Monthly Archives: May 2020

A Pause That Refreshes

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

My name is David Erskine and Dr. Kathleen Allen of Kathleen Allen and Associates asked me to write a guest blog from my home, just ten minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. As you may be aware, seven Bay Area counties were the first in the country to shelter in place on March 15th – aptly The Ides of March.

Masbate, Philippines: Eden Off the Tourist Trail

white sand beach at Porta Vega Beach Resort, Dimasalang, Masbate

For decades the province of Masbate has been the cattle capital of the Philippines with its well-stocked ranches spread out over gently rolling hills. Cattle-raising here is so extensive that an annual rodeo festival in the provincial capital of Masbate City was launched beginning in 1993. But during our two visits to this province we discovered that Masbate offers so much more.

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