As the Kurds say..no friends but the mountains, but plenty of people I admire and one I adore. A view must be earned, achieved, from the top of a glacier, volcanic crater or high sand dune. Camping is a state of mind. Oh yeah..then there's rugby!
To admit to it would demean it...wildness is only wild if it remains untamed.
My Philosophy
Always, but always, look at an issue from the opposite angle to find the answer.
What Gives Me Hope
Nothing, nobody, should not give hope..
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
I would allocate the highest priority to the integration of Roma people into mainstream Europe. For too many centuries Europe's indigenous nation without a state have suffered persecution of all kinds. We have much to learn: how to sing, and dance, barefoot, by the campfire.
What/who changed my life and why
Freya Stark, Laurens Van Der Post, Wilfred Thesiger, Catherine D' Estivelle, Jean-Louis Etienne, Peter Fleming, Eric Newby, Laurie Lee, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Chris Bonnington, Yasuko Amau,
Fresh From The Hindu Kush
(Mar 15)
Today, while I on the bus, a young Afghan boy jabbed me on the shoulder. I turned and looked at him, ''hi!'' he said, with a wave, bef...
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The Unbearable Utopia of Progress
(Mar 3)
When Taliban Tom settled down in his chair in that sweltering humid Bahrain evening, his beer in hand, we didn't know he was going to ...
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