Dec 15, 2017
THE MAN IN SEAT 1 K
Because of the generosity of my middle brother, Eliyahu, I will be flying to SE Asia in style, in accordance with our Sefardi traditions. Flight Departs Arrives Flight 1 of…
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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.
Sep 15, 2017
CUBA: THE LAND OF AFFECTIONS
The source of my affections, the incredible fountain of love and tenderness, is no doubt, my little island of Cuba. 11 of the provinces in Cuba suffered some form of…
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
MARRIOTT MARQUIS CITY CENTRE HOTEL IN DOHA QATAR: A STAY THAT BECAME A VACATION
A HOTEL STAY THAT TURNED ITSELF INTO A VACATION And that mood followed me to Casablanca. I love flying Qatar Airways; it means frequent transits through Doha. Before, I was…
Jul 15, 2017
THE HUMBLE PAROTTA OF COCHIN HAS A COUSIN MSEMEN IN CASABLANCA
I am at Riad Hamdani, a bed and breakfast lodging place, Moroccan style, very comfortable and inspiring near the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca. In the morning, facing the…
Jul 15, 2017
SOUTH KOREAN NURSING STUDENTS VISIT A NATIVE INDIAN HEALTH CLINIC
9 South Korean Nursing Students from Pusan, South Korea spent two days with us and many days with other members of the Health Department of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.…
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…
May 15, 2017
QATAR AIRWAYS DOHA TO NEW YORK 16 MAY 2017
I met Aksam AbouThahir from Matare, Sri Lanka on 2 August 2012, when I arrived at Doha (the Old) airport. He was working at the Business Class Lounge and our…
May 15, 2017
CLEANSING OF YOUR MIND IN MALACCA, MALAYSIA
CLEANSING OF YOUR MIND IN MALACCA I had a delightful time in KL, a quiet one and with the staff at Hilton Double Tree spoiling me, and with a Facial…
May 15, 2017
Thenew World Order Has Arrived And
THE NEW WORLD ORDER HAS ARRIVED AND THE PERSIAN GULF STATES HAVE THEIR VIEW, AND ITS INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS Recently I have been spending short spurts of time in QATAR, mainly…
May 15, 2017
QATAR AIRWAYS DOHA TO KUALA LUMPUR SEAT 1 F 9 MAY 2017
QATAR AIRWAYS Flight from Doha to Kuala Lumpur 9 May 2017 I like it when they put this calming Quranic verse just before the planes leave the gate. I assume…
Apr 15, 2017
EXCELLENCE IN THE AIR QATAR AIRWAYS FROM DOHA TO MIAMI
The long haul flight was closing on to its destination, we had taken off from Doha at 8 35 am (1 35 am in Miami), right now the time is…
Apr 15, 2017
THE HOMELESS MAN IN SEAT 1K
It as my good friend Jim Kerr who visiting me in Miami, pondered at my life and said" You are truly homeless but you are Upper Class. So this is…
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…
Feb 15, 2017
THE MAGNANIMOUS MALAYALEES OF COCHIN
THE MAGNANIMOUS MALAYALEES OF FORT COCHIN During my ongoing visits to Fort Cochin, I have met some wonderful friends, and I must say some of them have become good friends.…
Jan 15, 2017
A TIME CAPSULE OF PHOTOS FROM COCHIN
I have been travelling regularly to Cochins since 2004 and I had chronicled my travels and photographs in the website The Virtualtourist, which was acquired by Trip Advisor and now…
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…
Jan 15, 2017
WHY IS QATAR AIRWAYS THE BEST?
WHY IS QATAR AIRWAYS THE BEST? AMAZING FLIGHT FROM DOHA TO BOSTON 27.12.2016 In the last three months, I have been lucky to have flown Qatar Airways QR 12 times,…