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Song of the Wanderer: March 2008
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Song of the Wanderer. Musings On Karl's Travels Around The Planet. Sunday, March 23, 2008. Where Are The Egyptians? In 1996, the weekday edition of the New York Times was estimated to contain more information than the average person was likely to come across during their whole lifetime in seventeenth century England.". To know, rather than knowing to work. So perhaps there is hope, both in Egypt and for humanity as a whole. Certainly exposure to the sculpture of ancient Egypt suggests even ancient man ha...
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Song of the Wanderer: June 2009
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Song of the Wanderer. Musings On Karl's Travels Around The Planet. Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Over the last several months I have spent a number of days in Tirana, Albania. It is not a place I ever imagined I would find myself, so I was surprised by how pleasant it is. It is a small town with a city center that can be walked from any point to any other. Lots of trees, green spaces and modest high rise buildings compliment a quaint atmosphere. In fact, it reminded me much of Chisinau. And claim to originat...
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Song of the Wanderer: August 2009
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Song of the Wanderer. Musings On Karl's Travels Around The Planet. Sunday, August 2, 2009. The Roman Emperor Trajan. Is most famous for his defeat of the Dacians. In what is present day Romania, Moldova and parts of Bulgaria. He has a monument in Rome in his own Forum marking the event, neither of which I've yet seen. And 10,000 wild animals. The Flavian dynasty was founded by Emperor Vespasian. Famous for his involvement in the Roman conquest of Britain. As well as the Siege of Jerusalem. With the nobil...
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Song of the Wanderer: November 2009
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Song of the Wanderer. Musings On Karl's Travels Around The Planet. Thursday, November 19, 2009. The Faces Of Poverty. A few days ago, after returning from another trip to Haiti, it occured to me that I might be spending a great deal of my paid time in the poorest places on earth. That might perhaps be why I see the world as having two faces; the well-off and the absolute poor. So I looked it up. To provide perspective, the opposite ends of spectrum are Lichtenstein in Europe (USD 145,700), the US in the ...
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Song of the Wanderer: Eyjafjallajokull and Me
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Song of the Wanderer. Musings On Karl's Travels Around The Planet. Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Volcanic ash.in England? Yes, for that week in April (15th to the 20th) I found myself stranded in England along with an estimated 40,000 other American flyers by the volcanic ash from the eruption of Mt. Eyjafjallajokull. VAAC) and the National Air Traffic. NATS) warning of impending flight cancellations, I watched with a sense of resignation as the flight board went red. To visit the Royal Observatory. Back to t...
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Song of the Wanderer: April 2009
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Song of the Wanderer. Musings On Karl's Travels Around The Planet. Wednesday, April 1, 2009. I continue to be fascinated by the many faces of Egypt. On my last trip I had the opportunity to return to Alexandria on the shore of the Mediterranean and explore some of its history. The city of Alexandria was established on by Alexander the Great. Alexandria was the home to 2 of the 7 wonders of the ancient world; the Pharos Lighthouse. And the ancient Library of Alexandria. As it was a library. It was ori...
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Song of the Wanderer: Escamoles and Agave
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Song of the Wanderer. Musings On Karl's Travels Around The Planet. Saturday, August 28, 2010. I recently spent some time in Mexico City with the chance to explore. It has changed some since my last visit a few years ago; primarily its pollution level. The owners of our local business partner used to joke that I was his "canary in the mine". Whenever I got sick visiting it was a sure sign that the red air pollution warning would go up the next morning. Sauteed grasshoppers), escamoles. Excursion to Teotih...
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Song of the Wanderer: December 2007
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Song of the Wanderer. Musings On Karl's Travels Around The Planet. Saturday, December 1, 2007. Tis A Gift To Be Simple. In this season of Thanksgiving, I am pleased to be able to report that I have arrived at the end of several long journeys. Not through any stroke of luck, but through simple, persistent effort. The gift of success has been its own quiet reward and immediately brought to mind a favorite American Shaker hymn. And Aaron Copeland's music. For it; appropriate for a Thanksgiving holiday.
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Song of the Wanderer: August 2010
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Song of the Wanderer. Musings On Karl's Travels Around The Planet. Saturday, August 28, 2010. I recently spent some time in Mexico City with the chance to explore. It has changed some since my last visit a few years ago; primarily its pollution level. The owners of our local business partner used to joke that I was his "canary in the mine". Whenever I got sick visiting it was a sure sign that the red air pollution warning would go up the next morning. Sauteed grasshoppers), escamoles. Excursion to Teotih...
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Song of the Wanderer: February 2009
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Song of the Wanderer. Musings On Karl's Travels Around The Planet. Sunday, February 8, 2009. Sachertorte, Scotch and Mamaliga. I recently had the treat of returning to Moldova. My firm has won a contract to support creating a local television network in the country, in part based on my previous work experience in the country. Who would have ever have guessed Romanian language skills. And experience living in Moldova would yield again? Are brightly lit and lined by high-end storefronts. Hotels. With Weste...
