Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a partial bibliography of the books I read in 2003:Please also see 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001 and priorSwallowdale, Arthur Ransome, 1931Swallows and Amazons, Arthur Ransome, 1930Unless, Carol Shields, 2003In a Sunburned Country, Bill Bryson, 2000Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography... More»

Here, captured from my now defunct website, is a bibliography of the books I read in 2002:Please also see 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001 and priorA Passage to India, E.M. Forster, 1924How to be Good, Nick Hornby, 2001Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris, 2002?Illusions: The Adventures of a... More»

Please see also:Iceland exploration Day 1: Reykjavík to Vík (218 Km)Iceland exploration Day 2: Vík to Höfn (271 Km)Iceland exploration Day 4: Egilsstaðir to Akureyri (266 Km)Almannaskarðsgöng tunnel (1,312m) dinnerIcelandic horseDjúpivogurDjúpivogurI think these are fish farmsFáskrúðsfjarðargöng tunnel (5,850m)Blizzard Maximum darknessThank you for viewing my blog! Read the original article... More»

Iceland exploration Day 2: Vík to Höfn (271 Km)Please see also:Iceland exploration Day 1: Reykjavík to Vík (218 Km)Iceland exploration Day 3: Höfn to Egilsstaðir (247 Km)Iceland exploration Day 4: Egilsstaðir to Akureyri (266 Km)Pillow lavaDust stormSkeiðarárjökullRemnant of bridge destroyed by Skeiðarárjökull jökulhlaup (flooding)SkeiðarárjökullBreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökullBreiðamerkurjökullJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónJökulsárlónSkaftafellsjökullHöfnHöfnHöfnHöfnThank you for viewing my blog! Read the original article... More»

At long last, we're making some good progress on plans to open new centres for street kids here in Hanoi. For over a year we have been looking for possible new places to open centres, but it's only in the past 2 months that we have really worked out what we're going to do.... More»

Here is traffic that we had to deal with in Malindi. Driving into town Monday night we were greeted by Nairobi traffic. Read the original article... More»

A blog post by Annie Callaway appearing on the Enough Project blog yesterday reviewed May 10 hearing on Dodd-Frank section 1502 by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. Section 1502 is the part of the bill that addresses the issue of what the Enough Project, Global Witness and others... More»

Ten years ago, Indian cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty founded a hospital he called Narayana Hrudayalaya ('Temple of the Heart') in Bangalore. His goal was to provide top notch health services to both rich and poor Indians in the same facility. From Al Jazeera: "We decided to adopt all the business principles of Walmart... More»

Yesterday, in its own automated way, @vietnamblogs churned out six newly written blogs posts on Vietnamese street food.(1,2,3,4,5,6) That was without the assistance of one or two Vietnam-based bloggers who write exclusively on the subject.  One of the articles came from The Word and highlighted its recent Hanoi poll. (...) Read the original article... More»

The United Nations Development Programme's Africa Human Development Report 2012 released today said the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to become sub-Saharan Africa's breadbasket, yet it has the highest estimated prevalence of malnutrition in the world. Nearly 70 percent of the country's 68 million people are classified as under-nourished by the... More»

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Gallup shares the results of a new poll measuring the approval of Africa's leaders in their home countries. Almost all have positive approval ratings. Of those at the bottom, Wade, Mutharika and Banda are now out of office. The findings in some countries are not likely indicative of true sentiments. Obama and Cameron sitting... More»

read more at the Monkey Cage. And here is an equivalent chart for Europe. Read the original article... More»

While posting all about our family time I realized we have not shared an update about Taylor’s work trip! He had a pretty successful time looking at many options of locations for the film. Thankfully AIM is working under a Kenyan media house who had its owner represent them in beginning negotiations to secure... More»

Though I have not seen very much of the world, I feel confident in saying that Kenya is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Here is just a quick picture we took along our drive back to town for you to enjoy. We went from the coast, through mountains and amazing... More»