Although Iraq is probably not on many peoples holiday list, it seems as though it is already being bandied as a possible tourist magnet. Deborah Haynes of The Times writes: “Known as the birthplace of civilisation, Iraq is estimated to have between 20,000 and 100,000 historic sites, which should keep history-hungry travellers, as well as [...]

Little by little, one travels far. J. R. R. Tolkien British scholar & fantasy novelist (1892 – 1973) The mathematics of repeatedly carrying out a task are astounding. The numbers add up very quickly. For example, if you chose to ride a bike for eight hours in one day, peddling along at an average of [...]

I stopped going to the gym last year. I didn’t stop training though. I now train at home.

I have just updated some of the sidebars so they are in drop down menus which I think is more aesthetically pleasing and it also is a little more functional rather than having to scroll down loads to get to the archives section. I also added some tabs onto the Route page, to which I [...]

As Friday comes around again, some thoughts to take into the weekend; Now that it’s all over, what did you really do yesterday that’s worth mentioning? ~Coleman Cox You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him. ~Leo Aikman Anyone can carry [...]

During the week, Yami invited me to spend a day with her at her clinic, in the tiny hamlet of Toabré in the hills outside Penonome. In order for dentists and doctors to receive permission from the government to work as medical professionals in Panama, upon completion of their degree/doctorates, they must complete two years [...]