Travelers Tales
Stories from my travels, connecting the dots from what I see in different communities, societies and countries and adding them up to my own forthcoming book on the idea of a "winning civilization"
The view of the world from Samarkand and Bukhara
My recent visit to Samarkand and Bukhara in Uzbekistan was an enriching and eye-opening experience. It offered me valuable insights...
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Postcard from the Antarctic
Even as visiting the Antarctic is becoming commonplace today, I think of it as a very special place on our...
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Random musings from Bryant Park in New York
Some random thoughts about the United Stares that I am struggling with as a foreigner visiting the country two years...
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Postcard from Haiti – even failed states have a saving grace about them
I was in Port-Au-Prince in Haiti in the middle of a gasoline crisis, but what I saw was not what...
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Postcard from El Salvador, Bitcoin’s first nation
Highlights of my first trip to El Salvador to capture the early days of the Bitcoin economy. What’s real, what’s...
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How Ricky Thomson and his friends created SafeBoda
Ricky Rapa Thomson, a co-founder of Uganda’s first ride-hailing app SafeBoda, told me just how he and his friends digitized...
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