We arrived in the land beyond to a great crowd of many we know who went to the land beyond. What a dream to see my master and mistress Boyka and Anatoli and our children Danilo and Daryna all killed in Russian missile attacks. What surprised me was a crowd of Russian soldiers mostly veryContinue reading ““Andrij the Orphaned Ukrainian Rescue Dog” : Chapter 25: Time to Say Farewell”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
“Travels to a Different Time” : Santiago de Cuba: July 1996: Evening Entertainment: Glorification of Colonial Exploitation!
Do I require nightly entertainment? It starts at 21:30 each night. Usually finish dinner at 20:00 and then have a coffee outside. One night it was some university students performing a cabaret show. One night dance. One night synchronized swimming with a fire eater and a magician. Then a strange cowboy and Indian show whichContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : Santiago de Cuba: July 1996: Evening Entertainment: Glorification of Colonial Exploitation!”
RKS Wine: Quinta Cabriz’s Rosé from Portugal’s Dão
We do not see very many rosés from Portugal and I think I have yet to see any sparklers. Timid Liquor Control Board of Ontario buyers? The Cabriz Colheita Selecionada 2020 rosé is a blend of Touriga Nacional and Alfrocheiro and clocks in at $13.95. In colour it is barely pink so I am wonderingContinue reading “RKS Wine: Quinta Cabriz’s Rosé from Portugal’s Dão”
RKS Travel: Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Harbour House
I have stayed twice at Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Harbour House during the plague. Perhaps the strongest feature is its location off the dreaded main drag, Queen Street, clogged with day trippers in the summer and fall months eating Hungarian Funnel Cakes and chowing down on ice cream. Yet for tourist gawking, it is a rich gawking groundContinue reading “RKS Travel: Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Harbour House”
“Andrij the Ukrainian Orphaned Rescue Dog” : Chapter 25: Mass Carnage and Putin Executed
Bob, Fay, Mr. Gordon Lightfoot, me, Reggie, Bosco and Dylan were sitting in the front row at a Toronto benefit concert for Ukrainian orphans and security was extremely tight as you know there is a bounty on my head offered by Tsar Putin. I remember a bright flash and then walking along a tunnel towardContinue reading ““Andrij the Ukrainian Orphaned Rescue Dog” : Chapter 25: Mass Carnage and Putin Executed”
Santiago de Cuba: July 1996: Carnival and Begging Cuban Children?
Hotel guests were invited to Carnival Parade in Santiago de Cuba. We were only a few who accepted and it was an absolutely unforgettable experience of Afro-Cuban culture. We took a bus into Santiago de Cuba an impressive but decaying example of colonial architecture. Everyone was out partying in the street. The air was heavyContinue reading “Santiago de Cuba: July 1996: Carnival and Begging Cuban Children?”
Santiago de Cuba: July 1996: Fighting Cubans
Took a 6 km bicycle ride along the coast. Roasting hot but a nice breeze cooled things down a bit. The coast is rugged and rocky with crashing waves sending up a big spray. About 2 kms from the hotel there is a rather run-down amusement park that looks like something from a Flintstones cartoon.Continue reading “Santiago de Cuba: July 1996: Fighting Cubans”
RKS Wine: Cabriz Colheita Selecionada 2019 from the Dão in Portugal
The Cabriz Colheita Selecionada 2019 breezes in at $14.95 a welcome price point in these inflationary times. I contemplate with some trepidation what it might cost next year. It is a blend of 40% Alfrocheiro Preto, 40% Tinta Roriz and 20% Touriga Nacional and was aged in French oak for 6 months. On the noseContinue reading “RKS Wine: Cabriz Colheita Selecionada 2019 from the Dão in Portugal”
RKS Quote of the Day: “Confessions of a Shopaholic”
“That moment. That instant when your fingers curl round the handles of a shiny, uncreased bag-and all the gorgeous new things inside it become yours. What’s it like? It’s like going hungry for days, then cramming your mouth full of warm buttered toast. It’s like waking up and realizing it’s the weekend. It’s like theContinue reading “RKS Quote of the Day: “Confessions of a Shopaholic””
“Travels to a Different Time ” : Santiago de Cuba: July 1996: The Pudge Boys from Hamburg
There are two rather pudgy boys from Hamburg that are staying at the hotel. Both are called Ollie. They rise late and soon after begin consuming vat quantities of Mayabe beer until they retire at 2 a.m. Both are students at the University of Hamburg and both have ponytails. They enjoy heavy metal and punkContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time ” : Santiago de Cuba: July 1996: The Pudge Boys from Hamburg”
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