Dec 15, 2009
French Paradox Explained At Breton
French Paradox Explained at a Breton Village The drive from the seaside Breton village of Quiberon with its holiday festive atmosphere and the shops awaiting the tourists, to the village…
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Dec 15, 2009
Kervallon Today Is Boxing Day And I Am
Kervallon Today is Boxing Day and I am at a Breton village, Kervallon. Ker is village in the language, so every time you hear Ker…you can be sure that the…
Dec 15, 2009
Christmas Punishment…Houston to Paris on Business First
Christmas Punishment Never before in my life have I lost my appetite completely, but on the evening of the 19th December 2009, I did. What a punishment since I was…
Dec 15, 2009
MADE IN AMERICA IS IT TIME FOR A BOYCOTT?
Made in America… time for a boycott? No this is not anti American rhetoric coming from South of the Border, but a look into what damage Fruits and Vegetables grown…
Dec 15, 2009
Kervallon Cuba Connexion How Could Be
Kervallon-Cuba Connexion? How could be a village of population 20, be connected to our beloved island in the Caribbean? Improbable, no? I am not counting my presence here, bringing in…
Nov 15, 2009
For No Special Reason, I was thinking of Mexico..
For some reason, I was thinking of Mexico today..nothing precipitated this nostalgia for a country where I used to travel very often during my student days..Since Yucatan is close to…
Nov 15, 2009
Magic of Saudade and the Cruelty of Reality
I have always enjoyed that sweet sensation of Saudade, possibly the one of the more beloved words that i like in any language. a feeling of impending loss and the…
Nov 15, 2009
Petty Principles of Frequent Flying
Confessions of a Frequent Flier One Pass Platinum Star Alliance AND Air France Flying Blue Gold Skyteam Obsession with small luxuries of International Travel Just a couple of days ago…
Nov 15, 2009
Bienvenidos a Miami y Las Playas
What all can happen in a couple of days in Miami? It had been a love at first sight when I arrived in Miami as an undergraduate student, a love…
Nov 15, 2009
Why I am not a member of Face Book or other Social Networks
Electronic Communications and social Networking Internet has been a great blessing for travelers. Since 2002, my world has rotated around Cuba, Miami, Los Indios, Paris 2006, KL 2008, Vietnam, Cambodia…
Nov 15, 2009
Good News from Miami.. for my Sister Jackie
My dearest Brothers in Portland, Oregon and the Mischpuchah there & our Israeli Mischpochah in Haifa: Shabbat Shalom. But this Shabbat has a special meaning. We are always looking for…
Nov 15, 2009
A shabbat Gift from Maghreb.. in France
A nice Shabbat Gift in Levallois Friday Night 13 Chesvan 5770 This night I had dinner at Café Louis, a Melbourne kind of café, doting couples out on a date,…