“There are two kinds of air
travel in the United States,
first class and third world.”
Lotusland
It is spring in Southern California and to massacre a metaphor the low hanging fruit are nature pictures.
We visited Lotusland in Montecito, near Santa Barbara last Friday and learned a little about Ganna Walska the garden’s creator and got some great photos.
The best single word for Lotusland is eclectic.
or maybe eccentric.
If you like gardens Lotusland is definitely worth a visit. Reservations required.
Simon Says Postcards 5/22/2012
“Everything has its
beauty but not everyone
sees it.”
Confucius
Life is good!
Simon Says Postcards 5/15/2012
“All roads lead
to the gift shop”
A travel observation
by Rebecca Burrow
many years ago at Warwick Castle.
(The second “W” in Warwick is silent.)
Stratford on Avon (better than Warwick)
Simon Says Postcards 5/08/2012
Abbey visit hints:
-Arrive early in the day
-Use the audio guide
-Linger in the Poets Corner
-Marvel at the Chapter House
-See Isaac Newton’s and Charles
Darwin’s graves
Literally Wonder full.
Westminster Abbey
London Tourism
Ruminations.com
“I always give my future self way to much credit when it comes to remembering passwords”
Every month in The Funny Times there is a column of one liners called Ruminations by Aaron Karos. I finally took the time to look at his web site which is great. http://ruminations.com/site/
To entice you to take a look here are few of my favorites with some art photos I took in Carpinteria last week.
“It’s extremely frustrating when you spell a word so incorrectly that even spell check isn’t able to help you out.”
“How is it possible that there is still no way to un-push a button in an elevator?”
Simon Says Postcards 4/24/2012
“If you’re lucky
enough to travel,
you’re lucky enough!”
Lilli Burrow
on the plane to the UK.
Cancun Photos Finally
After a lot of procrastinating here finally are an album of photos from our trip to Cancun last month with Howard and Aty.
Teaser Photos here:
Tourists
History
Action sports
Sun
Life is Good!
Getting Old V
You know you’re getting old when you get on a crowded bus and a young person offers you a seat….
And you take it.
Cancun Mexico
I have been to Cancun three times. The first was about thirty years ago with Nurit. The second was about fifteen years ago with Lillian and this year with Howard and Aty.
The changes have been remarkable. Both physically and in the nature of the experience. The first time we came there were just a few hotels on the beautiful beach. Now all ten miles of beach are lined with hotels, condos and private homes and it is still beautiful.
But the biggest and most encouraging change has been in the nature of the service. The workers here have changed from acting like wage slaves resentful of the rich outsiders to really helpful, caring, friendly people. All of them seem to be focused on quaking sure that the tourist economy keeps working. For example they have hundreds of busses that allow you to go anywhere from town to the end of the tourist zone for about a dollar. The drivers happily take any kind of money and make change. In LA or London if the driver had cash like that around he would be robbed hourly. In the flea market the hustlers tell lies and hawk crap just like before but they no longer physically confront you. And in the “all inclusive” hotel where we are staying everybody from the pool waiter to the room cleaner is trying really hard to speak English and make you happy.
It appear that an entire people have had a change of attitude. They are working communally to keep the tourism business going and it happened in a little more than a generation. This is really good news for the world. Angry, distrustful people don’t have to stay angry and distrustful.