Footnotes in cities, travel, and departure

The writer takes us on a journey that starts from old Dubai and the streets of "Al Freej", where she grew up with her grandmother's stories, to the airports of the world's capitals. The writer moves between the lines with the grace of someone accustomed to moving under different skies, and you discover - as a reader - that you see the city from a different angle and with another eye, even if you are... From its people; When you open the sky of Cairo, you read about the streets you walk through every day, but you do not pay attention to its beauties, as the author talks about them. From Cairo, Beirut and memories of Kuwait, to Prague, Munich and Brussels, the gondolas of Venice at sunset and love stories in Verona, the history of Istanbul and the heat of the air in Bangkok. Facts you will only know by traveling; Cities do not compliment their lovers, nor pay attention to your mood, but they teach you wisdom. Does travel or climate change us, do cities have memory or smell? Questions and answers that will not come to your mind unless you are looking out the plane window.

عائشة سلطان: إعلامية وناقدة إماراتية. تولت القسم الثقافي بصحيفة البيان كما ترأست إدارة البرامج السياسية بتلفزيون دبي. تكتب عمودًا يوميًّا في صحيفة البيان منذ أكثر من 20 عامًا. عضو في لجان تحكيم جوائز أدبية وصحفية عديدة كالجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية (البوكر) وجائزة الصحافة العربية. عضو مجلس إدارة ندوة الثقافة والعلوم ونائب رئيس اتحاد كتاب وأدباء الإمارات. صدر لها: "أبجديات" و"شتاء الحكايات في مديح الذاكرة".