April 2006 Archive
The Cost of Being Poor: Costa Rica vs. the USA
Homeless boys sleeping on the streets on San Jose, Costa Rica I was musing this morning about the way that in the USA and Canada, the poorest segments of our population pay the most for almost everything. It is very expensive to live as a poor person in the USA (and also Canada to a [...]
Giving alms to the monks in Luang Prabang, Laos
One of the ways to ëmake merit' in Buddhism is to give alms to the monks. Their food for the day comes from this ritual, held very early in the morning. From what I understand, they are only allowed to eat food given to them on the morning of each day, received either from this [...]
Far away, so close!
I write from Beijing, China, where a spell of hot, dry weather has just broken through the summer humidity. A thirteen hour trip – direct from NYC – landed me here just three days ago. Although I've just traveled around the globe, it sometimes feels like I've only traveled around the block. Perhaps, in part, [...]
You Can’t Take It With You
Photo Steve Bailey I travel a bit heavier than I used to. When I fly to Austria I usually have one bag that's full of books, only. That takes up a significant amount of my luggage allotment. I don't carry a lot of other stuff, I have a decent winter wardrobe here and it's not [...]
The Empty Middle – Toronto at Yonge and Dundas
Toronto's Yonge St "where billboards fall on people". Photo by Sylvia Nowak. By Saturday, January 7, 2006, the Jane Creba memorialósmall bouquets, compassionate poems, candlesóhad grown steadily, pushing its way across the sidewalk in front of the Foot Locker store on Yonge Street where the fifteen-year-old was gunned down on Boxing Day. As I stood [...]
So Close, Yet So Far: Let Me Pass Through CDG, S’il Vous Plait
function si(w){window.status=w;return true;} function so(){window.status=”";return true;} Travelblogs.com – Gay/Lesbian PagesAdvertise with us Photo by Telstar Logistics CDG, airport code for Charles de Gaulle, Paris. CDG, acronym for Criminy Dag Gonnit! I spend the holidays in Paris. It is a 'must' tradition. I haven't missed a New Year's there in many. The highlight is the eve [...]
