Around the World on the wings of LibraryThing

Around the world in 80 days is probably enough to figure out LibraryThing. It is an amazing site that I would use personally to record my favourite reading material or projected dreams of reading. If's full of information (Zeitgeist) about top 50's etc..author, genre, titles. Or you can select a personal favourite of the day (The Patience Stone) and weigh in all the related works suggested for additional reads. Talk sites, reviews, chats can all drive you down unexplored trails to new adventures. It's a great site - I would use it personally, recommend it to the public as a means of perusing new books with brief descriptions to entice. It is rather busy and detailed but perserverence and patience will lead you through winding and interesting avenues. I found that The Patience Stone has 12 different covers - depending on what country it's sold in!

I really like the suggested reads following the title details in case one is interested in that particular type of novel, character, settting etc.... I guess I'm nearing the end of my travels and could sit down a while with LibraryThing to find an armchair and a good accompanying book.

Planning the next cloud walking adventure in South America

Time for planning the next trip. Gaucho in Uruguay, Herbalist/Shaman in Brazil...Surfing Nicaragua....Need to use Google docs which is just terrific for a budget sheet, spreadsheets, resume (for that job in Ecuador) or even a calendar to plan where I'll be and when!!! Don't need the daily calendar option - spur of the moment person (My water bottle is my date calendar - ask Chris. B.) Don't like to be tied down with calendar functions everywhere. But GOOGLE DOCS can be very usefu for those special occasions! And yes, they're so good they probably will replace the MS Office - no updates needed. Happy Trails!

Tubing down the Colorado River

I decided to run the Grand Canyon via the river route. I tied my trusty burro to a cactus bush and left my hiking boots in the saddle bag. I have this all on Flickr if you're intested in browsing the array of photographs one can't help but take. Shooting the river takes on a whole new form.
You Tube is great for those action scenes. During the capsize I lost my whole video but no worries...the hikers got it on theirs. Check it out! It's simple, whether Flickr or You Tube! Love the sites when bangs and bruises keep me chair-bound afterwards!

RSS = Really simple slidingsled

Time to rest. My travels are making me a little road weary. So to make things easier and simpler I just have to open my pack and quickly glance at where I'm going next...my favourite places in a nutshell! Quick and handy for those times a rhinoceros is getting edgy and kicking up the dirt....or the buffalo is taking aim....run, run for your life....grab the RSS special edition ,cocked and ready and speed away into your happy place. Fast.

I have BBC world news to get me on track, CBC to flights of fancy and the Calgary Herald to slow me down while I wait for danger to pass.