England : London & Stratford-upon-Avon; Scotland : Edinburgh & Roslin; Portugal : Porto & Lisbon;
Spain : Madrid
Winter 2020
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| Globetrotting takes a downturn in the year of the Rat, 2020. Clockwise: Red Telephone Booth, in London; Rosslyn Chapel in 15th century Midlothian; Tagus river promenade, in Lisbon; NH room balcony, in Madrid. (jan, feb-2020) |
Journal Entry... Barely two weeks to a planned trip, Taal Volcano (Philippines) spews ashes from deep its core forty-three years in the making, causing indefinite flight cancellations. Looming ahead, at the same time, was this threat of a respiratory virus from a neighbouring country. If these were not stop signs, it had me deeply contemplating-- "Am I [still] one who does not back out from an adventure, or is wealth one's health more than these travel destinations of the world?" Got instant reply from this little cardboard cutout of a Gospel verse, when my gaze rested on a safekeeping bowl in the home foyer: "Do not fear. Only believe. - Mark 5:36"