Humans are multidimensional and complex. No single reason exists why we travel to exotic or mysterious lands. But when we do we’re confronted with difference; different people, architecture, food, climate, etc. These selected philosophical travel quotes reflect how travel impacts on a diverse collective of people. Enjoy. Anthony Bourdain: “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t…
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Covid Communism: Will the UK Resemble North Korea?
The Covid-19 contagion rumbles on and so too do the government propaganda machine. Having visited North Korea and experienced their unique and dystopian propaganda methods I ask myself ‘Will the UK resemble North Korea’. “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can…
Philosophical Travel Reading: Travel Book Companions
Philosophical Travel Reading: Travel Book Companions. Here’s my list … So you’re off on your travels! What book(s) should you take? Something simple like the latest Dan Brown perhaps? Well, why not something a little more challenging … something insightful and thoughtful maybe? Something to fuel your ‘inner-journey’ as you voyage across the world. Travelling…
The Official Estimate of the Collateral Damage
The following is taken from the Lockdown Sceptics website which can be found HERE Friday saw the publication of the Government’s assessment of direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 on excess mortality and morbidity. The Daily Mail has the details: More than 100,000 people are likely to die from non-coronavirus causes because of the pandemic, according to an official…
Could Eastern Europe Return to Communism?
Crippled economies and suspicion of democracy. Are these the fertile soils that could witness Eastern Europe return to Communism? In freezing December conditions shoppers weave and interlace through the streets and heavy traffic of downtown Bucharest, Romania. The hubbub and buzz of Christmas shopping in the capital city represents a symbol of capitalism; the bright…
Does Travel Broaden the Mind? I’m Not So Sure!
The adage ‘travel broadens the mind‘ needs investigating. In this short piece I analyse if this truism is correct … “But isn’t it brutally violent?” is a common observation when I reveal my next travel destination. A friend and travel agent, Dave rigorously shook my hand and announced, “it’s been nice knowing you” when learning…
Boris U-Turn: Second Lockdown Imminent!
With lockdown 2.0 imminent, what are the costs for British society. The following article has been reproduced courtesy of the Lockdown Sceptic website. It was reported late last night that The Prime Minister has met with ministers and aides and will announce a new national lockdown on Monday. The Telegraph has more. Boris Johnson is expected to…
SOS Campaign: Save Our Statues Update
Plummeting to new depths; SOS campaign to preserve our history! A UK church has recently been pressured into removing a statue from it’s walls after BLM activists launched a campaign to have it removed. In the latest attempt to re-write history the vociferous and insipid activist base of BLM are determined to change the past….
S.O.S Save Our Statues!
S.O.S. Save Our Statues. It’s time to protect our culture and Save Our Statues! It is the responsibility of every sculptor to unearth within his block of stone a soul, and task himself to bring it to life: for a statue represents a journey – a step forward in the evolution of mankind, and like…
‘Sati’, a Banned Indian Funeral Custom
Befitting of a Shakespeare tragedy, teenager Roop Kanwar, a girl from the Deorala village in Rajasthan’s Sikar district mourned her dead husband of just seven months. Mal Singh was rushed to hospital with severe stomach pains and vomiting. Within two days he had died and consigned his besotted and grieving bride to woe and to…