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Postcards

Postcard from the USA

The 4th of July is a day that always makes me happy to be an American. Beyond the history of the founding of our country, it's the most summer-y day of the year. Everyone wants to be outside: at the beach or in a pool or the river or crowded around...
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Postcard from Amman in black and white

To Western eyes, it's unlikely that Amman would be classified as a "beautiful" city: it doesn't have the wide, tree-lined boulevards of Paris or the modern skyscrapers juxtaposed next to the lean-to street carts of Bangkok. It's a city of rolling...
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Postcard from the Marcy stop

The little joys of an open-air subway stop: watching the sun rise as you wait for your morning train, seeing the sun stream through colored glass, contemplate as the birds fly instead of the rats scramble. I lived in Williamsburg in Brooklyn...
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Postcard from San Blas Islands

Palm trees, sandy beaches, complete and utter serenity: that's what the San Blas Islands are made of. The vast majority of islands in the Caribbean archipelago are uninhabited, making them the perfect destination for a rowdy sailboat with plenty of...
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Postcard from Cartagena

I'm not sure what I expected of Colombia, but I certainly didn't expect Cartagena to be so pretty. Facades in shades of cerulean and orange, fuchsia bougainvillea strewn over open windows and patterned tiles. Cobblestone streets and shady plazas,...
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