As Port au Prince chokes on dust & fumes, a prescription from Bogota
by Rashmee
Posted on March 7, 2014
What makes a city a great place to live? The commute, property prices or good …
Read MoreMisery, yes. Miserable people, no. Might Port au Prince be a happy city?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 6, 2014
Happy city. I thought about the title of Charles Montgomery’s book this carnival week, when …
Read MoreSphagetti and meatballs: In praise of an endangered culinary cliche
by Rashmee
Posted on March 2, 2014
The restaurant scene in Port au Prince has as much variety as it can bear …
Read MorePort au Prince is too modish by far in its fashionable disdain for roads
by Rashmee
Posted on March 1, 2014
Roads, says Aaron M. Renn, a blogger who should know, “are clearly out of …
Read MoreRoads and road rage in Port au Prince: Frankly, there’s not much of either
by Rashmee
Posted on February 28, 2014
Roads remain something of a preoccupation for anyone who lives in Port au Prince. Consider …
Read MorePort au Prince: Bad roads, worse driving,appalling arrogant UN vehicles
by Rashmee
Posted on February 27, 2014
Yesterday, we drove to the supermarket near our house and unusually, were back home in …
Read MoreIs the El Rancho hotel a sign Port au Prince has had a chance to recover?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 26, 2014
I thought of the bleak Lonely Planet description of Port au Prince back from just …
Read MoreIf it’s mere colour that’s the criteria for a vibrant city, try Port au Prince, Haiti
by Rashmee
Posted on February 24, 2014
This is a simply magical list of the 10 most vibrant, most colourful cities in …
Read MoreLife and work in Port au Prince: Where do you go when you have to go?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 23, 2014
News that New York City is soon to have luxury restrooms – pricey, but potty …
Read MoreLessons from Rome for Haiti’s President: Port au Prince brand could be key
by Rashmee
Posted on February 22, 2014
Haiti’s President Michel Martelly is in Rome, fulfilling God’s will that he participate in a …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK