Who are the most amazing people that have been born in your country? How are they recognized and honoured? Those are questions that interest me on my travels. It is interesting to walk the streets that Charles Dickens wrote about in London and to wander through Montmartre where Edith Piaf sang in the streets, or to visit Gettysburg in the USA and see the place where President Lincoln made one of this great speeches. You can join me on a journey and share stories of amazing people you have met on your travels.
Finding Amazing People
Posted by charles in Cities, Countries, Places on 03. May, 2011 | 1 Comment
This is a picture of the city of Brisbane, Queensland Australia, near where I live. If I fly to the USA from Brisbane, I can leave on a Monday and arrive on a Sunday. It may not seem logical, but it is possible. In effect, by flying through the air I am also flying through [...]
Paris- An Inside View
Posted by charles in Cities, Countries, Paris, People, Places on 24. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
What comes to mind when you think of Paris? Is it sailing down the River Seine, going to the top of the Eiffel Tower, enjoying a drink in one of the many cafes, or maybe walking along the Champs Elysees? There are many great places to see, but I visited them with a special purpose in [...]
Travel Through Time
Posted by charles in Cities, Countries, Life Stories, Places on 08. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
I enjoy travelling through time and writing about the amazing people that I meet. For example, I went to Stratford on Avon, England and walked around the house where William Shakespeare was born. Afterwards, I wrote up what I thought he would have said to me about his life. That is what I mean by travelling [...]
Amazing Storms and Floods
Posted by charles in Cities, Countries on 12. Jan, 2011 | 0 Comments
I live in a place called Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Normally, it lives up to its name with about 300 days of sunshine each year. But, that is not the case so far this year. The Pacific Ocean has lots of water in it and a cyclonic storm has brought a lot of it ashore. [...]
Anne Burras – An Amazing American Mother
Posted by charles in Countries, Life Stories, People, Women on 17. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
America celebrates Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Amelia Earhart and many others who have contributed to building the nation. They have monuments and memorabilia named after them. So, why has Anne Burras been ignored? She is one of the most important women in American history. At the age of 14, she arrived in Jamestown in [...]
Travels and Amazing People
Posted by charles in Countries, People, Places on 10. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
Have been out and about travelling for the last 3 months in search of more amazing people. I took a flight from Brisbane, Australia to Vancouver in Canada and then on to Calgary. Both cities were full of people making the best of their lives and I met some amazing characters, all with proud stories to tell [...]
