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...]
London Prepares for the Royal Wedding
The flags are flying. The parks are full of spring flowers and the sun is shining. London is ready for the Royal Wedding. By the end of March scaffolding was already in place across from Buckingham Palace. From those front-row-center seats, newscasters from around the world will relate every detail of the wedding of Prince William and Kate … [Read more...]
