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A Lovely Day in Malaysia Malaysia, a country teeming with diversity, culture, and heartwarming hospitality, never ceases to amaze its visitors. There's always something enchanting about drifting through its bustling…
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/22/travel/things-to-do-paris.html PARIS is a small city, you can walk from one end to the other .. most importantly it is the city of love and light so come here, with…
My journey began today at the AF Lounge at Terminal 2 E at Paris CDG Charles de Gaulle Airport. I was a little peckish but did not wish to spoil…
A CENTURY OF HISTORY In 1913, when its construction was completed, the Majestic Hotel, then, unique Palace of the capital, was the property of René Kisraoui. Commandeered from November 1942…
As soon as I was ready to leave the hotel, my first destinatinm in Tunis was Cafe Corse on rue Lénine... Each time I am in Tunis, I make a…
It was a good day to leave Miami. The food, the social isolation and the general dislike of Cubans vs Others, occasionally bordering on hatred was weighing upon me. Got…
Alvaro Mutis was a Colombian writer of prose and poetry and a good friend of Gabo, a contemporary from Bogota, who also lived in Mexico as an exile during the…
Anytime I see a List of places to visit in 2023 or something similar, I know those are the places to avoid. Yahoo Lists are hopeless written by people who…
For Hemingway the Moveable Feast was Paris and for me it is Havana. What makes Havana and for that matter all of Cuba make so special? Its people not only…
Ishmael (are we not brothers? he of ishamael and I of Israel?) suggested this haircuttery very close to Riad58Blu within walking distance of Djema al Fina. It turned out to…
During my short stay in Paramaribo, i had many conversations with this Jawanese Surinamese lady who directed me to deGadri resto by the river for surinamese food and also to…
How quickly memories of a recent trip fades into the banality of everyday life even if you are surrounded by beauty. Travel is movement, every day life is stationary. My…