Circumnavigation series Port Hedland → Perth (PER): ~820 miles Our final stop on the Cessna Semi-circumnavigation is Perth, in southwestern Australia. What a welcome Elder G and I received! Perth Welcomes Us The city was more than welcoming. Perth – The Nuts and Bolts Who is Elizabeth Quay? Turns out she’s not a person, but […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Denpasar → Port Hedland (PHE): ~1,200 miles We’ve reached Australia! As our Cessna Citation crossed the Indian Ocean, we excitedly anticipated our arrival in Port Hedland. Port Hedland What a fascinating town! Hot, salty, busy, iron-rich red dirt. Barges loaded with iron ore and salt. Salt Salt […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series [Thanks to Elder JA for providing this exciting adventure!] It’s a long, long way from CanadaA long way from snow chainsDonkey vendors slicing coconutNo parkas to their name – Dreamland, by Joni Mitchell Let’s consider a wonderful example of international cooperation. As the global warming steadily progresses, […]
Before we get started on today’s topic, we need to clear the air with Elder G. WLBOTT: G, let’s say, hypothetically, that my name was John Conner. Would you and I still be able to be friends? Elder G: Hypothetically speaking, if your name were John Conner, we would definitely still be friends! I’d be […]
Derinkuyu Getting There Street View of the Underground City Early WLBOTT Presence in Derinkuyu The Underground World of Coober Pedy Climate Getting There Will There Be a Buffet? Glad you asked! Thanks to the Comfort Inn Coober Pedy Facebook page, we can enjoy a virtual underground buffet. The Underground City of A Boy and His […]
So this morning I was looking for cover versions of Lady Gaga’s Poker Face (part of the WLBOTT creative process… let’s not get into it too much), and one of the top Spotify suggestions was by Wing (Wing Han Tsang / 曾咏韓 / Zēng Yǒnghán). Through many twists and turns, I learned that that Wing […]
[ed. note: I wish I could take credit for this great pun, but it is from the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.] Marine Cloud Brightening is a geoengineering technique that may play a big role in addressing climate change. The concept is simple: spray a salt water mist into the air, let the mist drift up […]
One of mankind’s greatest achievements is the journey of Voyager 2. The mission is still active after 45 years. And still in the news…. Fun Facts From The Measure of Things How can we hear it so far away? Really, Quora? Again? And what about Canberra? Canberra, the national capital of Australia, is conveniently located […]