“There is little favorable to be said about poverty,” wrote Nelson Mandela in his book Long Walk to Freedom, “but it was often an incubator of true friendship.” I first read this line (and book) about 15 years ago, and I remember it sometimes in my … [Read more]
Paul Theroux and “Despair is the Armchair”
On most days of the year in the Colombian city of Bucaramanga, you can spot paragliders in the distance sailing along the valley’s edge. Or, if you take a bus up from the city to the mountainside itself, you can sit and watch folks gallop off the … [Read more]
10 Photos: Faces in Egypt the Night President Hosni Mubarak Resigned
On February 11, 2011, at 6:00 p.m., it was announced that Egypt's president of 30 years, Hosni Mubarak, had vacated his position. At that moment tens of thousands of Egyptians were gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square, participating in the 18th day of … [Read more]
The Path to Bonnie Miller’s Grave
Being now in my early 40s, and having spent a chunk of my life working and traveling abroad, I’ve walked a lot of paths. Some I’ve come to know well, and have long since given up the need for a map. In Bangkok it is the route from Khao San Road … [Read more]
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