travel Archives - Alexis McBride

May 12, 2024

No News is Good News Vs. All The News That is Fit to Print Vs. That’s News to Me; The Truth is Almost Impossible to Ascertain; Thomas Friedman Speaks of Saudi Arabia; Impartial Defined; The Importance of Investigative Journalism; You Do Find the Truth of This Blog Here You find the Truth; Off to Malaysia: Photos of Greetings and Colorful Attire

I am exhausted just from writing the title. Perhaps I can just stop with the title, and you can use your imagination for the rest. I would hate to be a faithful reader of this…

December 26, 2023

A Bahrain Boxing Day; Exposé Delayed; Learn that Yawning is Contagious; Morning Walk Becomes Aerobics Instruction and Golf Cart with Chauffer; Conversation with Burgeoning Blogger; Meeting Another From Bahrain; Reels of Playground and Boycotting for Palestine; View From My Window and City View

Woke early and offered my 4:57 Fajr prayer. Examined comments made by new friends on Instagram, while sipping espresso coffee. Today is the day after Christmas – a nothing day in the USA but a…

September 24, 2023

Saudis Know How to Do Things; An Absolutely Unbelievable Saudi National Day: Saudi Facts, Saudi Fun and Constitution Compared to Canadian and US Versions; In My Life; Boisterous and a Bedouin Tent Reel; Photos of Celebrants and a Camel and His Caretaker

I constantly am shaking my head in sheer wonderment. Me: Those Saudi’s know how to do things!! Alter Ego: What do you mean? Me: Absolutely everything they do. If is totally mind boggling! Entirely!!! Alter…

August 12, 2020

Emerging From My Cocoon; Not Pleased With Biden’s Choice of a Running Mate but Feeling Sanguine About It All; Amazing Statistics Strike Again Complete With World Map; Sanguine and Cocoon Defined

For some strange reason I have the feeling that I am emerging from a cocoon, I guess to be a butterfly, as that is what usually happens So far I have not sprouted wings –…

February 15, 2019

Achieving Brilliance; A Strange But Fulfilling Valentine’s Day, An Old Poem; A Visit to the Trump; An Email to Triple C; A Chance to Sponsor Clare; Socks

A wonderful email greeted me this morning. It was from Laura at Sotheby’s Institute of Art. She: Brilliant! Thank you so much for sending these through to me! I’m pleased to confirm that I am…

February 4, 2018

Back In the Saddle; A Volunteer Opportunity Involving A Beanie, An Umbrella and Feeling Like a Prostitute

Well that got your attention didn’t It? I will proceed in the order of the title you see before you. Back in the saddle refers to the fact that I am back in Vancouver following…

March 17, 2017

My First Day Home, Ironed Sheets, Notes from Correspondence to Other Emailers, But Not Exactly In that Order

I do admit that, by and large, I have given up email correspondence with people. I just coldly say to inquiries: “Read my blog!” And I do not really know if they do or not,…