JIM HAMILL
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TRAVEL  INSPIRED WRITING

Nothing more than thoughts on subject matters confronted during traveling. The major limitation and caveat of this writing is that limited time in a country and exposure to a subject matter may lead to an inappropriate conclusion to may analysis.  My personal information is limited to my experiences which from a scientific method would not qualify as an adequate sample selection process much less something that could be extrapolated across an entire population.  Therefore I've tried to not frame my thoughts in a right or wrong context but merely as new thought or talking point. To the extent possible I've tried to supplement my thoughts with additional research and referencing, however, I am far from an expert. 

Most of these links are place holders - stories that I've tried to write every day for the past five years. Eventually.

LOS ANGELES:  STARS AND EVERYONE ELSE
Rewards in a world with decreasing accountability and responsibility.
ACCOUNTABILITY
BUENOS AIRES: EXPECTATIONS
The gap between expectations and reality and the filters applied.
expectations
TORRES DEL PAINE:  THERE'S ONLY ONE ABSOLUTE
An intimidating mountain.
absolute
EASTER ISLAND:  CONSUMPTIONISM
An example showcases effects of over consumption.
consumptionism
MONTEVIDEO:  CHOICE
"A Choice is Always Yours"
choice
UAE: EXTERNAL FACTORS
Serendipity and the role in success.
serendipity
CALCUTTA:  SLUMS AND TIGERS
Live in a slum...or next to man eating tigers?
urbanization
VARANASI:  FINDING RELIGION
Inspiration at Hindu's holiest site.
religion
MCLEOD GANJ:  HAPPINESS
Maintaining balance in your life.
HAPPINESS
AGRA:  TOUT'S AND TOURIST PRICING
$1 here, $2 there - does it really add up?
corruption
DELHI:  TOURIST VS. TRAVELER
Ending the debate.
SINGAPORE:  PRAGMATIST'S PARADISE
Lee Kuan Yew created a model society based upon pragmatic policies.
PRAGMATISM
MYANMAR:  DIMINISHING CULTURE
Does visiting a place ruin the very reason you visit?
CULTURE
THAILAND:  LGBT
Same same but different.
lgbt
THAILAND:  TIGER KINGDOM
I'm not sure how I feel about this one.
TOURISM
LAOS:  HEALTHCARE
An hour in the ER for only $17.
healthcare
LAOS:  WAR CRIMES
You think Bush, Obama, and Trump are bad?
WAR CRIMES
CAMBODIA: FOREIGN POLICY
The arbitrary process in which winners and losers are selected.
FOREIGN POLICY
NEPAL: FREE MARKET ECONOMICS
The Free Market is not "Free".  
FREE MARKET
NFL: FREE MARKET ECONOMICS
Those huge salaries...they're not market driven
NFL: FREE MARKET
HONG KONG:  DEMOCRACY
What do you really want out of your government?
DEMOCRACY
  • Lifetime Travels
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      • Indian Sub-Continent >
        • Bangladesh
        • India
        • Maldives
        • Nepal
        • Sri Lanka
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        • Cambodia
        • Indonesia
        • Laos
        • Malaysia
        • Myanmar
        • Philippines
        • Singapore
        • Thailand
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        • Bosnia and Herzegovina
        • Bulgaria
        • Croatia
        • Moldova
        • Montenegro
        • Romania
        • Serbia
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