CHASED BY CHINESE HOARDS INTO THE SCANDANAVIAN ARCTIC – 2001
In a previous article, about my travels to Norway, I touched on our dependence on iron ore. One of our biggest, most profitable business lines, was applying cement and iron ore to offshore pipeline pipe. The weight created by the…
AND LIKE QUETZALCOATL JIMBO RED FINISHES AND LEAVES, WITH A PROMISE TO RETURN ONE DAY, PART III
With land and labor contract’s in place, it was now time to get on with building a plant. I returned from Mexico City, after a contract was signed, and prepared to return to my office in Canada. “Not so fast”,…
COATZACOALCOS MEXICO, WORKING IN THE LAND OF THE AZTEC 1997 – PART II
My mind has wandered back to the year 1997, in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. It is now winter, January, and I am back, after a Christmas break. The biggest task left, is to negotiate a contract for the land, (read swamp). This…
COATZACOALCOS 1997 – JIMBORED LANDS 1000 YEARS AFTER QUETZALCOATL LEAVES
Once again, I find I must break away from our time in Scotland, to fill in a long dormant memory. This time my mind wanders to Mexico and memories of our time there. I must say, that my memory seems…
EMIGRATING TO SCOTLAND WITH AN ILLEGAL ALIEN
For this post, I must take us back in time, to 1998, when we left Canada, once again and headed off to Bonny Old Scotland. I can already hear the howls of protest. Something like, “this is bullshit, we have…
IN SEARCH OF NESSIE AND OTHER EPIC BATTLES – SEPTEMBER 1999
During our time in Scotland from the years 1998 thru 2002, we spent out leisure time exploring Scottish history. There were a myriad of places to visit and snoop around in. Deysi and I chose a different place to look…
PERU 2000 – IN THE PLACE OF THE LAST STAND OF THE INCA – PART V
Our next day in Cusco consisted of tours around the local Inca ruins. The main one being Sacsayhuaman just outside of the city. It is possible, that this site, was a fortress, probably predating the time of the Incas. Some…
PERU 2000 – CLOSE TO THE END OF AN EPIC ADVENTURE – PART IV
Finally, we are coming to the end of our year 2000 tour of Peru, that we made, with our long time friends. Sitting here, writing this mass of memories, makes me appreciate, just how much we experienced in our time…
PERU 2000 ALMOST TO THE END OF AN EPIC TRIP – PART III
I am now reaching the end of our Peru 2000 Epic trip and will soon return to our final days of life in Scotland. But before I go any further, I need to say something about our travel. I have…
PERU YEAR 2000 PART II, MY MIND REELS WITH MEMORIES
In Part II of my memory from our trip to Peru in the year 2000, we will be exploring the Arequipa area. This is where I met Deysi 21 years prior to this trip, and where she swept me from…
