globalmidtown

one of the best things about living in the empty quarter desert is its location. it really is like midtown of the globe. i can get just about anywhere relatively quickly and inexpensively – with the exception of the americas, of course. a goal of mine, while i’m in this hemisphere, is to travel and experience as much of this side of the planet as possible. i have an intense ‘travel bug’. i haven’t always had this bug. i mean, i’ve always wanted to travel, of course, but in just the past few years has the bug gotten serious. i think it began when i started visiting haiti and fell in love with a different culture and way of life. since then, i have jumped at the chance to go anywhere new. to see a new place, to take in the sights and smells and sounds of a new culture…