Life in travel

Life in travel

Friday, July 16, 2010

Friday's flight

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Next up: the Caribbean city of SANTA MARTA with my Peruvian colleague Renato Sandoval. 
Thursday, July 15, 2010

Thursday

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This evening read in tiny Municipio del Carmen de Viboral. Le centre culturel était charmant ainsi que le publique. Քաղաքը երկու հարիւր հիսո...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Wednesday

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This morning read at Theatre Ateneo with Nathalie Handal (Palestine), Indran Amirthanayagam (Sri Lanka, E.U.) and Gémino Abad (Phillipines)....
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Municipio de Caldas, Casa de la Cultura

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Rafael Patiño Góez (Colombia), Lola Koundakjian (Armenia), Obediah Michael Smith (Bahamas), Nathalie Handal (Palestine). Municipio de Calda...

Tuesday

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In the morning, I was interviewed for Tele Medellín. Very curious to know when/if it will be broadcast. A couple of videoclips have appea...
Monday, July 12, 2010

Monday - day off

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I've read every day since my arrival but today was a time off for many of us.  Verónika Zondek (Chile) and Carlos Villagra Marsal (Parag...

Medellín

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Medellín Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Colombia, still struggling. Anti-gun protest in Medellín, today.

Medellín, the metro

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Medellín, the metro Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Verónika Zondek (Chile) and Carlos Villagra Marsal (Paraguay)

Medellín, the metro

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Medellín, the metro Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Poet Carlos Villagra Marsal (Paraguay) and myself.
Sunday, July 11, 2010

Honda Y Cruz

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Honda Y Cruz Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Three of us read our work at a settlement on the outskirts of Medallín. With me in th...

Parque de los Deseos

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Parque de los Deseos Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

Parque de los Deseos

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Parque de los Deseos Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

Parque de los Deseos

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IMG_3241.JPG Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

Saturday

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July 10, 2010 After breakfast, we all got passes to go to the municipal museum. The 3rd floor was dedicated to Botero's work. I real...
Friday, July 09, 2010

Friday

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July 10, 2010 Today met with my reader, Lina after breakfast and then worked on a translation for a new poem.  Je suis allée faire un tou...
Thursday, July 08, 2010

Festival kick-off

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This morning, there was a photo opportunity and press conference at the hotel. I had great opportunities to chat with Mohammed Bennis (Moroc...

Opening Ceremonies

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Opening Ceremonies Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Mohammed Bennis at the International Poetry festival of Medellín

Opening Ceremonies

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Opening Ceremonies Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Nathalie Handal (Palestine) at the International Poetry festival of Medellín

Opening ceremonies

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Opening ceremonies Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Yevgeny Yevnushenko (Russia) during his performance reading

Opening Ceremonies

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Opening Ceremonies Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Lola with Moroccan poet Mohammed Bennis, just before the start of the evening...

Opening ceremonies

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Opening ceremonies Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Readers arriving at the International Poetry Festival of Medellín.

Opening ceremonies

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Opening ceremonies Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

Press Conference at the Gran Hotel

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Press Conference at the Gran Hotel Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian
Wednesday, July 07, 2010

1st impressions of the International Poetry Festival and Medellín

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First of all: I am so happy that it's cooler here, after a week of 36C in NYC. The flights were without any issues. As you may be awa...

Greeting by Festival members

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IMG_3080.JPG Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

Greeting by Festival members

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IMG_3079.JPG Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian
Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Invitation to Medellín, Colombia

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About nine months ago, I received a correspondence from poet and director of the International Poetry Festival of Medellín, Colombia, Fernan...

Miami Airport

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The flight announces also the weather report for Medellín. Very good news after the heat wave in  New York City. Miami Airport
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Last day in Calcutta

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 The morning consisted of a visit to the Armenian College , founded in 1821 in Calcutta. Thackeray was born the...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Lectures in the new community center

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During the course of the morning, the community center in Tangra was inaugurated with a series of lectures by scholars. Opening remarks were...
Monday, November 10, 2008

Calcutta: Celebration week begins

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I am only doing part of this week's events. Today I rested then did a little bit of shopping. We arrived late in the afternoon at the Ar...
Sunday, November 09, 2008

Chennai: St Mary's Armenian Church

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In the morning, we drove to St Mary’s (Sourp Asdvadzadzin) church in Chennai for the 300th anniversary reconsecration ceremony by His Holine...
Saturday, November 08, 2008

Madras/Chennai

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After pickup at the train station, I got to the hotel around noon and rested. At dinner time I met up with the Armenian group which had arr...
Friday, November 07, 2008

