April 2nd, 2008
Where do you suppose this photo was taken? Miami? Los Angeles? Sydney? Not even close. Try Africa. You are looking at the Cinema Impero in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. Never heard of Eritrea or Asmara? Join the club; few North Americans have. I admit that I knew nothing about Asmara until very recently when [...]
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March 22nd, 2008
Buffeted by the wind and bucking in our seats, we hang on tight as the speedboat pounds across the glittering, blue water. Our Fijian pilot, Joseph, decked out in a crimson baseball cap and black wraparound sunglasses, only slightly darker than his skin, turns and smiles and gestures toward the horizon. “Malolo,” he says. The dreamy [...]
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February 11th, 2008
A friend of mine recently asked me if I could name the top tourist destination in the world. I had to admit that I didn’t know. A few possibilities came to mind: the Eiffel Tower, the Vatican, Disneyland. But these were merely guesses. So, I did a little online sleuthing and found that Forbes Traveler [...]
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