Monthly Archives: December 2019

Destination: Zimbabwe

Established: 1965 (As Rhodesia with White minority rule) / 1980 (As Zimbabwe with universal enfranchisement) Population: 14.4 million (2018 estimate) Religion: Christian (84.1%) Language: 16 Languages – most used languages are English, Shona, and Ndebele Capital: Harare Order of Visit: … Continue reading

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Destination: Colombia

Established: 1810 Population: 48 million (2019 estimate) Religion: Catholic (70%) Language: Spanish Capital: Bogota Order of Visit: 71 First Visit: 10 August 2019 Last Visit: 25 August 2019 Duration: 16 Days Must Do:  A coffee farm experience, Cocora Valley, Rock … Continue reading

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Top 100 Movie Review: No. 067 – The French Connection (1971)

Ranked 067 on the IMDb Top 100 Movie List (as May 2017). Watched December 2019. Cast: Gene Hackman (Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle), Roy Scheider (Buddy “Cloudy” Russo), Fernando Rey (Alain Charnier), Tony Lo Bianco (Sal Boca), Marcel Bozzuffi (Pierre Nicoli), Frédéric de … Continue reading

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Death and Travelling

The tourists and guide deaths on White Island, Whakaari / New Zealand is very tragic and sad.

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Pet Ownership – The first 6 months

So back on Friday 24 May 2019 I bought home my two rescue kittens Juno and Boots (that I previously wrote about here) and it’s been a surprising ride over the last 6 months.  Both Juno and Boots have remained … Continue reading

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