Have you ever thought that if people knew something about you, that you have kept secret for many years, they would think less of you, or worst even abandon you? Could you believe that the very people you are hiding something from, have their own secrets that they too would perhaps like to share? Secrets …
Robin Williams, who all made us laugh till we cried, has now unleashed a world of tears from those who loved him and his extraordinary ability that enabled us to escape our everyday life with laughter. How ironic that the joy and laughter he was so capable of giving to the world, he wasn’t in …
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For ages Mont Blanc was officially called “les montagnes maudit”(cursed mountains) where one of the major summits, Mont Maudit retains that name. Lately the mayor of Saint Gervais Les Bains, the administrative commune of Mont Blanc, Jean Marc Peillex, has been feeling cursed himself in dealing with all the crazies on the slopes. With the …
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There was a time when traveling could be as delightful and enjoyable, and something that you looked forward to, as much as your destination. The mythic Orient Express rail service provided such a glorious experience traveling to exotic faraway places in luxurious comfort and elegance, never before possible. Can you imagine non stop rail service …
Once again the world has been shadowed by inhumane acts committed in the Ukraine, Gaza, and the ongoing atrocities in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. I am sickened with grief and shame for the cruelty that human beings are continuously capable of doing. Warfare has been a repetitive cruel way of resolving disputes, that has cursed …
The French national holiday was yesterday, and as usual I had mixed feelings about the “celebration”. This all stems from my own perspective and some very strong visceral feelings I have had about the origin of the whole historical event. The first and last time I visited the Conciergerie, a former prison, where a …
You already know the searing pain, that keeps shredding every fibre of your heart, until you feel so broken, you really do not know how much more you can endure. You talked about it to your friends, till you are fearful they don’t want to hear anymore. Maybe you have thought about getting help from …
I started this blog on June the 14th, 2012, and in two short years it has grown quite a bit, according to my stats, increasing by almost 1000%. There were two main reasons why I wanted to blog, one spiritual and one personal, which I will entail later. After two years and 183 articles, I …
The ferry ride across the Bosphorus, in the blistering hot sun, provided my first view of the magnificent Hagia Sophia slowly becoming more visible, as the ferry slowed to dock in Eminonu, the old city’s port. Newly arrived, I felt suddenly plunged into a kaleidoscope of colorful sights, smells, and sounds that might as well been 100 …
Time for me to venture out again to explore a city that has often caught my interest for various reasons, but I never got around to going. Since living in Paris, I have learned that besides the fall, June is the best time to get away before the annual European summer vacation influx begins. …
It was one of those rare warm sunny Sundays in Paris, that brings the throngs out to celebrate the sun that has been playing hide and seek for the whole month. I decided to go to a Fête des Basques taking place on a Pelota court, near the banks of the Seine. For those of …
Charles Garnier’s professional destiny was to be as marvelously rich and world acclaimed as his opulent architectural masterpiece; the Paris Opera, rightfully named in his honor. This immensely talented man was unstoppable, yet his personal life was over shadowed with constant battles of severe bouts of depression, anxiety, doubts, hypochondria and grief. Last weekend, I …