Monthly Archives: August 2010

Nightfall in Kabul

Nightfall in Kabul

August 31, 2010

This stretch of road, like so many in this city, is almost completely dark at night. No street light, no lights from houses (most of them are in ruins) and at this hour of night, no car headlights either.  One block down we can see the fancy supermarket which...

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ctrp347 Arriving in Kabul

ctrp347 Arriving in Kabul

August 28, 2010

Arriving in Kabul is like arriving in no other country I have ever been to before. The beautiful beige mountains surrounding this city in ruins, with military and police presence seemingly everywhere,  it doesn't take long before a visitor see's something odd or funny, an instant story for whomever...

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Dubai Warm Up

Dubai Warm Up

August 25, 2010

No time to explain. Almost no time to pack. So let's not waste anymore of what is already so precious. My arrival in Dubai was in the dark which is perhaps a good thing for someone who thought he understood what hot weather was.  Even late at night, everyone is...

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Portugal’s Alternative Energy Revolution

Portugal’s Alternative Energy Revolution

August 17, 2010

It isn't hard to find things that don't work correctly in Portugal.  It also isn't hard to find people who will go on and on about how the prime minister is a bum and a crook. Indeed Portugal has plenty of problems as a nation with high unemployment, a...

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ctrp346 Audio Notes from Portugal

ctrp346 Audio Notes from Portugal

August 12, 2010

Podcast recorded on my last day in Lisbon, thinking out loud about the issues related to housing and squatting in Portugal as well as the Netherlands.  Also further laying out plans for what to look into and who or what to be consulted in the quest to find answers...

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