Sense of Place
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Hong Kong …..An Island of Wonders Hong Kong, with nearly 180 miles of hiking trails excluding the iconic subway arteries, walkways, escalators, connectors and steps (Po Lin monastery, Lantau) has a secret ingredient…’distance shortener’ the stunning countryside views that makes one forget to count the steps whether it is Aberdeen, Tai Tam and Shek O parks, the… Read more
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(Published in Tripatini.com) The spritely deer, nosing their way around on Miyajima Island, 10 miles from Hiroshima in the Seto Inland Sea and a sacred Shinto and Buddhist site, remind me of Sarnath (Varanasi), in the hot, dusty plains of North India. It was in Sarnath, called ‘Mrigadava’ or deer park, that Buddha gave his first… Read more
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A perfect day…bright and cheerful adieu to Summer, wafting mixology of history and cultures of Asia, Europe, Caribbean, Middle East, Latin America…. lured me to what was the 1920s ‘Jewish Market’. With time and fresh pourings the businesses and demographics changed hands from Jewish to Chinese, Latin American, Asian, European setting space for ethnic entrepreneurial… Read more
Journies of change 