Huge Adventure, part III – Dubai Herself
As far as I could see — Dubai is a city of contrasts. I state it this way – as far as I could see – for two reasons. One — because I knew essentially nothing about Dubai beyond what I’d picked up in Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol, which has Tom Cruise sprinting down … Continue reading
Back in Brooklyn, the World Falls into Place
An interlude in chronicling the recent past to check in with the present: I am back in Brooklyn. I slept in my old apartment last night. I walked the span from 3rd Ave to Prospect Park. I am Postmark Cafe, where I must have spent half my time in Brooklyn, and most certainly wrote the … Continue reading
Huge Adventure, part II – No Passport in Dubai
My father asked me the other evening if I’d checked the weather forecast, as I bit into a date. It was an unusually beautiful evening, more like Maine in August than Massachusetts in July, and my father was wondering just how low the temperature would dip. Mouth full of unsatisfying imported date, I replied – … Continue reading
Huge Adventure, part I – Leaving Israel, Amman
When I was very young, I suffered epic internal struggles about How Much To Write, especially while traveling. Should I chronicle every moment, place name, menu item, passing itch? I lost steam quickly with this method, trailing off after an overexcited page or two. But to note only broad outlines or atmospheric descriptions felt inadequate, … Continue reading
Two Weeks After
Two weeks seems to be the preferred interval — last I wrote two weeks before departure from Israel. Now I write two weeks after return to America. In between were a great many cities, time zones, flights, currencies, hotels, mosques, temples, splendid fabrics, mysterious encounters, transportation mishaps, amazing foods — a Huge Adventure. All of … Continue reading
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