Books have always been my companion, my inspiration and my teacher. I load up my iPad before I hit the road; always have an old fashioned paperback in my bag to read in the tub. My favorite gift to give,…
Category: art & culture
Hebe Hussein: A Renaissance Woman
Hebe Hussein is one WOW of a woman. A scientist, a doctor, an artist; inspired and inspiring. As a child, Heba was always drawing. Her father wanted her to be an artist. But, she was passionate about science and good…
when the wall came tumbling down
I am in Berlin to party! Not in night clubs but in the streets… 30 years ago the wall came tumbling down. “This November 9 is a historic day” announced anchorman Hanns Joachim Friedrich. “The GDR has announced that, starting…
marie khouri in obelisque magazine…my article
Marie Khouri, from Cairo to Canada. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to write about Marie for the leading Egyptian lifestyle magazine Obelisque. Here is my article. I hope you enjoy it. A tiny woman making huge art, Marie Khouri is a…
looking for a reason to visit montreal?
If you’ve ever needed an excuse to go to Montreal this is it. Alexander Calder: Radical Inventor at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is a must-see exhibit. This major retrospective includes the expected. His famous moving sculptures. They were jokingly dubbed…
5 things to do in cairo that aren’t the pyramids
Cairo is big. The largest city in the middle east. 10 - 20 million people depending on who you ask. Yet most tourists only stay here 2 days. 3 days tops. Huge mistake. Cairo is like an onion. Once you…