The drive from Karachi to Jamshoro is more than two hours long, but we pass the time with chatting with each other. Even though we planned to be at...
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25 Jul, 2012
going to lyari…
25 Jul, 2012
The rental car turns onto Mai Kolachi road, and I look on both sides to mourn the loss of the mangroves that paid the price for easy access to...
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music outside our window…
25 Jul, 2012
Our bedroom window overlooks a lignum tree with fresh purple blossoms. I remember when my mother planted the tree in the back of our garden more than thirty years...
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port grand…
25 Jul, 2012
Like any large public space in Karachi, we have to go through metal detectors and purse searches before entering Port Grand near Kemari harbor, a new private enterprise designed...
Read more19 Jul, 2012
stuck in dubai…
19 Jul, 2012
As the British Airways flight descends into Dubai, I wonder if we’ll make our Karachi connection in time. We already know that there might be some problems – as...
Read more16 Jul, 2012
airplane memories
16 Jul, 2012
I remember the grownups driving through Star Gate and entering Karachi’s international airport – I don’t even think the airport had a name back then – and walking up...
Read more21 Jun, 2012
protests in houston
21 Jun, 2012
In Houston, protests are rising – as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) goes on strike to demand higher wages for janitorial staff. Local organizers are participating in daily...
Read more21 Jun, 2012
21 Jun, 2012
Today is May Day and the most parts of the world are using today to take time off from jobs and instead, celebrate workers’ rights. In solidarity, I am...
Read more11 Jun, 2012
haystack rock, cannon beach
11 Jun, 2012
We close out our coastline travels with a night at Cannon Beach, half a mile away from the 235-feet tall Haystack Rock, which we cannot approach in the evening...
Read more09 Jun, 2012
a japanese dock at agate beach…
09 Jun, 2012
Along with many other tourists and locals, who are just as curious as we are, we spend the second part of our afternoon walking through patches of rain to...
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