Sam’s Story – part 2
Managing Diabetes – continuing Sam’s Story part 1 from April 18th 2018 I gave Sam a request form to get some tests done – a blood test to measure HbA1C … Continue reading
Sam’s Story – Part 1
Looking After Diabetes – some lessons from my diabetic friend A Story in Three Parts It was good to meet my old classmate Sam, after a lapse of many years, at … Continue reading
Camino de Santiago
An Ancient Way – A Way Back for Veterans? Based on my presentation at the annual conference of the Australasian Military Medical Association, Brisbane October 2017. In June this year, … Continue reading
Spain’s Mosque-Cathedral of Ciordoba
A thousand years ago, the Spanish city of Cordoba was one of the largest and most prosperous cities in Europe. During the period that Al-Andalus (the region now known … Continue reading
A Soldier to Santiago
There have been many books written by those who have walked the Camino de Santiago – but in A Soldier to Santiago, author Brad Generaux has given us a … Continue reading
Jerusalem – Israel’s Sacred City
Having entered the old city through the famed Damascus Gate I strolled down Al-Wad Street, the narrow stepped way sloping down towards the Via Dolorosa. On either side of this … Continue reading
Australia’s Blue Mountains
A few months ago I had the privilege of taking part in the 2017 AusCamino Festival in the town of Blackheath in Australia’s Blue Mountains. It was to be Australia’s … Continue reading
The Joys of the Camino
The Camino, I have come to realise, becomes and remains a source of joy to those who have undertaken this journey. ‘Joy’ says Dr C.T Shen in his book The … Continue reading
The 2017 AusCamino Festival
I had the privilege last month of participating in Australia’s first ever national gathering of Camino aficionados . Camino pilgrim groups in this country have been meeting in their own … Continue reading
Paradise Island
My article Paradise Island was published in the December 2016 issue of Holland Herald, the inflight magazine of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which introduced direct flights between Amsterdam and Colombo … Continue reading
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