Category Archives: Travel

Self-consciousness in Greek Society

Today I experienced one of the great tragedies in a writer’s life:  I irretrievably lost a piece of work.  In the midst of a busy morning I sat down to write a blog post – this same post, in fact … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics by Bruce J. Schulman; Part 1: What the Seventies Mean To Me

I graduated high school in the class of 1970, having just turned 17 years old.  After a few months of drinking and carousing I was off to university in California.  At the time I hadn’t a clue about what anything … Continue reading

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Adventures

I am reminded of when I stood at the freeway entrance, my thumb out, ready to hitchhike off into the unknown, at the start of my first great journey.  I wrote about this experience in my memoir, “World Without Pain: … Continue reading

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Book Review: Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found by Suketu Mehta; Part Two

In the first part of this review I shared some of the memories of my own time in Bombay that the reading of this book evoked.  It’s a long book, and whether you have lived in Bombay or not, it … Continue reading

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Book Review: Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found by Suketu Mehta; Part One: Perspectives

I’m only about a third of the way through this long book, but it has brought up so many impressions and memories that I feel I must write them down.  So this is not so much a review of the … Continue reading

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Basketball as a Metaphysical Experience

In the past I have dreamed about playing basketball.  Sometimes it is in a challenging situation, pitted against others; sometimes I am alone and am only practicing.  But usually it boils down to one shot, and that shot is not … Continue reading

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West to East: Jet Lag Revisited

Last night I slept well.  I fell asleep around 12:30 a.m. and woke up at 7:30, fell back asleep and woke up at ten.  Some of you may not realize what an amazing phenomenon that was until I explain. I … Continue reading

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A Movie Premier at Times Square Considered as a Greek Political Gabfest

It was my first trip to New York.  I had, many years before, passed through it while hitchhiking to and from the airport enroute to Europe and further destinations, but I had never gone into its heart to observe it … Continue reading

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Jet Lag and the Juxtaposition of Cultures

I arrived in San Diego after about twenty-eight hours of travel time.   Leaving Thessaloniki, Greece, early Thursday morning I flew to Athens, then boarded a plane for an eleven-hour flight to Newark, New Jersey, my port of entry to the … Continue reading

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Driving in Greece

This morning I played around with an article I had written some time ago called “Greek Rules of the Road”.  It was meant to be a humorous piece, flippant even; in it I postulated what the laws would sound like … Continue reading

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