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Monday, January 26th, 2026 Georgetown/Toronto I enjoyed my stay in Guyana, particularly in Georgetown where I maximized my stay. When oil comes into the country, or rather, is discovered, operations really do take off. For Guyana it’s new roads, housing developments, casinos, shopping malls, and of course, faster cars and more of them. I exited the country in many areas of older residences, there is so little scope for durable sidewalks and walkways. Pedestrians are truly at

Sunday, January 25th, 2026 Crane, Guyana Today was day 2 for allowing pedestrians to walk over the New Demerara Bridge over the river with the same name. The Demerara is quite wide. I used to walk the old floating bridge which is now replaced for a state-of-the-art new rendition built by the Chinese. I love the sensation, the views, and the breezes that are authentic features. A dozen of us went for the thrill. Total duration was fifty minutes of walking on this 2.7 km/1.7 mi

Saturday, January 24th, 2026 Georgetown, Guyana It was an ordinary day in some way at the Nimai Pandit Study Centre. As a guest, I was asked to conduct most of the program in the morning – leading the kirtan  chants plus deliver the class. With the assistance of a most reliable Saci Suta, we did something a little different – screened two of my music videos, “Every Guy” and “Stellar Dad.”  I took some time to express to the twenty or so sitting before me young men and four wo

Friday, January 23rd, 2026 Georgetown, Guyana At 5 AM, the temple and study centre practices begin with a one hour japa  meditation session. Resident monks and a few folks living outside attend, lined up in lotus position, uttering the maha mantra  for self purification. This is followed by kirtan  chanting and darshan,  viewing of the deities named Parama Karuna Nitai Gaurachandra. Musical instruments are used here. It is joyful. Subsequently, the class, Bhagavatam , has us

Thursday, January 22nd, 2026 Suriname/Guyana Nayan and I had booked rooms for ourselves in hotel next to the Suriname Airport to catch an early flight for Guyana. It was a bit shady to say the least – no mirrors (I had to share), the sink was plastic, and when I was showering, the toilet collapsed on the floor with water spilling out of the tank. The flight was delayed by hours. Once we got in the airport, no one could hear the announcements due to the poor acoustics. For a w

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 Coronie, Suriname   Hiking westbound beyond municipal lights on the road through jungle was risky, but Glen and I took that chance, but it was Shantipriya who had the idea to drive his van at walking pace with headlights on in case we would run into predators. It was the first time in my marathon walking years (which is 30 this year) that I had my support guy right behind me. During this period, the rain came. Glen and I pulled out our umbrellas