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What I’m currently reading:
The complete works of Jack London
Jerusalem: The Biography
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My favourite countries to visit
1) Nepal 2) Tanzania 3) Israel 4) Italy 5) Australia 6) Venezuela
Favourite Historical Characters
1. Sir Richard Francis Burton
2. Joan of Arc
3. Emperor Frederick II
4. Galileo
5. Ulysses S. Grant
6. Thomas Jefferson
7. Sarah Emma Edmonds
8. Billy Bishop
9. Roger Bacon
10. Peter Abelard
11. Queen Elizabeth I
12. Joseph Tyrell
13. Martin Luther
14. Saladin
15. Dwight EisenhowerFavourite Movies (in no particular order)
1) Thelma and Louise
2) Alien
3) Blade Runner
4) Fight Club
5) The Incredible Shrinking Man
6) 12 Monkeys
7) Manhunter
8) Fearless
9) Apollo 13
10) Angel Heart
11) Gattaca
12) Ben-Hur
13) Memento
14) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
15) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
16) The Forbin Project
17) Rain Man
18) Black Hawk Down
19) The American President
20) Wild Things (my guilty pleasure)
21) L.A. Confidential
22) Quiz Show
23) Lone Star24) Predestination
25) Arrival
26) 1917
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A word about my blog’s title …
... Richard Francis Burton was a Victorian explorer, writer, translator, scientist, swordsman, soldier, diplomat, and perhaps the inventor of modern anthropology. He was a post-renaissance renaissance man. To learn more about him, I'd suggest a couple of the many excellent biographies that cover his remarkable life: BURTON by Byron Farwell and THE DEVIL DRIVES by Fawn Brodie.My favourite world sites … (in no particular order)
-- Drakensberg, South Africa -- the Serengeti, Tanzania -- the Antarctic Peninsula -- Iguassu Falls, South America -- the Grand Canyon, USA -- Old City, Jerusalem -- Halong Bay, Viet Nam -- Victoria Falls, Africa -- Cusco Region, Peru -- the canals of Venice -- Mount Everest, China/Nepal -- the Summer Palace, Beijing -- the Great Wall, (various spots) China -- Cappadocia, Turkey -- the Amazon, Brazil -- the Taj Mahal, India -- Edinburgh, Scotland -- the Potala Palace, Tibet -- Toronto, Canada -- Uluru, Australia -- the Great Barrier Reef, Australia -- Amsterdam, the Netherlands -- Angel Falls, Venezuela -- Meteora, Greece -- Vienna, Austria -- Actun Tunichil Muknal cave, Belize -- Acatenango volcano, Guatemala -- Tikal Mayan city, Guatemala
Burton's Odyssey 