Oman: touching the heaven’s doors
WE, IN THE WESTERN WORLD, have plenty of doors. Front doors for who really matters to us:[…]
Fashion in Saudi Arabia or, la vie en…black!
I’VE GOT NEWS. Fashion in Saudi Arabia is at its peak. What? You don’t believe me? Look[…]
Uzbekistan: Open-air food markets and the ABCs of haggling well.
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A Fool in Istanbul, Adventures of a self denying workaholic. By Carol Vorvain. Excerpt
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Why Not? The island where happiness starts with a question. By Carol Vorvain. Excerpt.
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When Dreams are Calling. By Carol Vorvain. Excerpt.
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When Dreams are Calling by Carol Vorvain – A selection of quotes
If we juggle everything at once, we might drop the most important piece and not even notice.[…]
Love goes round and round and around. The Asian kingdom where polyandry is still alive.
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Ema Datshi – Delicious Memories From the Himalayas. Featured in Tashi Delek magazine.
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The Power of the Penis
The penis, a “ridiculous petitioner,” as the novelist William Gass has called it, “unreliable, though everything depends[…]