Travelling
North South East West. I say homes best! Or is it? But, I think my heart is divided between several different countries. Great memories of living on the west coast of Australia,and working on the east coast. Again, memories of the white hot summers, traveling around Antalia, and the Agean coast, and living in Istanbul. Turkey has the most unusual and exotic landscapes I’ve ever seen.
I’ve always been attracted to travel, but not the journeys by air, but not the recent stringent airports and their chaos these days. Airport chaos and now the dangers of being stranded due to wars and fuel shortages, are not fun or glamourous.
I loved being stranded in the coastal regions of Izmir, and a hare brained escape over the mountains back to Istanbul during the Cyprus invasion. I felt safe and enjoyed the adventure. I always feel safe there, yet some people get into dangerous situations?!
Do you enjoy travel these days,do you venture far?
I feel the need to travel but there is no longer the freedoms we enjoyed in the past.
Did you travel to far flung places?
I loved leaving grey skies of England, yet loved the green countryside. The sea was usually a grey color, except in Cornwall, which was a magnet as a teen.
I also lived in Italy, but although I enjoyed it somehow, I don’t wish to return.
Waterfall beach WA
When I went to some beaches in Aus, it was a long walk across white sand to the sea. I once thought we had gone to a desert by mistake, as it was such a long walk.
Petrified Mountain, West Coast, Turkey, PAMAKULE Side, South Turkey...pronounced see day.
My next trip may be to the south coast of the UK, one can still dream…
What are your travel memories?
Do you still yearn to travel or armchair dream?
Some have found their ideal place to live.
Post music, experiences, chat with friends, and enjoy.
Lian & Kieran
Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready with Neil Young - Long Road
Woah, I'm going to Barbados
Ricky Nelson - Travelin’ Man
John Denver - Leaving On A Jet Plane
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Just A Song Before I Go
You Make Me Laugh, You Make Me Cry
The sunrises and sunsets make me happy, a sunny day that’s not too hot.
My dog, when he enjoyed running on the beach or when he gave me his bone as a gift.
Watching the sea is calming or exciting when it’s rough.
Being visual, a picture can make me laugh, a video or movie.
Or a song plus a video.
To see an animal like Violet neglected and in distress, or a person, I’ve been known to cry while reading sad stories or to see sad films like Billy Elliot.
Dogs are family. YouTube Violet neglected dog in the last discussion video.
Loved Jae’s gif…beautiful, and one from Kieran.
Mr Lee’s word pictures. Everyone here deserves a mention, but not enough space to add all the exceptional comments, but they are in my happy memory bank. Loved the contributions for moving pictures that came alive.
So enjoy sharing good music, books, memes, gifs or trailers that were perhaps your favorites.
Chat with friends and enjoy.
Steer away from politics and too much religion.
Enjoy, Lian and Kieran.
The Throwaway Culture of Rubbish
Our society is a throwaway culture.
When I was in Australia, you could pick up TVs, washing machines and most household appliances from the roadside. Some appliances worked, others were exchanged for a discount for something new.
I loved shopping at the SALVO—Salvation Army—it had two floors, one for clothes, then another for secondhand furniture.
I love recycling. Practically all my furniture and clothing is recycled
However, dumping rubbish destroys our planet, and there are rubbish mountains, creating methane gas. How do we dispose of all this rubbish? A problem.
People are also treated as of no value if homeless.
Some weeks ago, when the weather was cold, I went to our town square, and I gave a bag of warm clothes to a homeless lady pictured below, which were taken away…. The premise by the authorities was…if I don’t need you, you are rubbish!
Source: local press.
Apologies for spell check zi = I, days back = dates back.
She could not go to a homeless shelter because she had a dog. The council took away her warm clothes and bedding. She was so cold that she lost a finger and a toe.
I checked….to me, this is theft of possessions from the owner, and no one is allowed to sleep out, or on benches. Possessions are not returned.
What homeless person can pay €4,000? They would not be homeless.
She was sent to prison. However, people finally gathered together and offered her accommodation and a job, and to look after her dog.
She still has to attend court again concerning her recent arrest. I’m hoping the courts will be pressured by the interests of the people and the press.
California found a solution:
The fifties saw many homeless. Some glamorised the homeless culture with music, books and poetry. WH Davies for one.
Remember, respect all, no religious comments, or politics. Chat with friends, post music and stories, maybe solutions.
Enjoy, Kieran and Lian
Chuck Berry - (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
Willie Nelson - On The Road Again
Easy Rider (1969) ORIGINAL TRAILER
Bob Dylan - Only a Hobo
I’m Always Dreaming In Technicolor
Happy Easter to you all!
Do you enjoy dreaming? Do you dream in color or black and white?
Do you hear voices, or are your conversations in thought form?
I just had a dream about a job interview for an Art course by a very charming, pretty, blond lady.?!
There were about five candidates. I was the last for the interview. I wanted to do the art course. Of course, I was a lot older than the others, but I wanted to do the art course above all else. I awakened before the conclusion, and the voices in the dream faded, and my last thought was…. I don't want to wake up, I want the art course?!
I then wanted to know how other people formulate dreams.
Do they dream of people they know or strangers? Do they talk or think silently in their dreams? Many experience flying, walking, and running.
Do you dream of the future or the past? Lucid dreaming is when you seek to control your dreams.
Do you hear music or other sounds?
As a child, I dreamed I was a Roman soldier, so I wanted to go to Italy. I also dreamed of a canal in Venice. I threw flowers into a beautiful green canal, and the flowers drifted away. In those days, travel was rare, but in my teen years, people were beginning to travel. In 2006, I dreamed of Australia. A week later, a friend sent me a ticket to Western Australia, which was prophetic.
Both opportunities arose...mainly package holidays.
I went to work in Italy, and later lived in Turkey.
We all have the odd nightmare, too. Certain foods also trigger dreams.
Do you dream of reality, or create imaginative dreams?
It's Easter weekend, so you may have an Easter theme too.
Respect all commenters, chat to friends, eat lots of chocolate, and dream of a better future.
We love music here too.
Happy Easter from Lian and Kieran
Song Of The King | Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Johnny Burnette - Dreamin`
Miley Cyrus - Dream