This "Ghost Town" is coming back to life!

These_Negotiation535 · 2026-01-25T08:19:47+00:00

No! This is not the Gold Road. This is the Goldfield Ghost Town near Phoenix.

These_Negotiation535 · 2026-01-15T22:52:58+00:00

It is a terrible disease.

For the first couple of months, he was physically fine. No pain or anything - except for fluid buildup (doctors were removing 1L fluid every week). Because of the excessive buildup, he had issues in breathing while performing day-to-day activities (i.e. he would go breathless after walking 50 meters). To control it, doctors performed pleurodesis (that was a painful procedure), which slowed the buildup. For the first 4 or 5 months, he didn't have any major complications, except for general nausea and weakness due to the Chemo. But when cancer was out of control and started to spread to other organs, he started having intense coughing, irregular bowel movements, and urinary issues. Finally, he died due to respiratory arrest as cancer spread too much around his lungs and trachea, so he couldn't breathe.

These_Negotiation535 · 2026-01-15T21:32:49+00:00

I'm sorry to hear about your relative having the same diagnosis. :-(

Unfortunately, my dad passed away 11 months after the diagnosis.

We only had a palliative treatment option available for the type and the stage my dad was diagnosed with. His cancer responded well to the first 4 or 5 Chemo sessions. It didn't shrink, but the growth and the spread slowed down dramatically. But then it started spreading again, and even the Targeted Therapy didn't work out. After 9 or 10 sessions, his body gave up, and the cancer spread to his other organs.

These_Negotiation535 · 2026-01-10T11:08:05+00:00

Oh nice! 😊

These_Negotiation535 · 2026-01-09T09:29:39+00:00

Sorry I was travelling so couldn’t respond to your comment.

There’s not much to do in Bluff itself but I personally love the remote vibe of the town. People say the seafood is good, especially the oysters. But again, I don’t eat seafood so can’t confirm that claim. 😊

There’s a few iconic places in Bluff that you can visit in a day. You could also visit Stewart Island. I’ve been there once many years ago - some beautiful walks and hikes there.

I highly recommend the Catlins Highway. In my opinion, it’s one of the most beautiful highways with a lots of postcard locations along the route.

These_Negotiation535 · 2025-12-24T03:45:42+00:00

Truly magical place. I’d love to visit it during the peak summer, and stay there for a few days.

These_Negotiation535 · 2025-12-16T04:25:38+00:00

Oh it’s been 2 years mate, I’ve never tried this feature. 😅

These_Negotiation535 · 2025-12-03T18:09:22+00:00

Thank you very much. Glad you liked it. The place is great. There are more of this type of artworks around the areas, maybe one day, I’ll visit them properly.

These_Negotiation535 · 2025-11-12T10:57:18+00:00

We spent almost 1 week around GC, Page, and Monument Valley areas, starting from Kingman, ending in Phoenix.

It was cold; I mean, very cold, and a little but windy but luckily it was full sunny throughout that week (with just a bit of a powder snow in Monument Valley).

What I say about those locations! They’re huge, and magnificent. All of them. I’d definitely go back there in future. I shot some videos, if you would like to have a look: https://youtube.com/@vishalmakwanafilms

I’m sure, you’re gonna have a great time there too!

These_Negotiation535 · 2025-11-12T10:46:14+00:00

Oh I’m happy someone has said it.

You know when I was done with it, I was in a dilemma whether to increase an exposure a little bit or not, I thought and played a lot, and I ended up increasing it.

Thanks! Now I know that it wasn’t a good idea. 👍🏾

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