“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” — Saint Augustine
Over the past month, I have watched two different, but equally enjoyable, travel documentaries. The first documentary is the New Europe seven hour DVD series that Michael Palin did in 2006 – 2007. The second documentary, which couldn’t be further in content from the New Europe series, is a 90 minute show called Running the Sahara.
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I spent last weekend in Sonoma County, California, watching my husband Darren complete in the Vineman Triathlon. As I watched him train for the event, experiment with equipment and modify his diet, I was struck by the commitment that was needed to succeed at mastering all the disciplines involved as well as Darren’s progression approach to achieving this goal.
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I have been reading In the Shadow of Man, which is a book that Jane Goodall wrote originally in 1971 to chronicle her early work with the chimpanzees in Gombe Stream, Tanzania. The book provides interesting insight into how she first set up her research there in 1960. What really surprised me about Goodall’s life is that when she first started her work she had no formal experience or education in this area.
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