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LIVING FREE: TRAVEL SOLO, FAMILY FUN & LIFE AFTER 50
April 2, 2014
Why Himalayas are beautiful despite destruction
Even though priests have returned to the Kedarnath Temple in the Himalayas, and daily worship has begun after months, it will be a long time before the scars heal and the smiles are back. But with the resilience genetic to all hill people, and relief from the rest of India, Uttarakhand is sure to overcome the ravages of this year’s flood. And trekkers will return....
March 20, 2014
Take a walk on 'Mars' this Spring
The Cheltenham Badlands are a bizarre geographical spectacle that lies hidden in the Caledon Hills, 50 kms off Mississauga, Ontario. This area consists of bare, windswept red hills and gullies.
The reddish hue of the Queenston Shale is caused by iron oxide, making it "Mars" like landscape. The cause of this phenomenon was poor farming practices in the 1930’s which caused overgrazing and the resultant exposure of the Queenston shale that supports little or no vegetation.
April 3, 2014
Flying free @Fifty
In 2013 I was taking a look back on all that has happened in my life till now (possibly the little profound and spiritual attitude brought on by the “Spiced Jamaican Spirit”) and realized that over the years I had actually stopped pushing myself, both mentally and physically —I was falling into the trap of being content in the comfort zone, and that had to change. Moreover, with my son needling me that I am getting old (so what if the joints creak a little nowadays and recovery from physical exertions have tripled in duration), I simply had to show him (and his generation) that the Bengal Tiger still roars!...
