Jul 15, 2019
DELIGHTFUL MONTH OF TRAVEL. JULY 2019
It is 31 July 2019 and I recollect pleasantly what a wonderful month of travel it has been for me Began the month of July in La Havana being well…
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The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
Jul 15, 2019
40 HOURS IN LA HABANA
I had made short visits to La Habana previously, notably a 36 hour visit from Buenos Aires, longer journey than sojourn and this time I did a 40 hours visit…
Jul 15, 2019
DE SASTRE DE SAN JOSE . MY FRIEND VALENTIN TAILOR FROM MAYABEQUE
Sastre is tailor in spanish and a play on the word, de sastre, sounds like disaster.. Was not there a book by John Le Carre The Tailor of Panama? made…
Jul 15, 2019
EATING IN HAVANA . WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO AN ANTHROPOLOGIST?
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Jul 15, 2019
PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION OF HAVANA LIFE
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Jun 15, 2019
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DYING BECAUSE OF LACK OF IMMUNITY . THE YEAR IS 2019
Many of the indigenous peoples around the world had lived their lives in relative comfort and conditions when OUTSIDERS began to arrive.. it does not matter that it happened 4000-2500…
Jun 15, 2019
MALAYSIAN AIRLINES CLUB AT THE SATELLITE TERMINAL . LOVELY PRE FLIGHT DINNER
As usual I was flying out of Kuala Lumpur International Airport 1 (2 is where Air Asia flies out of). I try to arrive a little early, the check in,…
Jun 15, 2019
TALK TO THE PALMS, THEY WOULD RECOGNIZE THE CHANGO
Walking around the Les Corts neighbourhood of Barcelona I saw very many palms, knowing that this climate is not that suitable for the palms. But also could see some new…
Jun 15, 2019
LIVE JAZZ IN BARCELONA
Last night, my friend Luis, whom I had met in Baracoa, Cuba, invited me to a Jazz Club to listen to a trio and a singer .. Luis is a…
Jun 15, 2019
A LONG WONDERFUL STAY IN SIEM REAP AND NOW TO SAY GOOD BYE
It is always the same, the day before departure, I feel a tinge of sadness, cannot explain why, it is the sadness of a good bye, a temporary permanence now…
Jun 15, 2019
RESTAURANT POU AND CHEF MORK MENGLY . IN SIEM REAP CAMBODIA
The gastronomy of this small town now a city of about 250 000 inhabitants and about 2 plus million visitors reflect the other geopolitical factors that affect travel to Angkor…
Jun 15, 2019
WHAT DOES A TROPICAL ENDOCRINOLOGIST DO IN SIEM REAP CAMBODIA
MAKE NEW FRIENDS OF COURSE .. The day begins of course with a nice breakfast.. But the time difference between Cuba and Cambodia is 11 hours, so I had to…
Jun 15, 2019
L’ARTISTE NAIF DE SIEM REAP . STEF DELAPREE . AFTERNOON CHAT IN THE LAND OF GREAT THUNDERS
The rain began falling suddenly and the thunder was deafening, truly and figuratively. Everything was in a swaying motion, leaves falling, rain travelling horizontally. I was sitting at a side…
Jun 15, 2019
A WONDERFUL RELAXING DAY IN SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA
Most visitors to Siem Reap are here to see the magnificent archeological ruins, Angkor Wat and hundreds of other hindu-buddhist temples dating back to 9th to 11th centuries. I am…
Jun 15, 2019
CHAUK HTAT GYI RECLINING BUDDHA TO PRAY FOR BQ MY SISTER IN HAVANA
My little island of Cuba is blessed with wonderful people and I can count many good friends there. BQ is so unselfish and goes out of the way to help…
Jun 15, 2019
DAY IN THE LIFE OF …
WHO can begin the day without a cup of cuban coffee? Lunch prepared by colleagues: Organic Chicken, Organic Potato In contrast the dinner was Lamb, Brussels sprouts, Beans, asparagus It…
May 15, 2019
THE BEGINNINGS OF A WONDERFUL DAY IN RANGOON BURMA YANGON/MYANMAR . BIRMANIE BIRMANIA
Eithwe and I have been friends for more than a decade and I am glad to have played a small role in advancing the career of this young woman in…
May 15, 2019
A DINNER PARTY IN HAVANA… PRECIOUS RELATIONSHIPS FRIENDSHIPS SANS FRONTIERES
My week in Havana was so delightful, friends, talks, preparations for a talk, coffee and cakes, and always every one helping every body else.. This is my Cuba, the Cuba…