Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world. Arthur Schopenhauer Schopenhauer was, as far as I can tell from a quick Internet search, a rather dreary philosopher who wrote that emotional, physical, and sexual desires can never be fulfilled, so he was all about negating those desires, which leads [...]
A retreat to close the sabbatical
Back in March, the retreat centre (The Sabbath House) called and said I’d be the only person there that entire week. So it really was a private retreat – I had the run of the whole mountainside to myself! I am laughing as I write this because one of my staff members is so amiable and sociable that she [...]
Backpacks, spas and other traveller’s tips
I’m a neophyte world traveller, so the travel tips I’m about to give may be old-hat for more experienced travellers (in which case, please post your own tips as comments so I can learn from you). Here’s a grab-bag of travel tips based on my sabbatical trip: iPad: I left my laptop at home and took an iPad. The [...]
Among friends in Zurich
Leaving from Lens on Thursday morning, I had a very pretty drive through the flatlands of northern France as I made my way to Zurich. It turned out I was following the route of the WWI frontline for part of the journey as I crossed over the Canal du Nord and saw signs for Valenciennes and [...]
Lest we forget…
Monday morning I picked up my car at Gare du Nord and was off to Lens, which is 7 km from the Canadian memorial at Vimy Ridge. It was a nice drive (back on the righthand side!) through the French countryside. What I found surprising, especially as I entered the Arras region, was how small [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
