Jul 15, 2019
DELIGHTFUL MONTH OF TRAVEL. JULY 2019
It is 31 July 2019 and I recollect pleasantly what a wonderful month of travel it has been for me Began the month of July in La Havana being well…
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Jul 15, 2019
40 HOURS IN LA HABANA
I had made short visits to La Habana previously, notably a 36 hour visit from Buenos Aires, longer journey than sojourn and this time I did a 40 hours visit…
Jun 15, 2019
TALK TO THE PALMS, THEY WOULD RECOGNIZE THE CHANGO
Walking around the Les Corts neighbourhood of Barcelona I saw very many palms, knowing that this climate is not that suitable for the palms. But also could see some new…
Jun 15, 2019
DOES SLEEP BRING REST AND HOW TO REST A VIDEO FROM SADHGURU
Yesterday I had a wonderful day in Siem Reap. I was reading and writing and it was close to 1 am when I went to sleep. I fall asleep very…
Jun 15, 2019
EVERY ONE IS AFTER HAPPINESS BUT IT IS NOT GOING TO COME FROM BOOKS OR YOUTUBE
In Siem Reap, when you meet a stranger you smile at them and the smile is returned, does not matter who the stranger is and where you meet them. Walking…
Jun 15, 2019
A WONDERFUL RELAXING DAY IN SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA
Most visitors to Siem Reap are here to see the magnificent archeological ruins, Angkor Wat and hundreds of other hindu-buddhist temples dating back to 9th to 11th centuries. I am…
Jun 15, 2019
PABLO NERUDA IN COLOMBO, IN YANGON, IN BATAVIA AND IN MY HEART
Last night in conversation, Pablo Neruda's name came up again,as I was describing my recent trip to Myanmar. I have written many times before about Pablo, Rangoon, Josie Bliss all…
Jun 15, 2019
SOME IMPORTANT STREET CORNERS IN YANGON/RANGOON FOR ME
In the 1920s, my favourite poet, the Chilean Nobel Prize winner, Pablo Neruda was posted as his country's counsel in Rangoon.. There are lots of poems from this period and…
Jun 15, 2019
DAY IN THE LIFE OF …
WHO can begin the day without a cup of cuban coffee? Lunch prepared by colleagues: Organic Chicken, Organic Potato In contrast the dinner was Lamb, Brussels sprouts, Beans, asparagus It…
Jun 15, 2019
LIVE JAZZ IN BARCELONA
Last night, my friend Luis, whom I had met in Baracoa, Cuba, invited me to a Jazz Club to listen to a trio and a singer .. Luis is a…
Jun 15, 2019
CHAUK HTAT GYI RECLINING BUDDHA TO PRAY FOR BQ MY SISTER IN HAVANA
My little island of Cuba is blessed with wonderful people and I can count many good friends there. BQ is so unselfish and goes out of the way to help…
Jun 15, 2019
A LONG WONDERFUL STAY IN SIEM REAP AND NOW TO SAY GOOD BYE
It is always the same, the day before departure, I feel a tinge of sadness, cannot explain why, it is the sadness of a good bye, a temporary permanence now…