DUSHANBE — Toronto Mayor David Miller hates freedom. Or, so it would seem, given his penchant for petty little laws that rob citizens and businesses of free choice while taxing them blind to support a bloated, incompetent City Council and administration.
The latest example of his unapologetic attacks on freedom earn him Coffee’s third Stupid Law […]
A lovely fresh salad greeted guests to the annual Marine Ball in Dushanbe on Nov. 22nd. Cucumbers and tomatoes are actually fruits, n’est-ce pas? My own photo is trapped inside my locally purchased cell phone, so I’m grateful to Marit Rasmussen for this photo. (c) 2008 Marit Rasmussen.
DUSHANBE — It’s Sunday evening at La Grand […]
Seemingly innocuous, these ubiquitous drainage ditches lining Dushanbe streets can swallow grown men alive.
DUSHANBE — It’s six o’clock local time in Dushanbe on Monday, November 10 and I’m trudging home in the pouring rain. Head down, reasonably comfy in my aged Mountain Equipment Coop rain jacket to which, for the first time ever, I have […]
DUSHANBE — Back in Dushanbe and missing my old apartment already. After being graciously hosted for a night and a half by my colleague William, I moved in (albeit without unpacking) to temporary digs in a very Tajik style apartment close to the Ministry of Defence.
My new temporary home lacks an internet connection, working kettle […]
DUSHANBE — I arrived back in Dushanbe in the early morning hours, as always, on Thursday and was impressed to see the little things that have changed and the big things that haven’t.
Our Turkish Air 737 parked in the far distant reaches of the ramp area, something new, and a pair of shiny almost-new airport […]
ISTANBUL — After months of eager anticipation, I missed the U.S. presidential election because I was on a plane over the Atlantic Ocean on my way back to the Dark Side of the planet. Shortly before landing at London Heathrow, however, the crew of Air Canada 865 was kind enough to announce that Barack […]