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…
PERU AGAIN YEAR 2000, WILL THE FUN NEVER STOP – PART I
My next post is a collection of memories and photos, from another visit to my favorite place. Peru! This time we were lucky enough to have our friends, from Japan, California, NZ, and Philadelphia, with us. Over the years we…
Y2K JIMBO RED BATTLES THE HACKERS & SICKOs AGAINST VIRUS
Some of you will remember the dawning of the new century and the arrival of year 2000. My memory for this post, is about the ultimate second of Dec. 31, 1999 and the first microsecond of Jan.1, 2000. Everyone of…
JIMBO RED HAS THE ‘BIG ONE” IN PARIS 2001
The next memory from out time in Scotland, comes from a side-trip to Paris. It resulted in a life changing moment. If I remember correctly, it was Ange and Deysi that came up with the idea of visiting Paris. Of…
SCOTLAND AND THE GREAT FAMILY FOOD CHALLENGE
Our time in Scotland, seemed to pass quickly and the girls were growing up. In my mind, I still see this period as a happy, tight family group. Although the girls were now reaching the age, where they no longer…
DEYSI, JIMBORED AND OUR ENCOUNTERS WITH THE QUEEN – 2000
Our leisure time in Scotland was spent travelling about and soaking in as many of the sights, sounds and smells as we could. For the most part, Ange accompanied us, however she was also, in the path of her mentor…
SLOPPING THE HOGS AT THE P.I.G. DINNER LONDON 2002
This next story is once again, from our time in Scotland. It describes another incident, where I was completely innocent of wrong, but, as usual, received all of the blame for it. The occasion was the annual PIG (pipeline industry…
SHAKING IN MY BOOTS IN THE BUTT END OF THE WORLD
This next little series of stories takes us to the depths of Africa and into Nigeria. I think it must be understood that NO ONE, I ever met, volunteered or went willingly to this place. To say I was scared,…
ADVENTURES IN THE WORKERS UTOPIA OR HOW TO CHANGE COMMUNISTS TO CAPITALISTS
At one point, early in the year 2000, our company entered into a relationship with a Russian pipe manufacturing mill. The opportunity arose, because the pipe mill wanted to secure a huge pipeline Project, in Russia. And, under normal Russian…
AIRLINES AND HOW THEY CONSPIRED TO BREAK MY SPIRIT
Throughout my career as a traveller, I have always stood up for right against wrong, as a paying customer. Whether, this be in travel, lodging, meal service or anything else that I paid for during my long trips away. For…