Kochin: City Tour

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Today being Friday, the Dutch palace and the Synagogue were closed. I saw the Dutch cemetary (1724), Fort Cochin (where the giant Chinese ne...
Thursday, November 06, 2008

Kerala: Backwaters

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This morning I was picked up at 9 am to go to the Backwaters. We drove to Veikom, in the district of Kottayam to board our houseboat, or ket...
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Kerala: Arrival in Cochin

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Yesterday afternoon I checked out and then went to the internet café to upload some pictures. I had a good chat with my sister-in-law and th...
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Goa visit to Northern Part

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Thoughts on the road: I need to make Sambar when I get back home. It's my favourite dish so far. The vindaloo in Goa is worth writing h...
Monday, November 03, 2008

Goa

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November 3, 2008 I had a lunch of Prawn curry, my first non-veg meal. At 2 pm we had a tour of Old Goa, , Miramar Beach and a one hour boat ...

Goa: En route and arrival

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I woke up after a very long and satisfying sleep at 7am on the dot, and having had only a snack for dinner, was ravenous. After a copious br...
Saturday, November 01, 2008

Mumbai City Tour

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Saturday, November 1, 2008 This morning I got up from a sleepless night – I had rested but not slept. The crows got me up at 7am and I had a...
Friday, October 31, 2008

Mumbai arrival

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The flight was great. I was very comfortable flying economy with Continental’s direct flight Newark to Mumbai. I arrived safe and sound with...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Itinerary in India 2008

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31st Oct - ARRIVE IN MUMBAI 1st Nov - Mumbai city tour 2nd – Train to Goa arriving late afternoon 3rd - City tour and day at leisure on...
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Friday, September 26, 2008

Armenians in India

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Armenians in India: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day : Work of Original Research By Mesrovb Jacob Seth Published by Asian Educatio...

New trip planned

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I will be going to India next month. I've arranged for vacation for 10 business days and booked my flight to Mumbai. Today, I received m...
Thursday, January 17, 2008

Top Ten Travel experiences to think about

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1. Sip Arabic coffee somewhere in the Middle-East 2. Drive the autobahn (fairly quickly.) 3. Learn to scuba and dive the Great Barrier Reef ...
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Friday, November 30, 2007

Day 9 - Caracas

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This morning, we went to my sister-in-law's painting class. Artist Gertie Páez Pate has a beautiful home and garden, where several stude...

Paula's painting "classroom"

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at Gertie's Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

at Gertie's, for a painting lesson

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at Gertie's Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian
Thursday, November 29, 2007

Days 7 & 8: Road trip to Coro and back

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On Wednesday early morning, my sister-in-law and I drove to the historic city of CORO in the state of Falcón. This was about 5 hours each wa...

Coro - Zona Colonial

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Coro - Zona Colonial Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

Coro - Zona Colonial

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Coro - Zona Colonial Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

Coro - Zona Colonial

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Coro - Zona Colonial Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

driving back to Caracas from Coro

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driving to Caracas Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian sculpture stands

Coro - Zona Colonial

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Coro - Zona Colonial Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

driving back to Caracas from Coro

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driving to Caracas Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

Palm grove, on the way to Coro

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Palm grove Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian
Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Day 6 - Caracas

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This morning we visited the Galeria de Arte Nacional, and the Museo de Bellas Artes, where I photographed quite a few portraits from the 19t...

Caracas - El Hatillo

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Caracas - El Hatillo Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Masks

Caracas - El Hatillo

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Caracas - El Hatillo Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

Caracas - El Hatillo

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Caracas - El Hatillo Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian

Caracas - Museo de Bellas Artes

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Caracas - Museo de Bellas Artes Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian
Monday, November 26, 2007

Day 5 - Leaving Canaima

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As expected, the moon was bright again on Sunday evening, and we had a lovely dinner of local fish and vegetables. On Monday, we all slept l...
Sunday, November 25, 2007

Canaima

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Canaima Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Our 12 hour expedition started prior to dawn. We were in the boat when the sun bro...

Day 4: Expedition to Salto Angel

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I couldn´t sleep a wink because of the noise from the waterfalls. My face had small bite marks from some bugs. Yikes! A nice caffe con leche...

Canaima

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Canaima Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Salto Angel - Ange's Fall

Salto Angel

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IMG_0144.JPG Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian My brother and I at the tallest waterfalls in the world, celebrating the 70th...

Canaima

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Canaima Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Our boat.

Canaima

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Canaima Originally uploaded by Lola Koundakjian Our group, midway in the hiking, prior to the final leg of the climb.
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