Mekong Memories The first time I left Laos I took a sampan across the Mekong river. It was early morning. Air and water were still. I cradled a tiny silver ring in my hand, given to me by an old Meo woman. I knew I would return. A Return Visit to Laos nearly 40 years later This January, after my second visit, I left by air. As the prop plane … [Read more...]
Sunrise in Cambodia
It is sunrise on Tonle Sap Lake. Reflections of mangroves are pristine in the glassy water. The sky is paling to a rosy apricot. My guide touches my arm and points to a spot-billed pelican silently cruising above us. "Just like an American plane dropping bombs on Cambodia," he said. My heart plummeted. This was my fifth day in Cambodia. I had … [Read more...]
A Tree, a Tradition and the Arab Spring
A fish decorates our Christmas tree every year. About six inches long, covered in blue, red, gold and white sequins, it has a smaller fish hanging from its belly. We bought the fish in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on a family vacation. (I began collecting small handcrafted items for the tree after returning from Burma with six gold-foil wrapped owls). … [Read more...]
6.2 Earthquake in Asia’s Ferghana Valley
The Ferghana Valley was settled by Alexander the Great and chronicled by Pliny who wrote of the legendary horses said to sweat blood Recently a 6.2 earthquake rumbled through the Ferghana Valley killing 14 souls and disrupting the lives of hundreds. The news made a mere mention on page 10 of the New York Times regional edition. It caught my … [Read more...]
From Bacon Butty to Biscuit Cake – Buckingham Palace Prepares for the Wedding
Bacon Butty? This, a favorite of Prince Harry, is on the menu for the post wedding party which will rock Buckingham Palace into the pre-dawn hours of Saturday. The Queen and Prince Philip will head to Windsor Castle around tea-time, leaving the younger set - about 300 of them - to dance to a favorite DJ hired by Harry, so rumor has it. What is … [Read more...]
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