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Stonehenge, UK-The Winter Solstice Rocks

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On the wind swept plains of a green peaceful  Wiltshire field stands an enigma which reaches back in time some five millennia. Who built it, why they built it and how they were even able to build it with their primitive tools of the time remains a mystery to this day. Yet this is what makes Stonehenge one of the most iconic sites in the world. With over a million visitors a year m aking  the pilgrimage to this wind swept plain  Today,  I feel privileged because on The  Winter Solstice, it is 100% open to the public, amd  we get to walk in it and  on sacred ground for the Pagan Yule Christmas a pagan holiday? Yule be surprised Druids and pagans are among thousands of people travelling to Stonehenge on Tuesday morning to witness the sunrise on the shortest day of the year. Me too.  The sun rose over Stonehenge at 8:04 am on Tuesday morning.  The winter solstice is the annual event which mar...

Salisbury Cathedral

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It is easy to be inspired by the tranquility  of The Peaceful Cloister This medieval cathedral city in the southern English county of Wiltshire is  8 miles south of the iconic prehistoric stone circle at Stonehenge, Again, it is easy to get a real sense of history, walking down The Close, One of the four remaining original 1215  Magna Carta's is on display in the church Magna Carta - crib sheet for the  Declaration of Independence written here (and remains). Latin for "The Great Charter" it is one of the most important documents in history as it established the principle that everybody, including the King, was subject to the law and had the right to a fair trial. The Magna Carta is also considered one of the first steps towards establishing parliamentary democracy in England. So Quintessential British, thatched roofs, all we need  is some rain and a few sheep, and we are transported back to rural England

Half Moon Cay-Ride Captain Ride

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December 6 2013...3 years ago today People on horses look better than they are. People  on ships look worse than they are. I used to bet on them. Now I am riding them. The horses here are fun to swim with. I have had another splendid morning in this  Bahamian Cay and private island for Holland America. 

Over 1, 222,020 Page Views

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The Academy award-winning short film of this year will probably be watched by a few thousand, while an obscure  YouTube clip  of mine shot on a Samsung S5 camera phone might be watched by twenty thousands. I haven't hit the nose bleed millions of viewers on my Y OUTUBE  channel but I have hit the million viewer mark on this Cruise Ship Travel  BLOG . But as of Today Google+ will no longer be tracking the views publicly. They will only track subscribers. It's been a while  since ABC TV Nightline and Good Morning America used some of my footage but what a thrill to see  one of my videos go nuclear in less than an hour. That was the first time I felt the impact of TV watching me instead of the other way around.My own Ed TV show. Andy Warhols"Everyone will be famous  FOR 15 minutes" is now amended: Everyone WILL be famous IN 15 minutes...or less. I can see the future and it works! Point and Shoot My cellphone is my credential, my ABC Press ...