tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052Sat, 07 Sep 2024 21:20:56 +0000Bill ShieldsTravel2007IndiavideoUpdatesAudioDelhiDurbanSouth AfricaTravel PrecursorMexico2008CyclingHyderabadKathmanduKatmanduNepal2011 "Bill Shields' 'travel blog'CancunFarmers' MarketFlickrMarylandMayanPeruTour de FranceUniversidad Complutense de MadridYahooYoutube'travel blog'20102011Air FranceBlue CenoteChichen ItzaContadorDiscoveryDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling TeamDopingGuatemalaKarl BaghLimaLondonLondon EyePaharganiPhotographsPittsburghSouth AmericaSpainSpanish LanguageSpanish Language InstructionStoryTakoma ParkViolin GirlWashington DCYucatan'Hindu'Washington DC'AirportAlexandriaAmerican UniversityAndes to RainforestAnnenberg MediaArmstrongArtArt GalleryBWI TrailBaltimoreBaltimore Annapolis TrailBangaloreBaptismBeignetBen CurtisBicycle RickshawBikingBill Shields' 'travel blog'BlessingBruyneelBushCafe du MondeCheerleader ChantChileChris Van HollenCigar FactoryClinica Divino Nino de JesusColon HotelCommutingCremationDavid GregoryDestinosDullesDupont CircleEarleigh Heights StationEl CaracolElephantErrant in IberiaFish TankFranceFrancoFrapprFrench QuarterFriends of the LibraryGlobe TrekkerGoogleHand CarryHealthrowHinduIan WrightImmigrationIndian MarketIndian OceanInternet CafesIsla de CancunJohn ColtraneKensingtonKing Str.King StreetLabor DayLanguage translationLearning SpanishLesothoLibbyLonely PlanetMadridMaduraiMaria BartiromoMarina DiazMoney HoneyNANDINeil CavutoNew OrleansOld Town AlexandriaOpalOpaloParque Nacioal TikalPashupatiPerlmanPetersonPhotographyPoiticsPotomac RiverPredictor LottoR K Ashram MargRajasthanRasmunsenRastroRatnaRiver WalkRiviera MayaRupert MurdockSani PassSantiagoScooterShieldsSnow StormSouth SideSri Meenakshi TempleStreet PerformanceStrip DistrictTailwind SportsTechnoratiTemple of GuerrerosTestThamelTikalTorpedo FactoryTravel GuideTravel LogUniverity Diego PortalesVaccinationVinokourovVirgin AtlanticVirginiaVisaWall Street Journal'War ProtestWashington areaWheaton Regional LibraryWooley Fish MarketWoolmerWorld Cricket CupYucatan Cenote Ikilconcertcustomscyclingnews.comnotes in spanishsatiretravel blog'Notes & Photographshttp://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)Blogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-4954445214159802156Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:12:00 +00002011-01-28T15:56:07.830-05:00Clinica Divino Nino de JesusIndian MarketLimaOpalOpaloPeruSouth AmericaNovember 19, 2010 I have just found my seat on the plane to Arequipa, the altitude is higher – the taxis driver to the airport from my Hotel in Miraflores told me to make sure I chew on some coca leaves as soon as I arrive otherwise I will get a headache. He said they sell the coca leaves in any ‘Botica’ (small 7-Eleven type shops). We’ll see.. My second day in Lima was a bit more http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2011/01/day-ii-lima-clinica-divino-nino-de.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-5646529716743731400Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:33:00 +00002011-01-28T06:15:31.540-05:00'travel blog''Washington DC'2011BikingBill ShieldsCommutingSnow StormI’ve been biking for years, first on a mountain bike and then on a road bike. When I first started about 10 years ago – I bought a cheap mountain bike – a Murray. It’s a tank, heavy steel, big fat knobby tires, cheap gears, but at the time it was fine; I loved riding through the woods and even on the road. I finally bought a road bike when I was planning a 100 mile ride on the eastern http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2011/01/winter-bike-commuting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-9073508855371969872Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:02:00 +00002011-01-19T06:41:44.189-05:0020102011 "Bill Shields' 'travel blog'AirportBill ShieldsColon HotelcustomsHand CarryImmigrationLimaPeruSouth America<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2011/01/normal-0-false-false-false.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-8989348302498830900Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-01-17T12:31:37.968-05:002011AlexandriaArtArt GalleryBill ShieldsKing Str.King StreetOld Town AlexandriaPotomac RiverRiver WalkTorpedo FactoryTravelViolin GirlVirginiaJanuary 16, 2011 Yesterday was a cold sunny mid-January Sunday – a perfect day to stretch our legs, have a bit of lunch and see Old Town Alexandria. It's been years since I roamed Alexandria; and even then it was only a quick bike ride down Duke Street on my way to Mount Vernon. I've never visited the Torpedo Factory – after so many years I’m not sure how I’ve avoided it. It was a choicehttp://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2011/01/old-town-alexandria.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-6610329600021756771Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:41:00 +00002011-01-12T06:00:45.804-05:00'travel blog'20102011 "Bill Shields' 'travel blog'Bill Shields' 'travel blog'Perutravel blog'November 16, 2010 Well, I am finally on my way to Peru. In fact, I’m writing on the plane. I am on the first leg of the trip – Miami and then on to Lima from there. I am staying in the Miraflores neighborhood. This trip should be more interesting; more relaxed than the trip to Australia or Chicago – both of which were bears – very productive bears but too busy to be anything other than http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2011/01/traveling-to-peru.