Strolling about Southsea

Greetings Family and Friends, Southsea, the southern suburb of Portsmouth, is quite simply meant for strolling. The beach is of the shingle variety as was Brighton to the east from my last trip to the southern coast of England. What the beach may lack in sand, the...

Roving Retirement Redux

Greetings Family and Friends, A return to On the Flip Side and another attempt at that dream of a Roving Retirement! After a much longer than initially planned stay stateside, I am once again overseas. The journey resumed where it left off – the south of England. This...

Boisterous Brighton

Greetings family and friends, Back in Old Blighty, that is Great Britain. More specifically, due south of London on the coast in the city of Brighton. A big-time seaside destination during the summer, but also a travel get-away regardless of the time of year. The vibe...

Cypriot Antiquities

Greetings family and friends, Cyprus in general and Paphos specifically have a lot of places reaching back into antiquity. On one of the slides in the photo gallery, one can see a map of the various archeological sites to be found around Paphos. A fair number of them...

Aphrodite and Fat Cats

Greetings family and friends, Three weeks into my stay on the island nation of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. No sightings, as of yet, of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, in her hometown of Paphos where I am currently residing. Paphos is located...