“José Palacios, his oldest servant, found him floating naked with his eyes open in the purifying waters of his bath and thought he had drowned”. And so begins ‘The General in his Labyrinth, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. First published 1989. Simon Bolívar, a brilliant military tactician who liberated much of the continent of South America from centuries of Spanish rule, died at … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
India – Communities making a Difference
I love the idea of communities – of groups of people who have a common purpose and help themselves by helping the people around them. I love markets, I love events, and I love team work. Lately I’ve been lucky enough to be paid to travel to India for cricket purposes (events) and for a few months each year I’ve been living in Kolkata. For me it is almost the funnest thing … [Read more...]
