Traveler's Bookcase

By Larry Nodarse

I’m 41-years-old. It has taken me a long time to visit San Francisco. Well, I’m in San Francisco right now as I type. I’m here for the first time. A nice, 10-day vacation in San Fran.  San Francisco, we finally meet.

It had become a running joke with some of my friends, the fact [...]

By Larry Nodarse

Cuban Independence Day is May 20th. It’s a weird thing to think of, Cuba having an Independence Day, because really, the independent Cuba went from U.S. occupation, to the Magoon governorship, to the Machado dictatorship, to the Batista dictatorship, and finally, to the most durable dictatorship of the 20th century: Castro Bros., Inc.

But [...]

By Larry Nodarse

The night before last, I met a guy named Frank. Nice guy. Originally from Fresno CA, he’s been living for a long time here, in Hollywood CA, where he recently bought a condo. Smart guy. Successful. He works “in Finance”, whatever that means.

When Frank found out that I had moved here from New [...]

By Larry Nodarse

I did it. I didn’t really want to, but I did it. I saw the movie Angels and Demons. I was disappointed in the Da Vinci Code, yet I wanted to see Angels and Demons , because I knew that it was filmed on location in Rome. ROME. ROMA.

My adoration for it was [...]

By Larry Nodarse

I love to travel. Really. I mean really really really. To me, there is nothing more important. Well, okay, there’s breathing, sleeping, eating and drinking. And sex. But really, besides all those necessary-to-survive things, travel is #1 for me. It’s even more important to me than love. I mean, if I had to [...]