Crossing the Kyrgyz Uzbek Border
“No, no, no. This is not right!” The female border guard admonished me in stern tones, dismissively tossing my completed customs form into her trash basket. My temper at the petty bureaucracy flared. Ire duly raised, I opened and then quickly closed my mouth. Best not to antagonize. The object was, after all, to get Read the Rest…
Crossing the Iran-Iraq Border II: At the Border
Euphorbia, tenacious and growing recklessly on the lower reaches of the steep hillsides by the side of the road, leaves glaring green in this dry, mountainous desert heat. Allium, like over-sized purple dandelion seed-heads, a border of color looking completely out of place in this forbidding landscape. Nothing left in shorn fields of recently cut Read the Rest…
What Does Nationality Mean Today?
Where Are You From? This innocuous question, frequently asked during our travels has led me to ponder, possibly too deeply, what national identity means. So today I’m going to indulge in a little navel-gazing on this subject – feel free to check out now if this is not your cup of tea. When someone asks Read the Rest…
On The Bolivian Border With Peru
It’s never a good idea to show up at a border post without having first checked whether you need a visa to enter the country and how much the visa will cost.
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