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Takoradi, Ghana…
April 27, 2024 My good friend, Phil Glennon, an attorney, must have studied the Socratic Method in law school. Regarding my post about the Ayan Cemani chicken, he commented: “So if you grill a black chicken, how do you know when it’s done?” Think about it. Ghana is a poor country. Very poor. The Ghana…
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Banjul, Gambia…
May 1, 2024 (So sorry, I was told the video from my last post showing the children of Takoradi, Ghana was sent in full screen mode. If you go back and adjust the size icon, you will see the children better.) Upon arrival, the first thing you notice is that the port of Banjul is…
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Mindelo, Ilha de Sao Vincente, Cape Verde…
May 4, 2024 The port of Mindelo on the island of Sao Vincente in Cape Verde is an isolated island that was uninhabited when Portuguese explores discover it in the fifteenth century. Lying in the mid-Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Senegal in Africa, Cape Verde played a key role in the African slave trade.…
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San Juan, Puerto Rico…
May 8, 2024 Chongae and I know the Caribbean very well. The Puerto Rican government offered a 0% tax saving incentive program for high-net-worth individuals to create a domicile on the island to help stimulate the economy. It was the perfect opportunity for me to reward my employees and further accelerate my philanthropy as I…
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Winter Springs, Florida…Part 1
May 28, 2024 After 2 weeks, I am adjusting to being back in Florida. I had not driven a car in almost 5 months and had forgotten how dependent we are on our vehicles. Obviously, without a car one does a lot more walking. I miss exploring (on foot) for the next adventure. Curious minds…
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Winter Springs, Florida…Part 2
May 31, 2024 I shared that my mother-in-law used to say that “Tom Walsh has sand in his shoes”. She was right. From my first plane ride in high school to visit a perspective college to backpacking in Europe to driving an old Dodge van across the country I have always liked to travel. Still…
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Medellin, Colombia, South America…
June 30, 2024 Can you believe it? I took my lovely wife out for a romantic Italian dinner, and I bit into roll that was way too hard and I cracked a front tooth! So, I had to go see my dentist…in Medellin, Colombia. Now you may ask why I would travel to South America…
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Welcome Olivia June and Eden James…
Denver, Colorado When our son Jimmy and daughter-in-law Kayla told us they were pregnant (I liked the fact that they said “they” were pregnant) I immediately feel in love with my new grandchildren. Not only were they pregnant-they were having twins! Now to be clear, up to that point they had done nothing to earn…
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On the road (sea) again…
November 13, 2024 My apologies to Willie Nelson, but we are on the road (sea) again. As were our plans; after spending some months at home with our children and grandchildren, we left November 9th to continue our Hope for Today World Cruise. This leg is 42 days, and we return home on December 21st…
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Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia…
November 15, 2024 We have especially chosen to visit countries with a large Muslim population: Morocco 99%, Tunisia 98%, Egypt 90%. I am respectful of other faiths (read my blog of March 28, 2024) but do recognize that there are differences especially in relationship to how different faiths treat women. We, as Americans, are born…
The Hope For Today Charitable Trust. Seeing God's hand at work… Around the World.
Ever dream of getting on a ship and sailing around the world? Tom & Chongae did! Join us on this epic journey. We look forward to you traveling with us.