Category Archives: National Parks

Postcard From Australia

Posted on 11/27/2023 by Jorge Medico

My sabbatical flew by all too quickly, so I can now resume posting on this block. Many of my regulars have already received an email copy of this post. For those of you who haven’t, and have time to read … Continue reading →

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Postcard from Canada

Posted on 09/24/2022 by Jorge Medico

To experience how the pebble of ordinary life could be transformed into a jewel through the magic eyes of travel, we have once again taken to the road along the Canadian Rockies. It’s been three years since we had been … Continue reading →

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The Fly

Posted on 09/19/2022 by Jorge Medico

I’ve been on the road, so today’s Poem of the Week is making a late appearance. Mea culpa! It’s a short piece by one of my favorites, Ogden Nash. I was recently in Glacier National Park. Prior to getting there, … Continue reading →

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The Travel Bug

Posted on 07/11/2020 by Jorge Medico

Maybe it’s my ancestral gypsy blood. Perhaps, it’s my natural curiosity about people and places different from mine. Whatever the reason, I love to travel, and have been fortunate enough to see many parts of our globe over the course … Continue reading →

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Southeast Asia – Chapter 6

Posted on 07/05/2020 by Jorge Medico

My work week in Solo rapidly became an established routine of bedside rounds in the morning, followed by lunch, then didactic sessions in the afternoon, using the slide sets of medical topics I brought with me from the States. I … Continue reading →

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Smoky Mountain Memories

Posted on 05/20/2020 by Jorge Medico

I had just finished my junior year in high school, and my family was getting ready for our annual summer holiday. I recently described our now established tradition of spending this time in a cabin by a lake in neighboring … Continue reading →

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