Oh! Now in 2006, after 6 years, I look back. Glad that I took the pains to write that page of personal history back in late 1999. The many destinations mentioned were meant to look impressive. Since then, I had being back to many of them - again and again. In fact, as time passed same destinations had appeared in my own web pages. Of course,  under different headings. More important is, I felt pleased as having termed these far away places as my "Backyard".  If I need to go somewhere for a day or so,  I need not have second thoughts as to where I need to go, when I wanted to go.

Next, on the subject of writing. I write often now. In fact if possible daily. I now see the wisdom. If I have visited a certain place. Most valuable, is to trap the memories of that trip. Easier said than done. It was not easy. The trick is, plan your trip and mentally note the pictures that appear useful. Part of the conscious time would then be devoted to be on a look out and do recording at the same time. For that, I brought along a scrap book, in the form of a little Pentax camera.

Ahmmmm! Just wondering. While landed in a new place,  you have to look for food, toilet and at the same time, revering the wonders of your new sightings - taking pictures for your scrap book???

Just for thought.