AIR GUADELOUPE -(An excerpt)

AIR GUADELOUPE -(An excerpt)

EXCERPT
The nervousness had stopped. My heart rate was back to normal. If anything, I was preoccupied with what had just happened, still trying to process it. I followed behind Surfer Guy onto the tarmac towards the plane. The pilot, a serious looking man in his mid 50’s was standing by the door helping passengers into the plane. Surfer Guy said something in French to the pilot. The pilot nodded, then smiled. I was...

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Thank you, Royal Swazi Airways!

Thank you, Royal Swazi Airways!

In 1995, I was working for a large agriculture machinery company. I had been successful in selling a lot of farm equipment to several countries in the Middle East. That year, my company selected me to travel to Africa with the hope that I could open new markets in and around Southern Africa.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have the same success I’d had in the gulf. Things in South Africa were extremely different. One of the first things I discovered was that our German competitor had pretty much locked up the majority of business. I hadn’t anticipated just how...

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CLUB HIPPIQUE DE BANGUI

CLUB HIPPIQUE DE BANGUI

There are some places in this world that are imbued with a certain spirit. These places exist all around the globe. The Ollofson Hotel in Port Au Prince, Haiti, the Baghdad Zoo in Iraq, and Beirut’s Hotel Alcazar to name a few. Sadly the world around them becomes rife with turmoil pitting them in a fight for their survival. Outside forces try hard to extinguish the spirit of these places. But despite all of the harsh realities thrown at them, they continue to live. 

Since...

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Reflections on an Antillean airline: File under Caribbean Carriers

Reflections on an Antillean airline: File under Caribbean Carriers

I was born in Willemstad, Curacao, a beautiful Dutch island in the Caribbean, very close to Venezuela. A lot of my family worked in the tourism sector. By the time I was 12 I was fluent in three languages, Papiamento (the native creole language of my country, which we spoke at home), Dutch, and English. Then I learned Spanish. When I graduated school, I very much wanted to see the world. My father suggested I work for the airlines.  Originally, I wanted to be a stewardess. However, I soon realized I would be spending so much time apart from my family, so I...

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Postcard from Morocco

Postcard from Morocco

POSTCARD

 May 10. 1974

 Teddy-

Greetings from Morocco. Made my way from Casablanca to Rabat. Got hassled by customs when they saw all my camera gear. Otherwise, everything is fine. I sprang for a decent hotel. Definitely worth it. Hoping to get some good shots here, could use the $$$. In case I run out, I might ask you to wire me that $$ when I get to Marrakech in a week or so. The roads here are wild. The...

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