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Real Name: marie-aude
Lives In: Madrid, ES
Birth Date: May 29, 1951
Member Since: Apr 21, 2000
Last Login: Apr 10, 2008   11:28 UTC
Member's Time: Jul 23, 2008   16:08 CEST
VT Rank: 1669
Deals Rank: Unranked
Travel Interests: Historical Trip, Art, Museum, Other Arts and Culture, Architecture



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by gandara - last update: Mar 15, 2007

always travelling
Hors du soleil, des baisers et des parfums sauvages, tout nous parait futile. Albert Camus

Except for the sun, kisses and the sweet smell of nature, everything seemed insignificant.
Thx to Demonia for the translation

I miss everyday my friends from all over the world : Carolyn, Neena, Rifat, Raheela, Mimi, Madhu, Jaya, Marie-Angeles, Ece, Nandita, Emine, Marine, Meyzi, Kiki, Jameene, Edda, Heather, Sarah, Christiane, Sally, Violet, Lali, Abba, Jackie, Kiran, Asha, Sunita, Irene, Maria, Najoie, Oytun, Rekha, Hayat, Marika, Tazmeen, Ylva, Annie, Nuriye, Sevgi, Claude, Brigitte, Selmin, Beate, Ornella, Jenny, Gerda, Samia, Cezva, and so many more!
with my children in Petra, Jordan

I feel home in :

Dacca, Bangladesh (1974-1976, I love the people)
Karachi, Pakistan (1976-1978, so interesting)
Lagos, Nigeria (1978-1982, actually, I did not like it so much)
Mumbai, India (1982-1985, my favorite)
Barcelona, Spain (1985-1988, a pleasure)
Kathmandu, Nepal (1988-1991, what an experience)
Muscat, Oman (1991-1994, nature!!!)
Paris, France (1994-1998, I rediscovered my hometown)
Beirut, Lebanon (1998-1999, a lot to say)
Istanbul, Turkey (1999-2003, the best!)
Montevideo, Uruguay (Nov2003-May 2004)
Next?............Madrid! Madrid! Madrid! from the 4th of July! let us see!
nature

A poem - Pablo Neruda

Muere lentamente quien no viaja, quien no lee, quien no oye musica, quien no encuentra gracia en su mismo. Muere lentamente quien destruye su amor propio, quien no se deja ayudar.
Muere lentamente quien se transforma en esclavo del habito, repitiendo todos los dias los mismos trayectos, quien no cambia de marca, no arriesga vestir un color nuevo y no le habla a quien no conoce.
Muere lentamente quien hace de la television su guru. Muere lentamente quien evita una pasion, quien prefiere el negro sobre blanco y los puntos sobre las "ies" a un remolino de emociones, justamente las que rescatan el brillo de los ojos, sonrisas de los bostezos, corazones a los tropiezos y sentimientos
Muere lentamente quien no voltea la mesa cuando esta infeliz en el trabajo, quien no arriesga lo cierto por lo incierto para ir detras de un sueno, quien no se permite por lo menos una vez en la vida, huir de los consejos sensatos.
Muere lentamente, quien pasa los dias quejandose de su mala suerte o de la lluvia incesante. Muere lentamente, quien abandonando un proyecto antes de iniciarlo, no preguntando de un asunto que desconoce o no respondiendo cuando le indagan sobre algo que sabe.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it solely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one corner of the earth all one's lifetime." -- Mark Twain
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadow shall spring,
Renewed be the sword that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.--
Bilbo Baggins, in The Lord of the Rings

Comments for gandara
Etoile2B Thu May 29, 2008 17:15 UTC
 Happy Birthday from sunny California! Here's to many more wonderful years!
MalenaN Thu May 29, 2008 15:30 UTC
 Happ Birthday Marie-Aude! I wish you a wonderful day!
cpiers47 Thu May 29, 2008 14:46 UTC
 Happy birthday! Best wishes for a great day!
olja1234 Thu May 29, 2008 14:34 UTC
 Happy Birthday to you, Marie-Aude. Have a wonderful day!
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