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We spent 2 weeks lounging on the beaches of East coast Malaysia before traveling to the western side of the peninsula where all the commerce, modernization and money is.  The buildings are modern, there are more Chinese Malays and fewer Moslems, and women’s dress was less conservative and more westernized. The East coast, and the… Continue reading Malaysia, the West Side

Once upon a time there were two worldwide travelers named Sky and Terra. They had been traveling for four months and in the rooms they had stayed, they had experienced dirt, roaches in their bags and on their person, stained sheets, noise, holes in the walls, broken plumbing, cold, heat, humidity, smoke, dust, and other… Continue reading Singapore: The tail of the bedbug siege!

During our travels, we were always amazed that when we were in need, out of nowhere, an “angel” would appear to guide and help us.  This was to be the case in every country we were in.  My guess is that we are all guided each day and when in need, help is always there, we… Continue reading China: Guangshou to Wuzchou: The Pearl River Angels

As a child, I had been a great fan of the National Geographic magazine and the many cultures it featured in its issues.  The one that most intrigued me was the Papuan culture of that great island off the southeast coast of Australia. It was a wild, mountainous land with hundreds of tribes, each with… Continue reading Papua New Guinea “Land of the Unexpected”

While traveling in Australia, we bought an airline pass that allowed us to make stops to several cities around the country.  After stopping in Alice Springs to visit Ayers Rock, outside of Yulara, we left the sunny, breezy, dry desert air to arrive in cloudy, hot, humid, tropical Darwin.  The air that hit us as… Continue reading Kakadu National Park, Australia – A True Test!!

People often ask me to tell them stories about our travels around the world, so I thought I would do just that and share some with you!  As I mentioned in a previous blog, in 1989 Sky and I embarked upon a life changing 14 month backpacking trip around the world.  We had no itinerary,… Continue reading Travel Stories: New Zealand

I grew up in a 1950s suburban neighborhood in Riverside, RI where the houses were pretty much cheek by jowl next to each other.  Fortunately, my parents were one of the first to get dibs on the lots, and they chose the one that was situated at the end of our dead-end road and which… Continue reading Earth-Space

Are you the person that is always wondering what the meaning of life is and what the heck your purpose is here?  I know these questions have occupied my mind many times over the years and just when I think I know the answers I wonder all over again!  My talented and very sweet brother… Continue reading Meaning and Purpose

Life is certainly an interesting trip isn’t it?  I guess the way to make it through is to keep seeing it as “interesting” and not get caught up in the drama of it all.  We humans seem to so love the drama, it is easy to get sucked in and lose the “big picture” perspective. … Continue reading When Life Throws You Curve Balls

In 1988, I was living happily on my farm in New Hampshire, I had been divorced for over a year and had been through my “transitional” relationship, I had a job I loved and had recently started dating a great guy.  All that changed in an instant when, driving home from work one day, my… Continue reading Trusting Your Inner Voice