Tag Archives: Peace

A cosy red dot away from it all.

Posted on December 9, 2017 by

You feel it’s a different place from the very moment the jetway disgorges you into the main concourse at Changi Airport. It’s a quick walk on the world’s plushiest, softest carpet to immigration, past ornate flowerbeds erupting with tropical plants, … Continue reading →

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Entering Jurassic Park.

Posted on September 19, 2015 by

The bus screeched to a halt, its right wheels upon the raised platform that constituted the sidewalk of the checkpoint, a structure so ordinary that I originally mistook it for a toll barrier. Without a word, the majority of the … Continue reading →

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Irrelevant differences: visiting Mellah, the Jewish quarter of Marrakech

Posted on January 14, 2015 by

“Est-ce que ceci a été le quartier juif, donc?” Is this the old Jewish quarter, I ask, rather timorously, to my self-appointed guide. It’s Sunday, the day that will pass to history for the biggest gathering of people in a single … Continue reading →

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