Hot Wheels

In this, the world-renowned White City, people are on the move. Young and old alike, marathoners and wheelchair users too, … More

A Bevy of Languages… Why Not Amharic Too?

In this little country of a few million people, many of whom arrived as refugees or immigrants, it still comes … More

A Cacophonous Country

After an absence of nearly a decade, and although I’ve already been in this land for a month, the truth … More

Standing Room Only

Yesterday, on a marvelously sunny and warm afternoon, I opted to head INDOORS for a couple of hours – to … More

Borderlines

If you were to set out for a stroll around this small town (pop: approximately 6000), you’d likely never believe … More

South to North – and So Much in Between

בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָֽרֶץ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth… In the beginning… … More

The House That Jules Built

A couple of blocks from the beach, we drove up a quiet residential road, lined on either side with old-growth … More

From the Inside, Looking Out

From the moment I entered the airplane last night, I sensed an unmistakable frenzy. Instead of being greeted by a … More

The Protest Zone

If you’ve read previous entries about my earlier visa runs to, and stopovers in, Bangkok, you might remember that each … More

The Masked Men of Siam

You’d never believe that this bustling nation is under siege – by what looks like a roving gang of bandits … More