Those lucky enought o read my travel blogs over the years will be familiar with visits to cemetries such as the Lockerbie Scotland Memorial, Arlington in the US, small memorials on roadsides or those remembering motorcyclists who have died. This trip to For get me not ponds West of Calgary combined a number of reoccuring themes. There were indeed memorials this time plagues attached to seating around the whole pond as noted in the lead photo. It was also a time...

While Calgary revels in the forthcoming Queers festival it really hit home when on saturday morning my host knocked on my bedroom door and said "better come he's come out!" Well having known some of the family since the mid 1960's and the rest since marriage or birth I wondered who the queer? Certainly can't be any of the family must be a neighbour so I hurriedly dressed and arrived in the kitchen to be hastenly redivererted to the back yard. Had the outing res...

My hosts since 1984 ( I do leave and come back) I am sure, at times, are sure I will be bored and maybe decide not to return. Well let me tell you briefly about how the wonderful city of Calgary has entertained me over the past few days. Immediately upon my return I travelled in the Mustang with the roof down to the A&W store in the NW for Motorcycle night, well actually this is the third visit this year. Despite meeting up with some of the regulars and re...

Julian Cadman,dead at 8 yrs of age killed by a radical Islamic terrorist while holidaying in Spain. This dual Australian/British citizen had his life taken when mown down in the name of the islamic religion. Quite simply Do you have a Muslim friend? Do you known a Muslim worker? Do you a Muslim in your church? Do you have a muslim as a neighbour? Do you have a Muslim in Office in your town or city? If so ask them "Have you spoken against these attacks?...

13.52pm Tuesday 22nd August 2017 is or was stamped on my ticket to officially park on Santa Monica Pier, the end point of Route 66 for Westward bound travellers since 1926. My last blog left us wondering did route 66 finish at that End sign in Texas, well having travelled an additional 1300kms passing the States of New Mexico, Arizona and now into California proved that a myth. I must admit that after those great experiences around the start of Route 66 in Chic...