Nov 15, 2018
2018 A GOOD YEAR OF TRAVELS AMERICAS EUROPE MIDDLE EAST ASIA
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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
FALLING IN LOVE WITH CUBA
People fall in love with Cubans, Cubanas or Cubanos, pero, but you have fallen in love with Cuba! said my Cuban mother many years ago. Occasionally in the olden days,…
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..…
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
KUALA LUMPUR DOUBLE TREE HOTEL BY HILTON: CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST HERE MEANS CUISINE FROM VARIOUS CONTINENTS
Average traveller in the USA has become accustomed to accepting poor service (American Airlines staffed by Grandmas, as described by HE Al-Bakr CEO of Qatar Airways, my favoured airline) or…
Oct 15, 2018
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR VISIT TO COCHIN? ASKED THE IMMIGRATION AGENT
After a very pleasant two days in Fort Cochin, I was about to leave Cochin, Kerala in India for Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. I handed my passport to the middle…
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
FOR A TRAVELLER LOYALTY MATTERS, A TWO WAY STREET: BRISTOW BUNGALOW BY THE SEA IN FORT COCHIN
I am a Frequent Traveller and my world is Latin America, North America, Europe, Israel and Asia. Whenever I find a hotel or staff, I become attached to them, and…
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
CAN AMERICA COMBAT OBESITY? LOOK AT THIS AIRPORT FOOD ..LEAVING MIAMI
I am an Endocrinologist, a person who studies why people put on weight, among other metabolic dysfunctions of the body. I am also an Anthropologist, interested in the influences of…
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…