Oct 15, 2009
When to drink this poison?
it has been a while since I had drank coca-cola ( I must have been healthy?) btu this morning at Charles de Gaulle Airport- I had, not one, but three…
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Oct 15, 2009
Elegant irreverance of the French
Political collectedness has never bothered the French, the president marries a model who poses nude, the minister of justice has a baby out of wedlock, they refuse to speak English…
Sep 15, 2009
Journey to Friends Food and Other Loves Day 4 Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
The wait at the Amsterdam Schipol Airport seemed interminable. There were lots of japanese boarding their flights to Tokyo. The KLM club is spacious and full of amenities. I tried…
Sep 15, 2009
My Macondo, Mi Pueblocito Querido, BARACOA
Just few of the thousands of images of my life in Baracoa, Cuba: full of magic and mystery and sensuality and satisfaction, intellectual stimulation and divine friendships.. Yes A True…
Sep 15, 2009
Journey to Friends Food and Other Loves Day 3 Miami to Paris to Amsterdam
I was the last one to board the Air France Flight 095 to Paris, as I had lingered longer at the new Delta Airlines Club at Miami Airport. The French…
Sep 15, 2009
An Anthropologist on MH 020 from KLIA to Paris
I arrived early this morning at CDG Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris after a 12 hour 20 minute flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaisie. The flight was comfortable and…
Sep 15, 2009
Journey to Friends Food and Other Loves Day 1
I thought the journey had begun well, when my coworker at the Indian Clinic informed me that there is enough time for us to drive to the nearest town, 25…
Sep 15, 2009
A gift from the Heart… The Winnebago way
Winnebago is a small village of american Indians along the river in the North Eastern corner of the State of Nebraska in the middle of the USA. I have been…
Sep 15, 2009
Sad News of the Death of Sammy Hallegua in Cochin
Received an email from my good friend Rockey Neroth from Fort Cochin to say that his local guardian, whom he had known since 1986, had passed away in Cochin. It…
Sep 15, 2009
Looking for Postcards in Miami
I had promised the Indians in Nebraska that I would send them postcards from my forthcoming destinations and I had made up my mind to write to many patients of…
Sep 15, 2009
Thank you Continental Airlines..Platinum Frequent Flier for yet another year
OnePass Elite Level: Platinum SkyTeam Elite Level: Elite Plus Year to Date Elite Miles: 77,681 Year to Date Elite Points: 28 Flexible Elite Miles: 11000 Lifetime Flight Miles: 1,409,126 There…
Sep 15, 2009
Australian Sense of Humour
Those of us who grew up in Australia, and many others who have made this great brown continent their home, an australian sense of humour is essential for an integrated…