Jul 15, 2023
1776 AND ALL THAT. ARRIVAL OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ON THE FRENCH COAST
Port San Gustain is a port in Brittany with an illustrious past. The current day village is a charming one on one of the estuaries in the Bay in Brittany…
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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.
Jul 15, 2023
SOME INTERESTING FACTS. JEBEL TARIK. ESTEBANICO ZANJ IL BAR SIDDI AFRO IRANIANS
SOME INTERESTING FACTS. HISTORY AND TRAVEL GIBRALTAR the part of United Kingdom at the African tip of the Iberian Peninsula, is named after the Amazigh General(native people of North Africa…
Jun 15, 2023
GRACIAS MERIDA FOR ALL YOUR GIFTS INCLUDING THE ONE FROM THE CITY ON RIO DE LA PLATA
It is 2 am in Miami and the house is pleasantly quiet, there is no one here. I have been away from Miami for two weeks on a trip which…
Jun 15, 2023
AMERINDIO. THE CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS MEXICANS TO MEXICAN CULTURE
When you are in Mexico, it does not take very long to realise the contribution of the indigenous people to the culture of Mexico. Unlike the predominantly protestant immigrant country…
Jun 15, 2023
COMPASSIONATE MEDICAL CARE IN MONTERREY, MEXICO!
I am writing this from Monterrey, Mexico. Most people who do not know Mexico well would be surprised how Europeanised and well organised and clean the city is; With this…
May 15, 2023
HEROES OF QUILMES, DOCTORS AND NURSES AT THE HOSPITAL AT DR OLLER FRANCISCO SOLANO IN THE PROVINCE OF BUENOS AIRES IN ARGENTINA
I had come to Buenos Aires to visit a good friend of mine, whom I had known in La Habana, Cuba. He works as a front line doctor in the…
May 15, 2023
MY PASSION FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES AND THEIR DISPASSIONATE FUTURE
A friend of mine jokingly once asked me: do you choose to fall in love with countries with peculiar problems or does it just happen? Myanmar, for instance. For a…
May 15, 2023
IF YOU WISH TO DIE EARLIER, MIGRATE TO THE USA, I TOLD A GROUP OF FOREIGN ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AT A MEETING
I am fortunate to visit USA to be with the indigenous people of that country and on arrival at JFK or Miami, the first thing that hits you, is the…
Apr 15, 2023
WHERE IS MUZIRIS in books and at the archeological site
The only Biennale in all of India is held in Cochin and is currently on. I recently made a visit to Fort Cochin to check out certain friendships and visiting…
Mar 15, 2023
MIAMI TO HAVANA. SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR AND DIVIDED
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…
Mar 15, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR. A 15 YEAR OLD RETURNS AS AN ADULT . NO NOSTALGIA BUT WITH GOOD REMEMBERANCE
Today has been a wonderful day for me in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, as each of the past few days have been. I do not wish to think of my…
Feb 15, 2023
THE EXECUTIVE LOUNGE AT DOUBLETREE BY HILTON IN KUALA LUMPUR
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…
Feb 15, 2023
A SLOW JOURNEY TO A JOYFUL DESTINATION. MIAMI TO KL VIA NEW YORK CITY AND TOKIO (AND JAKARTA)
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…
Feb 15, 2023
REMNANTS OF THE JEWISH MELLAH OF AZEMOUR , MAROC/MARRUECOS/MOROCCO
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…
Feb 15, 2023
ESTABANICO OF AZEMOUR MOROCCO AND THE INDIANS OF THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA.. A FULL CIRCLE
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…
Jan 15, 2023
I AM THE JEWISH MAQROLL. WELCOME TO MY MAGICAL WORLD
I am all alone in this house, the silence is so welcome. Most but not all, people in America are afraid of silence and they have to keep on chatting,…
Jan 15, 2023
MAJESTIC HOTEL IN TUNIS : A PIECE OF HISTORY TO RELIVE
A CENTURY OF HISTORY In 1913, when its construction was completed, the Majestic Hotel, then, unique Palace of the capital, was the property of René Kisraoui. Commandeered from November 1942…
Jan 15, 2023
SFAX FISH RESTAURANT IN THE HEART OF TUNIS RUE LE CAIRE
On my first ever visit to Tunis, I was told of rue Le Caire with restaurants and when i went there, i was more than pleased that they were all…