Working Together – Sudan, Somalia and Russian Nuclear Subs
I had the pleasure of speaking to the assembled delegates at the opening ceremony of the Port […]
Italy – Venice – The Phoenix Risen
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Back at our hotel, following mass at San Marco, we are getting ready […]
Saudi Arabia – Terror and The Kingdom
Saudi Arabia is much on my mind these days. And with the rise of the so-called ISIS, […]
Italy – Naples – A New Life Begins
Those Trevi Fountain coins turned out to be a terrific investment – I’m on my way back […]
Saudi Arabia – The Kingdom’s Two Faces
The souks and malls are packed with goods, but everything is imported. I have given up on […]
Saudi Arabia – The Wierdness of Everyday Living
We are currently at the Four Seasons – the one shaped like a bishop’s mitre. It has […]
Saudi Arabia – Just Me and the Fish
One hot and muggy evening in Jeddah, colleagues take us to the souk where shopping doesn’t begin until […]
Saudi Arabia – Pushing the Envelope in Jeddah
Last night I was […]
Saudi Arabia – Riyadh – At the Kingdom’s Heart
Until the exploitation of oil […]
Saudi Arabia – The Kingdom in the Midst of Ramadan
Where to begin? Someone in Washington told us we would find Saudi Arabia ‘like the moon with […]
Saudi Arabia – The Kingdom – Let The Adventure Begin
In 2005 I was part of an eight person team sent to inspect the operation of the […]
Wanderlust and Me
Eight years in a one room schoolhouse in rural Wisconsin, most of them with no indoor plumbing, […]