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Buyuk Cakil Days During the month of December, I am awakened each morning in this Turkish village at 05:00 by the muezzin’s call to prayer, a long wailing cry that penetrates my dreams, sometimes musical sometimes not, depending on who’s … Continue reading->
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Istanbul is a city of worn marble steps and crumbing stone walls, ramshackle wooden houses from the Ottoman era and the grandiose architecture of religion – in the streets the mingled scents of smoke from braziers, grilling meat, perfume from … Continue reading->
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As perennial nomads we travel light. Once we traveled with enough gear to equip an airborne battle group, but then we were on business and dragged with us the tools of our trade around the planet. We also had a … Continue reading->
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During the past few months, as I walked by The Hotel San Andreas in Xlendi Harbor on my daily rounds I would glance through the window and refresh myself with a view of a proper hotel bar – polished wooden … Continue reading->
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The bright smiling girl flew away and the sky turned dull and gray. Birds fled the island. No song was heard. The shaman’s fire burned low and the tribe gathered by the sullen sea to watch for her return. It … Continue reading->
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Thanksgiving this year was different than last year. No turkey, no long table with twenty or thirty family and friends. Being an American holiday, Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated on Gozo, or anyplace else in the world, except by expat groups and … Continue reading->
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Steve Elvis Allen’s got the magic, the mojo, the voodoo, the power – the power to banish cares, transmute sadness to joy and fly people through the sky on his magic carpet. Steve is a musician, vocalist, performer and entertainer … Continue reading->
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Today we strolled along the Xlendi waterfront, then through the village, its streets almost empty now that the tourists have fled. I paused to talk with Phillip who has an art gallery and runs an English language book exchange while … Continue reading->
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Yes, that’s an ice cube in my wine glass. Before you oenophiles fire up your keyboards and castigate me for being a tasteless prole, consider this: the room temperature at which wine is ’supposed’ to be served is derived from … Continue reading->
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Mediterranean Autumn On this tiny island south of Sicily and a rifle shot from Africa, autumn is not a matter of falling leaves and plunging temperatures. Here the onset of autumn is marked by the departure of tourist hordes, occasional … Continue reading->
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On The Beat Most of the good people of Malta, should be weeping and wailing because most of them missed the most uplifting event to take place on the lovely little island of Gozo since the Knights of St. John … Continue reading->
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Summer fled this island like a thief in the night. Yesterday was hot and still, the sea flat, the water translucent turquoise in the harbor, deep marine blue from the harbor’s mouth to the horizon. The evening was balmy with … Continue reading->
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July nights were quiet and balmy. The harbor was still and few boats anchored. The dozen or so cafes along the promenade always had empty tables. Unhurried waiters stopped to chat. During the slow evenings friends stopped by our table … Continue reading->
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It’s Saturday night and the joint is jumping. Everyone at the Captain’s Table is moving with the beat. Georgia Rose is a tall, pretty, blond North Country lass who’s knocking out ‘Crocodile Rock’ with enough juice to light up L.A. … Continue reading->
The curator of The Palace Amory of The Knight of Malta in Valetta –capitol of Malta – is uncertain of the origin of this knife. One of the unique things about The Palace Amory is that virtually all the arms … Continue reading->
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The wind is out of Africa this evening. A southerly wind blowing hot and bringing fine grained sand from the Sahara. By first light the streets, parked cars, our balcony, all will be covered with a light dusting of Africa … Continue reading->
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Again the gin. ML has taken to the gin. Sad to see. Inevitable really. Happens to expats in the hot countries. It’s the drums at night, the drums, the drums, and the restless natives, the constant swarms of insects, the relentless … Continue reading->
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We’ve been trying to get back to this canal for years and to walk it’s banks, one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. I guess it’s this year or never. From The Guardian: French to say au revoir … Continue reading->
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Today I walked in the footsteps of Ulysses. We’re now on the island of Gozo, which many historians agree was in the ancient world the isle of Calypso, where Ulysses was shipwrecked while wandering in search of his home after … Continue reading->
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The day unfolds slowly. First light at five, bird sounds, white curtains fluttering in sea breezes. The streetlights in front blink off. By six it’s full light, the sea and sky pale gray with a hint of the blue to … Continue reading->
Sun, Apr 5, 2020: Killing Mr. Jones
Wed, Apr 1, 2020: On Hoarding
Mon, Mar 30, 2020: Masks Save Lives – Covid-19
Sun, Mar 29, 2020: Visions of Apocalypse
Fri, Aug 23, 2019: Hijacked Twitter
Sun, Aug 18, 2019: The Incident
Sat, Aug 10, 2019: Seas and Oceans Without End
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