Sep 15, 2017
A LOVE POEM TO THE RESILIENCY OF CUBAN PEOPLE SUNG BY PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE
I had already left France and Belgium when the storm IRMA was pending and when I reached Doha in Qatar, it was evident that there would be no flight to…
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Aug 15, 2017
COINCIDENCES ARE NOT COINCIDENCES: WE LACK THE INTELLIGENCE TO UNDERSTAND IT, SAY THE NATIVE INDIANS
I have just left Havana, Cuba after a few very special days with my best friends in Miami. It was delightful, everything went smoothly, considering the impact of the hardship…
Aug 15, 2017
THE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN DOHA WILL CENTRE YOUR LIFE: THOUGHTS FROM THE PERSIAN GULF
HOW TO CENTRE YOURSELF WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING OFTEN? Thoughts from DOHA As I entered the Al Mourjan Lounge at Doha International Airport, a young man clad in grey suit…
Aug 15, 2017
A TALE OF TWO CITIES; NEW YORK AND DOHA, A GOOD METAPHOR FOR DECLINE
A TALE OF TWO CITIES: IN A MATTER OF HOURS. A GOOD METAPHOR NEW YORK AND DOHA To travel from Havana to Doha, one has to transit either in Miami…
Aug 15, 2017
CUBA IT IS TIME TO VISIT THE TREASURE OF CUBA: ITS PEOPLE
It is a great pleasure for me to show my favourite country to visiting people. In the last year, I have had multiple visitors including some friends from my university…
Jun 15, 2017
TRAVELS IN MAY 2017 AN EXTREMELY GOOD MONTH OF TRAVEL USA CUBA EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA
31 May 2017 The last day of the month of May, a month of excesses. 15 flights all in First Class or Business Class North America, Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the…
Jun 15, 2017
Voicesfrom Cuba 16 June And Empty
VOICES FROM CUBA 16 JUNE AND THE EMPTY BOTTLE THAT MAKES TOO MUCH NOISE Trump announced some noises to the gracious changes by Obama to the failed Cuba policy of…
Jun 15, 2017
VOICES FROM CUBA JUNE 14 2017 HAPPY BIRTHDAY COMANDANTE CHE GUEVARA
VOICES FROM CUBA: 14 JUNE 2017 Happy Birthday Comandante CHE I left Havana on a night of that familiar downpours where the sky and the landscape become inseparable, my faithful…
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…
Apr 15, 2017
A WONDERFUL WELCOME TO MALAYSIA
A WONDERFUL WELCOME TO MALAYSIA I had left Miami early in the morning and with connections arrived at the Singapore International (actually Singapore cannot have domestic flights since it is…
Apr 15, 2017
THE MOVEABLE FEAST OF LA HABANA COMES TO MIAMI
Miami has always been a soothing balm to my soul, it was a love at first sight when I arrived in USA to do my post graduate studies. Friends have…
Mar 15, 2017
ADIOS Y BIENVENIDOS CUBA HELLOS AND GOODBYES
Adios y Bienvenidos CUBA Hellos and Goodbyes One of the principles of Yogic Philosophy is the Lack of Attachment: attachment to objects, places and people that binds a person. It…
Mar 15, 2017
NEW FRIENDS IN LA HABANA, CUBA
If you cannot make friends in Havana, you better get yourself checked out, something is wrong! It is such a friendly country with such approachable people, such an educated country…
Mar 15, 2017
A SUBDUED ARRIVAL IN THE UNITED STATES FROM CUBA
Normally I am very happy when my flight lands in Miami, and I recollect incidents associated with various spots I can recognize from the air. The main purpose of my…
Feb 15, 2017
ETERNAL LOVE FOR CHE GUEVARA
There is not a single child in Cuba who cannot recognize the face of Ernesto CHE Guevara de la Sarna Lynch, the only person, an Argentine, who had been granted…
Jan 15, 2017
WISDOM FOR AN ICY CHILLY MORNING
“Wherever you have friends, that’s your country. Wherever you receive love, that’s your home. Whoever gives you love, that’s your parent.” – Tibetan saying. As quoted by the Dalai Lama.…
Jan 15, 2017
FIX YOURSELF TO FACE THE PROBLEMS THAT CONFRONT YOU
16 January 2017 It is that time of the year in these Plains. Leaves had already fallen into oblivion and the stark trees pait themselves against the grey canvas of…
Jan 15, 2017
THE BEST AND WORST PASSPORTS TO HAVE: A METAPHOR FOR OUR WORLD IN CONFLICT
I am very happy to see Singapore and Malaysia in this list, I think it is because of their active diplomacy. For example, Malaysia is one of the few countries…