[Margaret Pilkington]

Dianne you are so right with what you say.
I have often visited places that have been beautiful in so many ways.
I have spoken to people who lived in those places. Many of them, though not all, seemed to take the beauty of their home ground for granted....and I think that I am guilty of this too.

Yes, Dave is to be congratulated at starting this thread....it is one of the best...and most pleasant. It keeps those who have left the area in touch with the changing scenes. It has given those who(for whatever reason) cannot get out and about much, a window on the world.
It has educated us....it has shown us foreign shores as seen through the eyes of ex-pats.
In general it is just a damn good thread!