While chatting with a friend who works in irrigation policy research in Tajikistan, we both came to the conclusion that there is, relatively, very little information and very little research being done with regards to Tajikistan. This lack of interest, six years ago and prior to, is understandable. And yet post 9/11 and Afghanistan invasion [...]
The struggle between Burma’s military junta, democracy and the country’s various ethnic minorities and rebel groups has been one of the simmering news staples of the last several decades. Nothing much changes.
After reading my PBlog “Unwelcome guests†my dear friend Dr. Dave Mozley made some insightful points to me about some other aspects in the treatment of travelers diarrhea that he thought would be helpful to others in the context of traveling to developing countries. Dave and I have made many difficult trips together and he’s [...]
Well, after a long hiatus since the site moved over from its old software, we’ve finally got around to restarting the Logs section.
It’s one of those things that always lingers in the back of your head when you’re at the city park, or grabbing a falafel from the hot dog stand, or waiting in line for the underground train. Or stuck at the travel agent’s office trying to secure some ultra-lame seats at the back of the [...]
Those of you who have been living in a cave for awhile(I know there’s a few of you, after all, the Pakistanis are still getting killed en masse looking for you) may not know about Google Earth, which is a very handy way to scope out overlying urban development, geographical features, finding out if a [...]
These types of guests seem to be a given in life. Whether it’s someone you can’t stand crashing your BBQ or the taxman paying a surprise visit to your place of business or the drunken relatives during the holidays season, these encounters will never be void from your life. The only question that might remain [...]
