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Guadeloupe: there’s more to sun destinations than just sun, especially learning about new places
When we tell people that we’ve just come back from a week in Guadeloupe, it’s surprising how often the response is, “Where’s Guadeloupe?” It’s right in between several other popular Caribbean winter getaways that we northerners seek out – even … Continue reading
Posted in Sun destinations, Travel
Tagged bananas, France, French, Guadeloupe, history, Iles des Saintes, photography, rum, sugarcane, travel, tropical rain forest, winter
6 Comments
China: empires come and empires go … and come back again
The New York Times is running a 5-part series on China, and it makes for fascinating reading and plenty of thinking. The first article, this past Saturday, was entitled “The Land that failed to fail”. The second article appeared almost immediately … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership, Travel
Tagged China, empires, Eurocentric history, history, innovation, lessons from history, longterm view, New York Times, perspectives, travel
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Losing my innocence at 70
For the first 70 years of my life, starting in the immediate aftermath of World War II, I really did believe that the world was progressing towards a common goal, one of peace and prosperity for all. Not just for … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Leadership
Tagged age of innoncence, Brexit, compassion, decency, enlightment, happiness, history, human rights, leadership, racism, Trump, Whig history
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Dominican Republic: more than just sun and sand, but the sun and sand sure are fabulous
We’ve just returned from our fourth winter get-away trip to the Dominican Republic (aka the DR), four trips spread over nearly 40 years. Each visit was special, but this time was particularly so because we spent a week in the glorious DR sun … Continue reading
Posted in Sun destinations, Travel
Tagged beach, beaches, caribbean, dominican republic, economy, family, geography, higuey, history, photography, punta cana, tourism, travel, winter, winter vacations
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