Nov 15, 2018
COMING HOME TO HAVANA
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Stories
Field notes from the road
Medicine, culture, travel, food, healing, and human stories from my archive. Start with a trail, search for a memory, or move by year.
Roads, meals, clinics, and human encounters.Archive into inquiry
These field notes are not only memory. They are the ground from which my new field inquiries begin.
The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
Oct 15, 2018
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTELS IN KUALA LUMPUR: WHY IS IT SO SPECIAL TO ME?
I do not remember when my love affair with DT in KL began! I had been visiting KL on a regular basis since 2008, but almost always stayed at my…
Oct 15, 2018
IN THIS LAND OF SPIRITUALITY A SPECIAL SPIRITUAL VISITOR AT BRISTOWS BUNGALOW AT FORT COCHIN
INDIA is the source of both Patanjali and Buddha; of Yoga and Ayurveda.. an immense resource for your soul. In a place like Fort Cochin, one can feel the spiritual…
Oct 15, 2018
QATAR AIRWAYS: THE BEST ALL AROUND SERVICE AND MY FAVOURITE AIRLINE
When I left my home in La Habana, Cuba for Miami, the day before I was to take QR 778 to Doha, I was already full of anticipation, as is…
Oct 15, 2018
PHOTOS OF LIFE IN HAVANA: A PHOTO ESSAY
I am spending a few hours in MIAMI, after having arrived from Havana (left the island with a heavy heart, as usual) and then beginning an exciting Journey to the…
Oct 15, 2018
BEST PLACES CITIES FOR FOODIES AND THE WORST AS WELL USA
Source: WalletHub I am not a great believer in LISTS of any types.. Lists of places to visit, Lists of restaurants.. to each his own. Today I went to eat…
Oct 15, 2018
A VISIT TO KEY LARGO SO CLOSE TO MIAMI AND SO FAR AWAY FROM ITS UGLINESS
My visits to Miami are very short, and the places that I visit are usually the same, without taking time to visit other parts in Miami or near Miami. I…
Oct 15, 2018
JAPANESE ARE LUCKY, THEIR PASSPORT IS BEST FOR TRAVEL VISA FREE, SINGAPORE IS A CLOSE SECOND
Japanese nationals seem to be the luckiest ones, having far more countries to visit without bothering with VISA.. The second one is also no surprise, Singapore, which allows almost every…
Oct 15, 2018
MIAMI IS A BILINGUAL CITY ENJOY IT TWICE AS MUCH
If you are monolingual and harping about it at supermarkets and cafes in Miami, you are halving the pleasure of living in Miami. If you can communicate in Spanish, the…
Oct 15, 2018
HAPPINESS IN HAVANA FOOD OR FRIENDS OR FAVOURITES
Normally my friend and taxista, Yodel, picks me up in a 1958 Chevrolet. This time he surprised me on this very well kempt 1949 Oldsmobile.. remainders/reminders of a glory past..…
Sep 15, 2018
ISRAEL : A LOVE STORY
I have been lucky to visit Israel three times so far in 2018 and more importantly to be present there on 1 Tishrei 5779..the beginning of the Jewish New Year.…
Sep 15, 2018
TRAVELLING QATAR AIRWAYS IS AN UNENDING PLEASURE
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Sep 15, 2018
SHANAH TOVAH TO THE JEWS OF INDIA AND IRAN … MAY ALL OF US BE UNITED SOON
I have nurtured a love for smaller jewish communities around the world ever since I became aware of them and was able to visit them. Currently I live in an…
Sep 15, 2018
GOOD WISHES FOR A PROSPEROUS AND CONTENT 5779
GREETINGS FROM ISRAEL. SHANAH TOVAH TIKKETEVU. It is so nice, my first ever time, that I am in the Land of Israel for the Jewish New Year I came across…
Aug 15, 2018
LOVES AND AFFECTIONS IN LA HABANA
Enjoying a quiet moment in my flat before the guests start arriving. It is always good to have my Cuban mother present. I had prepared for a dinner for 7,…
Aug 15, 2018
QUOTIDIAN PREOCCUPATION OF A RESIDENT OF LA HAVANA
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Aug 15, 2018
CONTENTMENT OF LIVING IN HAVANA
0 0 1 709 4045 Carl T. Curtis Health and Education 33 9 4745 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE I have not felt so content in…
Aug 15, 2018
ARRIVAL AT HAVANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 3.. BIENVENIDOS
0 0 1 681 3884 Carl T. Curtis Health and Education 32 9 4556 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE There was a time when I approached…