Richard Stone Profile

Its definitely becoming a problem : The more places I see the more the travel bug bites.

It's a really big and diverse world out there. Travel gets easier and easier but the continual homogenisation of the world leaves culture and history vulnerable.

My family and I live in Cape Town, South Africa and luckily we all like to travel and explore what the world has to offer. We always return humbled by what we have experienced and grateful for what we otherwise take for granted. 

We live in a world where instant gratification takes too long, where walls are going up not coming down and where virtual reality will ultimately remove the need and of course the benefits of traveling to experience what it has to offer. 

Never was it more true to say that the past is infinitely more interesting than the present. 

 

 

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Forts and Castles Gold Coast

Richard Stone South Aftica - 15-Jan-20

Forts and Castles Gold Coast

Visited March 2019.

I guess i shouldn't have been so shocked given humanity's track record of inhumanity to others. 

Visiting these sites is interesting from a historical perspective but it is mind numbing from a human perspective. Expect to be appalled. 

The builders and occupants of these forts went to very great lengths to taunt and crush the spirits of the slaves: The hell of the dungeons, packed full with slaves, no light or air, an unbelievable stench, a floor thick with faeces, vomit and blood, while directly above the heavenly chapel and the commander's godly quarters.Very biblical connotations. 

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Lake Turkana

Richard Stone South Aftica - 25-Dec-19

Lake Turkana

Visited September 2005.

As I was born in Kenya, it holds a special place in my heart. The Northern Frontier District or NFD has always been seen as a very wild place and certainly not for the faint-hearted to visit.

Lake Turkana itself has gone by many names, initially Lake Rudolph and the more romantic Jade Sea.

Life for the local tribes people is a constant fight for survival against drought and starvation. Camels and goats are the only animals able to survive these conditions. 

Lake Turkana is absolutely huge and you could spend many weeks traversing its shores. Of particular interest to the adventurous soul are the Volcanic islands which have their own lakes within them. Hiring a reliable boat is essential as it gets very rough out on this mini sea. 

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Update 25.12.19
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Sarazm 5
Granada 4.5
Iguacu 4.5
Yazd 4.5
Kotor 4
Taxila 4
Bukhara 3.5
Dubrovnik 3.5
Shushtar 3.5
Sintra 3.5
Tiwanaku 3.5
Cuzco 3
Potosi 3
Budapest 2.5
Red Fort 2.5
Split 2.5
Trogir 2
Bisotun 1.5
Lima 1.5
Sucre 1.5
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