‘Amtrak Joe’ will propel America’s trains into the 21st century
by Rashmee
Posted on June 3, 2023
Back in 2021, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg lamented America’s laggardly pace on high-speed rail. …
Read MoreAmerica’s train network is preparing for a high-speed future
by Rashmee
Posted on June 2, 2023
The US train network is preparing for an upgrade with the 2021 infrastructure law earmarking …
Read MoreSouthwest Chief, Texas Eagle, Sunset Limited…American trains are grand
by Rashmee
Posted on June 1, 2023
While on our train trip across the American southwest news came that France was trying …
Read MoreSeasons greetings: It’s always ‘Christmas’ in Santa Fe
by Rashmee
Posted on May 19, 2023
Like most food stories, the one about Santa Fe’s year-round “Christmas” delight is apocryphal. New …
Read MoreIn Santa Fe, ‘Christmas’ means red and green chiles
by Rashmee
Posted on May 18, 2023
Santa Fe, capital of America’s 47th state New Mexico, is the “chile capital of the …
Read MoreFood and nurturing on Taos Pueblo: A photo diary
by Rashmee
Posted on May 16, 2023
Just as for any community, feasting is a serious business for the Taos Pueblo people, …
Read MoreTaos Pueblo’s new church still throbs with old colonial traumas
by Rashmee
Posted on May 15, 2023
In Taos Pueblo, the Unesco World Heritage site that preserves a 1,000-year way of …
Read MoreIn Taos Pueblo, the future fuses with the past
by Rashmee
Posted on May 14, 2023
We visited Taos Pueblo, the Unesco World Heritage site where life is supposed to be …
Read MoreIn Taos Pueblo, 1000-year-old mud houses with propane and mobile wifi
by Rashmee
Posted on May 14, 2023
Visiting the Taos Pueblo takes you back in time. Supposedly a thousand years but certainly …
Read MoreDifferent strokes: The Pueblo peoples of the American southwest
by Rashmee
Posted on May 12, 2023
The so-called Pueblo peoples do share at least a couple of characteristics: Women own all …
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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