| Me in a nutshell | 7 continents traveller, ex hobby aviator, artist, retired librarian, infosec student, science & tech enthusiast |
A short break in Zadar
Kornati National Park In order to see the consultant in timely fashion about instigating disease modifying treatment for the Crohn’s, I had little choice but to cancel a 5 night trip to Bilbao. To compensate, I booked a 4 night trip to Zadar, Croatia, and I just returned home this morning. Zadar Staying in the Old Town, my accommodation was a simple but practical room at the…
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April in Amsterdam
Amsterdam Aside from the easy opportunity to have a crazy head trip of hearing bar-goers reciting prayers, Amsterdam is an ace destination. No better time than spring when the famous tulips are in bloom, and the trees are in blossom. I was fortunate to get 6 days of blue skies. Hotel Arena Day 1 Aer Lingus brought me over on an early morning flight, the journey being not much more than an hour duration.
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How am I now?
The most notable differences between then (let’s say a year back) and now are that all 4 limbs have grown weaker with intrusive constant prickly paraesthesia in all limb extremities. This has begun in more recent times, the past two months.its both unpleasant and very disabling. I think the average person can possibly imagine this as there’s no one element out of the ordinary experience, only that it all coincides in one blow-out disability.
At sea again and it’s rough
Though not quite as bad as this! Today I skipped self-service breakfast & lunch as the ship is being battered by the open seas and stayed in my cabin. We are heading down south to the sheltered and deeply cleft fjords. Itinerary: Santiago to Buenos Aires There’s a lot of rough sea days on this itinerary, but it is the price you pay for seeing a lot of remote and difficult to access areas.
https://msmartinecom.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/at-sea-again-and-its-rough/
Prepping for Patagonia
Later this month I will be embarking on a 16 day cruise around Patagonia , the southern end of South America, on board the Sapphire Princess I am boarding in Chile on the west, Pacific coast and disembarking on the east, Atlantic coast, rounding Cape Horn on the southern tip Patagonia has long been on my bucket list, and I’ve had a taste of it when visiting Antarctica out of Ushuaia, by Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina.
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