Circumnavigation series Next in the series Muscat → Jaipur (JAI): ~1,200 miles Elder G and I landed in Jaipur, in northern India for our next refueling stop. Jaipur, Rajasthan India Boarding Bites The Jaipur airport has an interesting service. It’s like a door-dash right to your seat at the boarding gate. And what […]
We asked our head of the WLBOTT Agricultural Extension Service, Rose McManure, to evaluate the possibility of growing a frankincense forest. She is having difficulty sourcing seeds from a reputable source. The only two Amazon sellers of frankincense seeds have only one review each, and both are one-star. Meet the Team / WLBOTT Agricultural Extension […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Riyadh → Muscat (MCT): ~750 miles Elder G and I flew into Muscat, the capital of Oman, today, refueling our Cessna Citation as we continue our semi-circumnavigation. Muscat International Airport (MCT) Muscat During our stop-over, Elder G and I had an opportunity to visit Riyam Park and […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Cairo → Riyadh (RUH): ~1,020 miles Elder G and I begin a mostly easterly leg of our journey from Edmonton to Perth. We are straddling the 24th Parallel, with our first stop at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Friedrichshafen → Heraklion (HER): ~1,020 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 5,500 / 8,851 Elder G and I headed down to our next refueling stop – Heraklion, on the Greek island of Crete. Travel Notes: Maintaining our Rituals As you may be aware, many WLBOTT locations like to begin the day […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Aberdeen → Friedrichshafen (FDH): ~820 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 4,480 / 7,210 Elder G and I left Scotland and flew to our next refueling stop – Friedrichshafen, Germany. Friedrichshafen, Germany Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen Oh, it makes me Wonder Did Led Zeppelin ever visit the Zeppelin museum? Friedrichshafen Airport […]
It was a red-letter day at WLBOTT yesterday. We suspended our “no human contact” policy and had a live gathering of the Elders. After clearing customs and immigration, Elders JA and JA-SU joined us by zoom from Canada. Elder JimZim drove over from HousTex, and Elder JPZ and SU coordinated the HQ gathering. Initially, there […]
I am the eggplant,they are the eggplant,we are the aubergine,See how it glistens in vegetable dreams,Purple as midnight tea,goo goo g’joob.Elementary chicken singing Constrictive BoxersSlice of the eggplant / grill of the eggplant / over easy deep fat fryer,Watch as it sighs on a cast-iron pan,Smells like philosophy,goo goo g’joob.Sitting in a WLBOTT garden, waiting […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series After politely refusing a breakfast of sheep’s head (fur singed off) in Reykjavik, Elder G and I continued our 16,000 mile journey. Our next stop is Aberdeen, Scotland. Reykjavík → Aberdeen (ABZ): ~840 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 3,660 / 5,890 Aberdeen Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) You Say Aberdeen, […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Reykjavík (KEF) Kangerlussuaq → Reykjavík (KEF): ~740 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 2,820 / 4,538 As Elder G and I continue our 16,000 mile journey from Edmonton, Canada to Perth, Australia, we leave North America and fly into Reykjavik. What Cuisine Should We Expect at Café KEF? …. with little […]