I Did It My Way

Ol’ Blue Eyes (aka Frank Sinatra) made his mark, writing about it first. Then I spotted his famed title along … More

Diplomaquatic Relations

In 1992, Israel and China established diplomatic relations between their countries. An embassy was set up in Tel Aviv, trade … More

Rifles in the Morning

Zehoo? (Is that all?) The male barista asks from across the counter, as he shoots a quick glance up at … More

Where My Name is At Home

For many reasons it’s a joy to spend an extended period of time in this country that I love – … More

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

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 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