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.The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
When I answer people's query about my imprecise profession, I mention International Medicine, they have visions of me, struggling through tropical rain forests or zones of conflicts in Africa! These…
Chaharshanbeh Suri or Charshanbeh Suri ( Persian : چهارشنبهسوری , romanized : Čahāršanbe suri ; [ lit. 'The Scarlet Wednesday'), is an Iranian festival of the fire dance celebrated on…
It is one thing to be in a polemic country as USA which is divided right through the middle .. 50% fascist leaning and 50% wanting a just society and…
My friends from Casablanca were visiting Marrakech, and they also wanted to visit the Musee Tiskiwin, the tireless effort of over 6 decades of work among the Afro-Berber people by…
It was bright and early when I appeared at the Executive Lounge and the Manager, Ms SS was waiting for me. Two promising things happened with breakfast. I have been…
I had written earlier that I have very good luck when it comes to owners of Boutique hotels around the world. The same luck follows me when it comes to…
Millions of tourists visit Marrakesh the Red City in Morocco per year. The old part of town is the most interesting part to stay and its architecture and narrow streets…
I have been very fortunate to be associated with the Native peoples of the USA which is often referred to as Turtle Island. During my conversations with knowledgeable elders, they…
AZEMMOUR , city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. In the 15 th century Azemmour was a free city with 20,000 inhabitants, of whom 2,500 were Jews, mainly occupied as…
Today has turned out to be a very pleasant day.. I do not pay much attention to the Valentine's Day hype in the West but in Cuba this day is…
For people interested in Moroccan Jewry, the name Haim Pinto would ring a bell.. the revered Rabbi Haim Pinto lived in Essouira and is buried there. His grandson was also…
Once you taste the benefits of higher levels of Frequent Flier Status, retaining it becomes a type of obsession. You begin to dream of impractical voyages and excuciating journeys and…
I have never been to a city where every single available public place is crammed with either tables and stalls set up to sell a wide variety of things or…
I have been extremely pleased with this stay at the Executive Lounge with an associated stay at a room nearby. I had arrived in KL from Havana/Miami with no specific…
A full day at Erridah in the island of Djerba, home of the DjerbaHood (as in neighbourhood )
One gets the feeling that the life has not changed very much in this jewish neighbourhood of Houmt Souk for many years. The trading significance of Houmt Souk has been…
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A mezuzah ( Hebrew : מְזוּזָה "doorpost"; plural: מְזוּזוֹת mezuzot ) is a piece of parchment , known as a klaf , contained in a decorative case and inscribed…