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-8563879248829800977Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +00002011-01-10T09:05:12.710-05:002011 "Bill Shields' 'travel blog'<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2011/01/its-been-long-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-8805558295738502199Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:05:00 +00002009-04-30T16:06:45.984-04:00Lunch Time KathmanduOriginally uploaded by Bill Shields Kathmandu, Nepal; April 2009http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2009/04/lunch-time-kathmandu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-2728420663493310372Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:04:00 +00002009-04-30T16:04:05.399-04:00The Dusty Road Originally uploaded by Bill ShieldsAlong the Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2009http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2009/04/dusty-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-2609592682818943420Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:30:00 +00002008-03-23T01:36:28.467-04:00'Hindu2008Bill ShieldsCremationKathmanduKatmanduNepalPashupatiHindu Cremation at Pashupati Temple on the Bagmati River in Katmandu Nepal 2-13-2008.http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2008/03/hindu-cremation-at-pashupati-temple.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-7210261769709256505Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:40:00 +00002008-03-19T02:42:24.262-04:002008Bill ShieldsDurbanKathmanduKatmanduNepalhttp://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2008/03/afternoon-at-durbar-square-katmandu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-8727099772799317060Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:09:00 +00002008-03-14T16:12:18.599-04:002008Bill ShieldsconcertKathmanduKatmanduNepalRatnaOnce again it is time for an addition to the Notebook. Today I am featuring a Nepalese Rock concert. Well, it probably isn’t an actual rock concert; rather it is the Nepalese equivalent of the rock concert in the park. It’s a short video clip, just to give you the favor of the event. It took place in Ratna Park in the center of the old district of Katmandu. Ratna Park is not what we inhttp://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2008/03/music-in-park-katmandu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-3583165034678464385Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:30:00 +00002008-03-11T15:34:48.190-04:002008Bill ShieldsKathmanduKatmanduNepalThamelvideoFinally I am back and I have a lot of things to add to the blog. I recently returned from a trip to Bangkok and Katmandu. Today I have added a short video showing the Thamel neighborhood in Katmandu. Over the next few weeks I will be adding a video of a Hindu Cremation at the Hindu Pashupati Temple on the Bagmati River in Katmandu, a video of a rock concert in Ratna Park in central Katmandu, http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2008/03/streets-of-thamel-in-katmandu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-5448453256814835434Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:22:00 +00002008-12-09T18:27:48.415-05:002007BeignetBill ShieldsCafe du MondeCigar FactoryFrench QuarterNew OrleansTravel LogvideoEveryone has their vices, mine is cigars; and what better place to enjoy a vice than in the French Quarter in New Orleans? Just to give you a little background, about 12 years, 55 days and two hours ago I quit smoking. I gave it up completely. I didn’t just up and quit. I attempted to quit at least seven times over the years. Up until then the only result was a significant increase in http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/11/why-cigars-are-more-than-just-big.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-3998620340187923037Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:09:00 +00002008-12-09T18:27:48.774-05:002007Bill ShieldsFriends of the LibraryGlobe TrekkerIan WrightLonely PlanetMarylandTravelTravel GuideWheaton Regional LibraryA few years ago when I first started traveling, I bought my first Travel book – Fodor’s Guatemala. It came in handy, it made my trip much easier. At the time I knew almost nothing about Guatemala; it told me where to go. A few months later, as a Christmas present my family gave me Fodor’s South America – a big thick and heavy book. A few months later on a trip to Santiago Chile, I lugged it http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/11/love-those-hippies-at-lonely-planet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-971672407290656641Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:56:00 +00002008-12-09T18:27:49.372-05:002007AudioBill ShieldsGuatemalaMayanParque Nacioal TikalTikalI have finally gotten around to editing some of the photographs that I have taken during my trip last October to Tikal, the Mayan ruins in the center of El Petén in Guatemala. If you recall at the beginning of the year I wrote a long piece on the bus ride to El Flores - the jump off city for El Parque Nacional Tikal. You can find it in the archive, it is entitled ‘Guatemalan Nights’ and is from http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/10/el-parque-nacional-tikal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-1630303138895562570Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:01:00 +00002008-12-09T18:27:50.995-05:002007Baltimore Annapolis TrailBill ShieldsBWI TrailCyclingEarleigh Heights