Jun 15, 2010
Antiquities from the Kingdom of Gandhara
Gandhara was a kingdom which flourished from the 1st to the 6th centuries of the common era near the present day Peshawar (sanskrit name Purushapura mentioned in the chinese chronicles…
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May 15, 2010
MAYA ST CYR daughter of my friends you make us all proud
Maya St Cyr HoCank/Umonhon Indian 17 years old was among the 100 graduates who received their diplomas recently at the Boys Town School in Omaha, Her inspiring story was featured…
May 15, 2010
The Magical Surrealism of being with INDIOS, the natives of America
I am virtually in the middle of nowhere and it would be difficult for someone does not understand the silence of space, or if you live in a country where…
May 15, 2010
Memories of a Collective Past.. weekend in Normandie
We who are from the New World, with an easy going lifestyle and an outward friendliness, find ourselves so comfortable in other new world countries.. for e,g., I am an…
May 15, 2010
ETADAKIMASAI… looking to eat japanese food in paris
Since arriving in Paris from Cuba a few days ago, I have been discovering Paris using the Bus System, I have nearly mastered the major routes. Yesterday, I wanted to…
May 15, 2010
One Week of ETHNIC eating in Paris
It is a pleasure to contemplate about eating in Paris. The choices are so great that one has the pleasure of thinking about it and choosing. There is no anxiety…
Apr 15, 2010
The Indus Valley Civilization
The Archeological ruins of Moenjodaro located on the right bank of the Indus River, around 400 kilometers north of Karachi, in Pakistan's Sindh Province, bears witness to one of the…
Apr 15, 2010
April in Paris
The days have been nothing short of marvellous! Blue Skies and warm temperatures and the tourists are not here yet in droves! What a difference from February when it was…
Mar 15, 2010
Tristes Tropiques.. 30 Hours in Miami Part B
I sat with my sister for hours, chatting and catching up on common news. Since her treatment began in July 2009, I have tried to be here at appropriate moments…
Feb 15, 2010
Come Snow or Long Layovers at Airports, Los Indios! here I am
A few weeks away from the Indians (native people of the Americas), I begin to feel their physical absence. Fortunately, I have a reason to go back to see them,…
Feb 15, 2010
An Unusually Cold winter in Paris
My body truly is made to live in the tropics! whenever I had to spend long periods of time in places where the cold weather predominated, I was not happy…
Feb 15, 2010
To Learn Humility from Unselfish Malayalees …
My friends at TouristLand travel agency tucked into a building near the Ernakulam Junction Railway Station were happy to see me, they knew I was coming and had booked a…