As I said I was going to visit South Africa to see potential locations for Betty's Mountain Top! I flew on Virgin Airways to Johannesburg which I wasn't impressed with at all. The cabin staff was very frumpy looking, plus the entertainment system didn't have any movies of substance at all (which was very disappointing... Continue Reading →
Puri, Orissa, Land of Magic- India
I left Northern India in the west to travel by 2 planes to Bhubaneshwar on the east coast of India, which is on the Bay of Bengal. I had been invited to the Brahma Kumaris Retreat Centre at Puri, on the sea for 5 days, and had no idea what to expect! I was greeted... Continue Reading →
Life well lived!! – Leonard Cohen
1934-2016 This very special person left us last night. I was just listening to his latest CD with title song "IF YOU WANT IT DARKER", writing this he knew it was end of his time on this earth ( very haunting). I only saw him once in concert few years ago in London, watching him... Continue Reading →
UPDATE ON BETTY’S MOUNTAIN TOP
“When I was in Congo my friend Eve arranged call with person she had met in South Africa, named Ruby Ovenstone, we have chatted back and forth number of times, about what she has developed and her vision for the future. I have not seen it and am considering visiting in the next few weeks.... Continue Reading →
Congo-Cambridge-India!
As I said in last blog; the Congo was very difficult to process and understand! The President is supposed to call an election, but he wants to call one at the most beneficial time for him!! With that said, some people want him gone and of course, he doesn’t want to resign. There are riots... Continue Reading →
MOUNTAIN GORILLA’S- AMAZING!!
As I said in my blog, I wasn't going to leave Goma until I did the Gorilla Trek! We started out from Goma with security detail; it took 2 hours to reach Virunga Park. We travelled on very rough roads and along the way masked men were standing on the roadside with Machetes, apparently there were... Continue Reading →