StationMaryland Yesterday was October 7th 2007, and it was over 90 degrees F. with no breeze; yet we all know that global warming is a myth created by the tree hugger's lobby. Will somebody please send a note to the Enterprise Institute informing them that 90 deg. F. is Washington in August not October? Yet at 8:00 am yesterday morning it was beautiful, around seventy-two degrees, dry, the sun was http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/10/bataan-death-march-or-baltimore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-7769772514628462876Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:24:00 +00002008-12-09T18:27:51.812-05:002007Bill ShieldsWar ProtestWashington DChttp://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/09/images-of-opposition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-5778329100718967283Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:38:00 +00002008-12-09T18:27:52.188-05:002007Bill ShieldsFrancoSpainTravelUniversidad Complutense de MadridI haven’t been to Spain since June of 1972, and who knows if I will ever get back. I don’t remember every day, or even most of them, but I remember enough. Franco still had a few years left in him. His police regularly raided the University, mostly the Medical School. I attended the Facultad de Filosofia y Letras at the Universidad de Complutense de Madrid. The secret police patrolled the http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/09/i-remember-franco.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-8958855097553474515Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:17:00 +00002008-12-09T18:27:52.796-05:002007AudioBill ShieldsDupont CircleFarmers' MarketTravelWashington DC'So Much Trouble in this world' - Street Musician at the Dupont Circle Farmers' Market in early August 2007.My apologies to the musician - I did not get his name. If anyone knows his name please let me know.Enjoy his sound and art.Left: Chess in the CircleBelow: Soap Lady at the MarketTake a look at my latest uploads on Flickr.comhttp://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/09/so-much-trouble-in-this-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-3277765893984420207Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:06:00 +00002007-09-25T03:59:03.587-04:002007Bill ShieldsFarmers' MarketStreet PerformanceTakoma ParkTravelvideoViolin GirlWashington areaA young street musician performs at the Takoma Park Farmers' Market on a sunny September morning.http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/09/violin-girl-takoma-park-farmers-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-7260640273787374633Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:16:00 +00002007-09-25T03:59:03.589-04:002007Bill ShieldsFarmers' MarketTakoma ParkTravelvideoEntertainment at the Takoma Park Farmers' Market on a sunny Saturday in Septemberhttp://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/09/banjo-man-takoma-park-farmers-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-142561347705681871Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:30:00 +00002008-12-09T18:27:54.347-05:002007Ben CurtisBill ShieldsErrant in IberiaMarina Diaznotes in spanishSpanish LanguageSpanish Language InstructionTravelAfter Destinos along came podcasts; to be honest they were around for a few years before I discovered them. I started out recording them onto CDs before I got an iPod. The first one I found was ‘Trying to Learn Spanish.’ It was produced by a guy from Colorado. His focus was on how to help you learn Spanish rather than learning Spanish. It was delivered in a deadpan voice – the guy voice http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/09/learning-spanish-podcast-notes-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-1948244353986952874Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:25:00 +00002008-12-09T18:27:54.605-05:002007Bill ShieldsGoogleLanguage translationTravelUpdatesAfter several attempts, I believe I finally have it working properly. Courtesy of Google and an unknown author of the code, Bill Shields’ Online Travel Notebook now has the ability to translate my post into other languages. It will be interesting to see how accurate machine language translation can be. I’ll try and occasional check the Spanish translation. Until next time, Buenos Días!http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/09/language-translation-tool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-5719297213893576932Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:22:00 +00002008-12-09T18:27:55.067-05:002007Annenberg MediaBill ShieldsDestinosLearning SpanishSpanish LanguageSpanish Language InstructionTravelUniversidad Complutense de Madrid Over thirty years ago I spent a year at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid – my junior year abroad. Over the years I lost most of what I had learned. I made attempts to keep up, but mostly to no avail. When my children began to take Spanish lessons in middle school; I decided to bring it back, and actually get good at Spanish this time. That was almost nine years ago. Since then I’ve been http://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/09/learning-spanish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080561622399377052.post-6620196068746958123Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:29:00 +00002008-12-09T18:27:56.342-05:00Travelhttp://williamjohnshields.blogspot.com/2007/09/for-jeannie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Shields)0