I woke up last Saturday morning to the news that Sir Garfield Sobers had died at the age of 89 in his native Barbados. Sir Garry or Sir Gary depending on the writer was the best cricketer I ever saw. And no one has come near him since. Perhaps Sir Ian Botham? Or Jacques Kallis? … Continue reading Back in Asia – Singapore and Malaysia
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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
COSTA RICA – Eco-Tourism is the Thing
The rainforest drips and glows with green the tree-frog croaks his far off song His voice is stillness, moss and rain drunk from the forest ages long by Judith Wright - Australian poet and environmentalist. The people of Costa Rica are immensely proud of the biodiversity that their country is blessed with and their record … Continue reading COSTA RICA – Eco-Tourism is the Thing