Globalisation
Ford at Rufford in Nottinghampshire besieged by Tik Tok zombies.
Exploring the UK
lakedistrictinns.co.uk/travellers-rest jenniewanders.com/things-to-do-grasmere/ anywhereweroam.com/best-places-stay-lake-district theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/mar/28/budget-eats-lake-district shystrangemanic.com/2020/08/fsc-castle-head-budget-lake-district-accommodation.html thebrokebackpacker.com/where-to-stay-in-the-lake-district-england/ antler.co.uk/blogs/the-traveller/5-best-boutique-hotels-lake-district theguardian.com/travel/2012/mar/28/top-10-lake-district-cheap-restaurants
The Rhodesian bush war
After being asked what I would do differently, I am still at it all these years later. Still working on it. It is difficult. Difficult to admit that nothing is ever as simple as it could be. https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnvanZyl7/videos Ex Montibus Media https://www.facebook.com/watch/106908619984171/689297588441836/ https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files3/peter_baxter_selous_scouts_rhodesian_counter-inbook4you.pdf New book sheds new light on Elim massacre http://www.rhodesia.nl/silence.htm
Unseen opportunities
Sharing is caring. But what incentive is there for writers to write? To ask the questions that need to be asked, to explore and open the doors to what is new and exciting? We have all the tools we need. But not the means. This is what we need to change. At the beginning of […]
The Western Cape
Leaving Cape Town spend a couple of nights in the winelands. Both Stellenbosch and Franschhoek are good stopovers. There are wine tours and great restaurants. Carry on through the Robertson valley to join the R62 to Montagu, Barrydale, and Oudtshoorn. From there its across the Outeniqua pass to George and then Knysna, Plettenbery Bay and […]
The voice of protest
Z is a film based on the 1966 novel by Vassilis Vassilikos, addressing the events surrounding the assassination of the democratic Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963. A film that captured the director’s outrage about the junta that then ruled Greece. The voice of protest. A far cry from the images of Russian tanks lumbering […]
Politics of change
“Remember what we discussed” he said this morning. To which I replied “No, what did we discuss?” “It is getting complicated” he said. ” You said it gets complicated and it is getting complicated.”
Whose values
It appears as if everything is driven by the need for money. To keep growing the consumer base, adding value where none, in reality exists. Originality, quality and service have been re[placed by standardisation, economies of scale and proprietary rights.
The move
I have been living in the UK for two long years now. Separated from my family by a hostile environment. It is tough. The official policy, created by successive British Governments to discourage the endless flow of economic immigrants from the Third World.
Mass communications
…It was so much harder then or was it? There are major connections between the media that is being consumed, via mass communication, and our culture, contributing to polarization and dividing people based on consequential issues.