"Fall down seven times, get up eight." "Tomorrow, tomorrow's wind will blow." "Continuance is strength." "He who chases two rabbits will catch neither." Some Japanese Proverbs which define the Japanese ethic of perseverence and practicality. Left - Kinkaku-ji - the Golden Temple It is a 500 km or two and a half hour train ride … Continue reading Japan – Food, Culture and Respect Part 2
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Japan – Food, Culture and Respect
Nightlife on the Dontobori Canal, Namba, Osaka Early Japanese life and culture after the sixth century AD was heavily influenced by Chinese and Indian religion and philosophies, Buddhism, Confuscianism and Taoism although Buddhism has traditionally occupied the mainstream of Japanese thought. Japanese history has gone through the phases of feudalism, family wars, the rise of … Continue reading Japan – Food, Culture and Respect
Into the Heart of the Rockies
"There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun" From "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" a song by Gordon Lightfoot Mooseland, Borealia or the Great White North. Canada by any other name. That mighty country currently defying the US of A and … Continue reading Into the Heart of the Rockies
Exploring Hollywood: Mulholland Drive, Stars and the Boulevard
And those Hollywood nightsIn those Hollywood hillsShe was looking so rightIn her diamonds and frills from the song Hollywood Nights Written and performed by Bob Seger Bob Seger formed the Silver Bullet Band in the early 1970s and produced a number of high flyers including "Against the Wind" and "Night Moves" throughout that decade and … Continue reading Exploring Hollywood: Mulholland Drive, Stars and the Boulevard
Sun, Surf and Sand – a Visit to the USA
"They bob in line like seabirds waiting for the fishing smack.The sun or sometimes rain lays down acrosstheir salt encrusted backs. Wild hair,so often blond, tightening into knots.Do they lie and chat? “Have you got maths today?”and do they let their mothers comb the knots,wheedling to their sons and daughtersfor that is what they are … Continue reading Sun, Surf and Sand – a Visit to the USA
Travels With Mr Gato Downunder 