A few pictures of the snow in Washington DC - what was remarkable was the way that the families in and around the street we were staying in pulled together - helping older people by clearing their drives of snow and also constantly keeping the sidewalks clear, despite the fact that there was 18" of snow in less than 24 hours, and despite the fact that only large 4x4 vehicles were able to negotiate the streets outside. Compare that to the nonsense we have to put up with here, where we are told we are liable if anyone slips on the ice outside our house if we even try to clear the snow.
Now all the snow has gone from Scarborough and we are left with piles of wet sand on the roadside where the Council, in a sensible attempt to make the paths a little more serviceable, spread sand from the nearby beach on top of the snow after the worst of the storms. wonder if I'm allowed to clear that up? Getting ready for the new semester - lots of teaching in the next few months including my first Level 3 lectures (Tourism and Development); a Level 1 guest lecture (Tourism in the Middle East, based on work I've done in the last few years in Egypt and Saudi Arabia) and of course my Cultural Heritage Management module on the MSc programme at Leeds Met University. Really looking forward to it - just hope that the students are as well!
