be interesting but not appropriate. I will do my best to identify individuals with sensitivity to their privacy. If you are identified and wish you were not, just send me a note and I will remove the identity information and if appropriate your image.

If I have any comments that I feel strongly about, I’ll do my best to disguise the individual or institution involved.

As some of you may know I have several other sites related to my travels principally my Flickr site and my YouTube site. Please visit them and comment; aside from being a source of encouragement I’d like to know what you find interesting. Don’t hesitate to criticize. A few years ago while my son was spending a semester in Santiago de Chile I started a Blog (Letters to Chile) documenting my letters to him. I only included my letters but he has given me permission to include his responses. I doubt if I will go back and insert them, we’ll just have to see.

He is currently serving as a Perce Corp Volunteer (PCV) on the island of Palawon in the Philippines. I am currently working on a site to include our correspondence. If anyone writes him and you would like to post on the site please sent it to me. I’d love to include it if it has any general interest. I will edit out or disguise any personal comments or references that are in keeping with privacy issue.

I expect to open the site within a week. It will be titled “Letters to the Philippines.” I will post a notice with the link as soon as I start posting the correspondence.

I’d like to plug a friend’s Blog. A friend, Nora Ivory, has recently begun an adventure – she is spending a semester abroad in Galway, Ireland. She is an excellent writer and if you can follow her adventures through her Blog entitled ‘There She Goes.’

Finally, any suggestions to make the Blog more interesting, or in some cases more grammatically correct please post a comment – Viagra spam comments I do not need. Comments can be anonymous; so far most of them have been so don’t hesitate to let me have it. If I have made a mistake regarding anything let me know – if I agree I will correct it. You can all serve as the copy editor I do not have.