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There is a beautiful recounting of the wonderful friendship Shimon Peres had with the French PM who on the last night of his stewardship before being thrown out, made concrete…
For the past two years, I have been a TED MED Research Scholar, vetting the speakers to the annual TED MED conference. It is a very satisfying task, and the…
I am beginning to understand Qatar a little bit and I like it. The Qataris, native to this desert peninsula with a long history dating back to the beginning of…
I have been on the road for a while, in fact travel has become HOME and each stop a pleasant interlude before the next flight leaves for another destination. Usually…
I have flown this route many a times, and each time I pass over Constantine, I cannot help think of the Algerian Jews made homeless and made into refugees by…
I am in Quiberon, Brittany, France where the night has fallen and the rain gone into hiding and the cote sauvage or the wild coast back to its unrelenting rhythm.…
This is my favourite spot in France, so far. France is a beautiful country and I have seen just a small portion, perhaps I will get a chance soon enough…
It always feels good to arrive in KL, a city I have grown to like since 2008 when I met a dear friend on my flight to Siem Reap! Over…
Most people come to Siem Reap, to base themselves there for three days to visit the largest archeological ruins in the world, Angkor. I have been to Siem Reap three…
THE SAD STATE OF DIABETES CONTROL IN AMERICA A study was recently published comparing patients with Type 2 Diabetes who are attending Endocrine Clinics in North America, for a study…
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…
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…