The Voice Box

Visiting Trinidad Just returned from what can be termed as a short family visit to Trinidad. This time, the target was my dear mother, who is well past her eightieth birthday, and could do with a little cheering up. I travelled to the island via New York, deciding to take a couple days to look around that great city before heading to my final destination. It did not go all smoothly, American Airline cancelling the second leg of my journey at the last minute, all part of their routine checking of the functionality of their aircraft. Luckily, I was able to get on to a later flight which got me to Piarco International Airport by half past ten that evening. Since I was born on the island, these visits allows me a comparative look at life and people, and especially those who belong to my extended family. After arrival, I was promptly collected my younger sister and we headed for home in Tacarigua which was a short distance from the airport. In less than half an hour we were there. This make

Dallas Texas After years of passing through Dallas Fort Worth, on my way to various parts of the United States, I decided to spend a few nights in the area. Soon afterwards, I was able to make sense of the DFW, and realise that Dallas and Fort Worth were separate entities, miles away from each other. I never made it to Fort Worth, but I did visit Dallas, and managed to get a a feel for the area. Outside the airport where I stayed at a Ramada Hotel, I was surprised by the arid and sparse vegetation in an unusually flat terrain. Even in downtown Dallas, this arid feel continued. Yet there was no mistaking the skyscrapers effect downtown, even though there was an empty feel as I walked through the town, and seeing few crowded areas. Most people appear to live in the suburbs. It was difficult in a short time to make sense of it all. One thing was very noticeable; there was a lot of room in the city. Maybe people are somewhat accurate when they say everything is bigger and better in Texas.