August 2015 - Voices from the Nations

29. August 2015

Co Čech to muzikant - The Czech, the musician.

Czech saying

26. August 2015

How long will the priest preach?

By Martin Neil | My Stories | No Comments

I found this curious sand hourglass in a church on Skaftö Island, Sweden. In days past, an hourglass was turned when the priest started preaching. Apparently, if he didn’t finish before the sand ran out, permission was given for people to leave the church!

23. August 2015

<a href="http://voicesfromthenations.bandcamp.com/album/garlands-for-ashes">Garlands for Ashes by Cambodia</a>

18. August 2015

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Skaftö Island – Sweden

By Martin Neil | Europe | No Comments

This remote island community of around 2000, explodes during the summer vacation to over 20,000! Arriving after the storm is like walking into a very beautiful ghost town, almost all the shops are closed and only a few tourist stragglers are to be found enjoying the peace and quiet. Read More

9. August 2015

Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.

Maya Angelou

8. August 2015

Ice music

By Martin Neil | Europe, Music that inspires | No Comments

Enjoying touring in Sweden and heard about Ice music – an orchestra whose instruments are made of ice.

8. August 2015

Book review

By Martin Neil | My Stories | No Comments

The Heart of everything that is – Bob Drury & Tom Clavin

This book is more than the story of Red Cloud, the great Sioux warrior; it is a history of the Great Plains, chronicling the story of the land and it’s tribes. The ancient way of life is forced to change as a trickle of pioneers from the East coast turns to a rush of settlers to the gold fields in the West. This book is an incredibly honest narrative of the men and woman behind the stories of intrigue, councils, trade, betrayal and confrontation.

3. August 2015