SriLanka is a feast for the eyes. Landscape colors change dramatically from sunrise to sunset. Storms bring eerie shades and shadows. My photos use no filters… SriLanka is dramatic without any human help. It was easy for humans to add to the color drama. I have been wandering around Negombo – the first small city you reach when you arrive by air in Sri Lanka. … Continue reading ColorBurst SriLanka
What do you want to do with your one precious life? I decided long ago I wanted to be a world traveller and I made deliberate choices – creating a PortfolioLife© within my LifesPlan© guided by Ikigai. I admit, I have been very very lucky in life. Portfolio life is a term coined by the business guru Charles Handy in his book The Age of … Continue reading Traveller Tools for Peace of Mind
Oman is an exceptionally beautiful country with 5 key natural features – beaches, mountains, the sea, wadis and the desert. All are accessible and combined, make for a spectacular adventure in Oman. Oman borders the Sea of Oman on 2 sides – 3165 km of coastline. Much of that is sublime beach, some of it very remote and some very populated by resorts. In between … Continue reading Nature’s Big Five in Oman
I have a weakness for ancient river towns in China. I love them and you will see why! Zhouzhuang Ancient Town is – on one hand – a major tourist attraction, and people flock into town to stroll the alleys, enjoy the local cuisine, and ride the canal boats. And to shop…Zhouzhang is famous for it’s wine, among other things. All sorts … Continue reading Let me show you Zhouzhuang Ancient Town
We all have a flag – the country that holds our passport and our heart – Flag 1. But there are other “flags” that make it possible to be a PT – Permanent Tourist, Perpetual Traveler, “Prior Taxpayer.” With credit to Nomad Capitalist, the logic of the 5 Flag Theory is this: you may go where you are treated best. Every time you base a … Continue reading The 5 Flags of the Permanent Traveler
March 2018 These are sites and services I can recommend for travel in China. But before you go: Critical web`tools and apps Be sure to download at least 2 free VPN before you leave home, maybe even a paid service. So many sites you are used to are blocked: Google, Facebook, …. Be sure to get a China sim card in the airport and let … Continue reading TravelEd – my sites for China travel
From FuturEd to TravelEd – here’s my emerging travel website and blog philosophy. Well, it’s maybe not a real philosophy – it’s the sum of “5W and H” I blog today in February 2018. I say this because by blog/website is new, so I get new ideas and make changes every day it seems. Today, I have been challenged to put this in writing because … Continue reading From FuturEd to TravelEd
The Fujian tulou, from where I live in Hefei, are a 6 hour high speed train, a 1 hour local train, then a 2 hour drive up winding mountain roads under repair. I had concluded I was completely lost when suddenly they appeared as we dropped into a wide, forested mountain valley just before sunset. Large forts, both round and square, 3 or 4 stories … Continue reading Tulou – Fascinating Fujian Forts
I think my Root Chakra just popped open. What a revelation! I have been feeling very weird lately and I have found one way to understand it. Through divine intervention, I have just become financially stable – not rich, just free of financial worries – and it is a VERY NEW feeling for me. So new that I’m struggling to adapt and accept my … Continue reading The Root Chakra did it.
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