The International Writer's Magazine - June 2007- Welcome

Destinations: Travel stories & guides

Opinion: Politics & Issues

Lifestyles: Ways of living

Choquequirao – Peru Alex Choquequirao has taken over from over-crowded Machu Picchu as the true Lost City of the Inca. Amsterdam on Water Marianne de Nazareth The air was full of airborne seeds in Amsterdam. Drifts of them lay on the sides of the roads, along with pink cherry blossom. Filipino Bais Polly Barraclough Six weeks in Bais Bay on the island of Negros. Brighton Beach USA Ulle Trautvag Enjoy a frosty mug of $4 Baltika beer numbered from 3 to 6 to denote potency; the waiter will ask which number you want. Memoir de Mumbai Lalita kakanadan It has been three months since I began living in this neat and tidy room, all by myself, like "Alice in wonderland".

The Nifong Chronicles James Campion In our continuing series on "The Law Is Bullshit", we cast our collective eye on the sad and sordid tale of Michael Nifong, former Durham County District Attorney of North Carolina< Oh Little Town of Bethlehem Keith Rhoades Prior to my departure to Israel, I was cautioned by several people that Bethlehem can at times be a bit on the dangerous side Latin America Report Dean Borok Nobody ever said that transforming this former fiefdom of Standard Oil into a freestanding socialist model economy was going to be easy Why Are We in Iraq? Dean Borok Forty years ago Norman Mailer wrote “Why Are We In Vietnam?” in which he seemed to imply that we had engaged in that war out of a neurotic, predatory god complex.

Burning Man Annie Lalla Burning Man… most have barely heard of it, many are intrigued, few are brave enough to go.   China/Koreatown - Flushing, Queens, Ulle Trautvag I rush to take the #7 subway train in order to make lunch at East Buffet Restaurant in Flushing... Panama Nikolus Cook I had never seen as many whores as in Panama City Valencia – The City That Has It All Alex Valencia gets to be in the circuit of world music, arts and cultural events. Valencia’s is a rich kaleidoscope of styles, spanning 8 Christian centuries of its history. Meet Mr MICE Marwan Asmar Meet Mr MICE, the shaker and maker of business conferencing and events in Jordan.

Scattered Fragments from India Annie Lalla Imagine the diameter at the bottom of a toilet bowl; it was as long as that.  I know because the head touched one side while the tail brushed against the opposite.  He was paddling for his life. JITOA:Travel & Tourism in Jordan Marwan Asmar Business Associations are a new buzzword in Jordan’s corporate world of finance. The Last Days of Goa Tom Thumb Goa has had a strange history, shaped over the ages by various invasions, both military and cultural. A Secret Garden Brent Robillard "Today I will show you my favourite place in all of Paris."

The Joy of Audiobooks Eric D Lehman I always hated the idea of audiobooks. But one summer, I began to explore my local library and found their enormous "audio" section, taking up a whole room. The Rapti River Valley in the Chitiwan Jungle, Nepal… James Randall Johnson I visited one of the seven Maoist camps organized by the United Nations and spread throughout Nepal. This particular camp is deep in the Chitiwan Jungle. The Mouth of Hell Brent Robillard "In case of explosion of rocks, protect yourself under the car" Independence 08 James Campion calls for a big political change Paris Hilton James Campion Paris Hilton is being railroaded. Period. She deserves to be in prison as much we do for putting her there. Muscle Bound: Baseball in a fix Matt Alison Legitimate sport?

On the Road Mike Blake I first spotted him standing behind the store, smoking a cigarette. He had spotted me first, as I quickly made my way to the clothes dumpster, which was overflowing with discarded goods. Mi Conchita Jenny Wright We first encountered the mucky off-white dog hanging around outside a well lit government building, on a Cuban side street. Modern Odysseus Lauren Smith It seems unlikely that many cars would stop for a lanky, 6-foot-4-inch hitchhiker with wavy hair falling past his shoulders and only a backpack to his name. Bubble of my Heart Lalita Kakanadan My Thursdays are colourful… Coz I see you on all Thursdays… Coz I see you only on Thursdays

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Search this site or the web powered by FreeFind   Site search Web search First Contact in India Annie Lalla The keyboard I'm typing on is so old I can barely see the letters a sign reads: "browsing 20 rupees per hour.  No discounting, no bargaining of rates will be allowed. Cozumel, Mexico Dean Borok “Thank God for the Queen of Spain!” exalted the taxi driver as he sped us down the modern autoroute leading to the south of Cozumel Island. After The Winter Mike Blake Clapton singing Have You Ever Loved a Woman in his head, a half pint of cheap vodka in his pocket; it’s all he needs to cap this hot Memorial Day weekend in his home town

Mill of Passing Warmth Lakunle Jaiyesimi As if the body grows to length overnight, I roused myself from sleep one auspicious morn and discovered a startling old image of self before the mirror. Have I slept all my life? The Thief of Bottles Sidi Cherkawi Benzahra Once my father owned an auto-body shop in a wooded area in the district of Agdal, Rabat, Morocco. The shop had two dusty windows and a little light, grayed by this dust Building Block Mark Cunliffe Eddie Cochran once sang of love as being a journey built on ‘Three Steps To Heaven’... Round The Block Mark Cunliffe "Wouldn’t you agree Prof. Block?" How would he know. Guy Block hadn’t been listening. The Perils of Illiteracy Shobha Nagendran The brown cow was either suicidal or grossly illiterate. How else to explain why she did not take heed of the name calligraphically etched upon the granite slab affixed to the gate post? At Gun Point Maryann Webb Natasha Grant swooped into her 1999 Ford Fiesta, slammed the door, and started the engine all in one fluid motion.

Cries And Whispers Directed by Ingmar Bergman Dan Schneider Cries And Whispers, a 1972 film of Ingmar Bergman's, is not the masterpiece that it's claimed to be. Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne) Director: Guillaume Canet Sam North reviews new French movie - an intelligent thriller with some great action and an amazing soundtrack BORDERLINES Creative Writing Anthology by students at the University of Portsmouth - on sale now - print or download

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