“The love of freedom and independence has always been characteristic of the Icelandic People.” Independent People, by Halldor Laxness, Nobel […]
Independent People: Iceland, Fire and (pr)ice Read Post »
After visiting the geothermal glasshouses in Flúðir, Iceland, and hearing about rising electricity costs despite all the waterfalls and geothermal
Iceland’s geothermal standard Read Post »
Many are familiar with paintings and sketches of men in open boats on high waves hurling harpoons at giant whales.
Whaling, ancient and modern Read Post »
The medical face of France is changing. General Practitioners are rolling up their stethoscopes. France, known throughout the world for
The small Leper colony in the woods down the hill with its Saint Thomas Chapel dates back to the 12th Century. We have been coming here on our walks for the last 15 years. It is surrounded by a high flint wall now taken over by the rampant vegetation.
Leprosy and La Chapelle Saint Thomas Read Post »
We were sitting on the steps of an orthodox church, its gold-tipped dome shimmering like a glorious crown in the
An Orthodox Tlingit in Alaska Read Post »
On the barbed wire fence by the farm up the road we counted 120 moles strung up in the sun
Alternative medecine: moles Read Post »
I live in my father’s garden celebrate our conversations summer lighting up the roses pink carnations spreading scents and
In my father’s garden Read Post »
Master mountain sighs his enormity weeps in small gullies at the weight he holds, despairs of immensity, too big to
Master Mountain, Denali, Alaska Read Post »
You never would imagine he could close up like that, like an oyster, wrinkled mouth sealed shut contours of hermetic
