Essentials for Him
By Lionel Mann, May 14th, 2007
If there’s one bone of contention between Nat and I, it’s the simple act of packing for a trip. Perhaps it boils down to being a guy, but if I had my druthers I would...read more
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By Lionel Mann, May 14th, 2007
Hotel Hilton
By Lionel Mann, April 14th, 2007
For those who find themselves in the capital of Ethiopia for more than a couple of weeks, there seems to be one stop that everybody makes. The Hilton Hotel. The home of stellar fruit juices, extortionate internet connections and the Tex-Mex wrapper. We often find ourselves there a couple times a week for a quick sanity top up...read more
Egypt in Living Contradiction
By Lionel Mann, March 18th, 2007
Prayer calls float on Cairo’s polluted air. It used to be that you could only hear the mantras from the mosque towers. But now, rusty speakers hang from high on building walls, allowing you to heed them just about anywhere. Add to this the endless conversation of car horns, punctuating the chants like a chronometer that’s...read more
Shooting Soju & Savouring Sushi
By Lionel Mann, February 14th, 2007
I read that one of the most likely places to get sick is onboard a plane. This is due to two factors. The first is the close proximity of your neigbours when flying in a metal tube at 38,000 feet. The second is the use of recycled air above a certain altitude. The air filters designed to wipe out those microscopic beasts aren’t 100% effective. Fact or fiction, as Nat coughs up another lung, it would seem this is common knowledge among the other passengers. People glare, turn their heads and wonder why the hell anyone would fly when they are sick...read more
She’s Got A Way
By Lionel Mann, July 26th, 2006
Apparently, it’s hotter in the late afternoon because the sun is closer to the earth. As the sun sets, it sinks closer and closer, reducing our distance from it, thus making the temperature rise. This was Nat’s pearl of wisdom explained to me on the way, yet again, to see Yvan Jean-Jean, our mechanic. I don’t know if having problems...read more
He said
By Lionel Mann, July 16th, 2006
I’m nervous but confident. Nat has left to explore France’s backcountry roads in our “new” old 1987 Peugeot. I’m nervous because she has just recently learned to drive manual shift. She’s getting better at it, but she still has the tendency to pull her foot off the clutch too early while slamming down on the accelerator pedal. The result is the squealing of tires and the flying of dust while our bodies lose the battle with g-forces and sink into their seats as the car peels away...read more
That Traveling Groove
By Lionel Mann, May 23rd, 2003
For the last 7 days our world has consisted of 700 meters of sandy beach, sun from dawn till dusk, swaying palm trees, rhythmic surf that lulls us to sleep, fresh pineapple, banana, mango, and watermelon salad, no concept of time, and of course, a cold beer in my right hand and a book in my left...read more
Flying Into Chaos
By Lionel Mann, May 4th, 2003
After a long and hard 7 days, Nat and I finally made it to a peaceful, quiet (in comparison) little town in India called Pushkar. We landed in Delhi last week and it has been a daily challenge from the moment we set foot off the plane...read more
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