Archive for May, 2006

Good Morning Tokyo

© Anne Holmes
Ohayo, Nippon. You are the favored contender in the competition with India for the country with the most contradictions. Your taxis have doors that open automatically, your toilets wash and dry your parts, your 7 elevens sell iPods, and your cars talk, but I can’t find an ATM that takes my cash card, […]

Postcard from the Deep Blue

© Anne Holmes
Would you believe me if I told you I’ve been living on a tiny island inhabited by animist sea gypsies, that is surrounded by some of the most pristine waters in the world, that not only are inhabited by pirates, yes, pirates, but also boast the greatest variety of corals, and teem with […]