Hey: I’ve been writing and traveling (and keeping my body and spirit moving). So, while I’ve been seeing many of my articles online, my blog seems to be slowly winding down…..but, as in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, “I’m …
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Seeing Havana in a 1950s Convertible While Singing “YMCA”
We had just lifted off from Miami International when we began our descent, or so it seemed. We were in the air about an hour—barely enough time to drink a small bottle of water. And to think that just two …
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Melt the Iceberg Inside: How to Feel Joy at Any Age
I remember an old boyfriend telling me that he thought that I was “pretty weird” because I went into paroxysms of joy watching cherry blossoms bud on my block in Greenwich Village in the spring.
My experiences of elation, joy, …
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Culture Shock and How to Survive It
It was my sixth trip to India, so I must love traveling there. But it always takes a while for my senses to catch up to India time. Whenever I leave the airport in Delhi I am gobsmacked by crowds, …
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My Best Exotic Udaipur Places
Perhaps you remember the scene in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)* when Evelyn (Judi Dench) swigs a gin and tonic thinking that it’s a glass of water. Well, that was filmed on the rooftop terrace of the Jagat Niwas …
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