This book is about people and places Varied and memorable experiences of encounters with diverse nations and nationals find their place in this work. This is the chronicle of people and events in different lands, far and near, but more than a traveler's journal. It relates and analyzes my experiences in many countries including Bangladesh, the USA, the UK, Germany, the erstwhile Soviet Union, Austria, Jamaica, Thailand and Saudi Arabia. The times spanned extend from the late 60's to the late 90's. Time and place blend in a moving mosaic.