In this, the world-renowned White City, people are on the move. Young and old alike, marathoners and wheelchair users too,…
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…
A Cacophonous Country
After an absence of nearly a decade, and although I’ve already been in this land for a month, the truth…
Standing Room Only
Yesterday, on a marvelously sunny and warm afternoon, I opted to head INDOORS for a couple of hours – to…
Borderlines
If you were to set out for a stroll around this small town (pop: approximately 6000), you’d likely never believe…
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……
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…
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…
The Protest Zone
If you’ve read previous entries about my earlier visa runs to, and stopovers in, Bangkok, you might remember that each…
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…
Healing Pilgrim 