Dec 15, 2017
IRAN IN MY HEART : LET US LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE OF IRAN
One of the first countries I became aware as a child for its culture and literature was IRAN/Persia. The fact that my father had spent some time in Abadan may…
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Sep 15, 2017
YOM KIPPUR 5778 DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE
Today is YOM KIPPUR, the most important day in Jewish Calendar. I thought fondly of the other times, when and where I had been present to be with my fellow…
Sep 15, 2017
A VERY BRIEF STOPOVER IN KUALA LUMPUR
It always feels good to arrive in KL, a city I have grown to like since 2008 when I met a dear friend on my flight to Siem Reap! Over…
Jul 15, 2017
WHEN IT COMES TO CUSTOMER SERVICE ON THE GROUND, NO ONE CAN BEAT THE UNITED STATES SERVICE INDUSTRY.
WHEN IT COMES TO CUSTOMER SERVICE ON THE GROUND, NO ONE CAN BEAT THE UNITED STATES SERVICE INDUSTRY. I had arrived in the United States from Qatar on the 16…
Jun 15, 2017
LOVE IN THE TIME OF THE INTERNET: CONNECTIONS WITH IRAN
Love in the time of Internet: Connections with Iran MY love affair with Iran seems to have been born with me, as I can always remember a time when I…
Jun 15, 2017
TRAVELS IN THE MONTH OF MAY 2017 DOHA TO NEW YORK
I HAD ALL BUT LOST MY APETITE WITH SO MUCH GLUTTONY THAT I LIMITED MY INTAKE TO A MINIMUM TO PREPARE MY SELF FOR THE IMPENDING AMERICAN CUISINE CATASTROPHE! THE…
Jun 15, 2017
MONTH OF TRAVELS MAY 2017 DOHA TO BRUSSELS TO DOHA TO ALEXANDRIA TO DOHA
Frequent Fliers and Mileage Run afficionados would recognize this itinerary and will think nothing of it Doha to Brussels to Doha to Alexandria to Doha No this is not Egypt,…
May 15, 2017
QATAR AIRWAYS DOHA TO NEW YORK 16 MAY 2017
I met Aksam AbouThahir from Matare, Sri Lanka on 2 August 2012, when I arrived at Doha (the Old) airport. He was working at the Business Class Lounge and our…
May 15, 2017
QATAR AIRWAYS FLIGHT FROM DOHA TO BRUSSELS 4 MAY 2017
Imagine it is nearly midnight, you are sitting in the Al Mourjan Business Class Lounge at the Doha Hamad International Airport; the body is beginning to feel tired and there…
Apr 15, 2017
EXCELLENCE IN THE AIR QATAR AIRWAYS FROM DOHA TO MIAMI
The long haul flight was closing on to its destination, we had taken off from Doha at 8 35 am (1 35 am in Miami), right now the time is…
Apr 15, 2017
WE ARE ALL RELATED MITAKUYE OYASIN FORT COCHIN KERALA
The Heat Index was 40 C ie about 104 F with high humidity that made any stroll in this historic city a challenge. As the sun began dipping down, crowds…
Apr 15, 2017
PEOPLE I MISS MOST THIS TIME AROUND IN KUALA LUMPUR
One sentence from the brasilian movie, Central do Brasil, starring Fernanda Montenegro has stuck in my brain: Tenho saudades de tudo I have longings for every thing. It is quite…