Jan 15, 2010
What a Friendly welcome at AF Lounge at Dubai
In the west, Dubai is not perceived as a place of friendship. I arrived here after what seemed to be a very short flight from Paris. My connecting flight was…
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Tag: <span>Antisemitism</span>
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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…
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
I am also a Bumiputra…
Genetic 'map' of Asia's diversity The study indicates that all of Asia was populated through one migration event. Even during a short time period such as one's life time, the…
Dec 15, 2009
Jamaican American Cuban Hospitality.. in Miami
The flight from CDG to MIA is a little tedious, 9 hours and 30 minutes.. the first few hours goes by quickly and then a couple of hours go slowly..…
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…
Dec 15, 2009
From Miami Herald 8 dec 2009
Fraud suspected in Miami-Dade diabetes care An investigation has flagged Miami-Dade as accounting for over half the $1 billion that Medicare paid out nationally for treatment of homebound diabetes patients.…
Dec 15, 2009
Travel Plans for 2010
Was it March 1993, when this madness began? this continual rotation of travel..London, MIami, Havana, Baracoa, Paris as hubs of my travel? I do remember that trip: London to Bangkok,…
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…