Mauro died suddenly of cardiac arrest in Subic Bay, on 13 January 2010 . Our departure date from Subic had been set, and we were sharing a final 'goodbye' meal in Subic with Father Michael Duffin, a long time friend we met on our first visit to the Ph...

(We recently flew to Dubai and spent two weeks over the Christmas period exploring the emirate. The PR machine has made available all the glitzy stuff. Below is the earthier side) (Continued...)

If you haven't heard yet, guess what? .... We've changed our plans on how we're going to reach the Mediterranean............. This next one forms part of the library of planned passages for "S.V. Shadow of Lorelei" Volume IXIX, Chapter 435, page 16, Pl...

Photo of some of the visitors (Continued...)

And as we leave Japan... (Continued...)

The previous three days had been kind to us. (Continued...)

They are a cowed people. (Continued...)

Amongst the gnarled roots of a scarred almond tree, thrusting through a crack in the broken pavement around its base, a red flower stood beaming despite the heat.  (Continued...)

Well I knew there was a good reason why we've stayed all this time here in Subic. Finally the blog site is translatable into 9 major languages, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Portuguese and Spanish. Just go to the bottom o...

The following is only meant to be a helpful guide to what to bring to Japan; I have been asked so many times for information, but have written this after leaving Japan. At a distance, I have done my best to recall details, but welcome criticism, cor...