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Category Archives: Travel
Terrible Street
No matter how terrible you have been, you can still get a street named after you. At least in Brindisi, Italy.
The End of the Rainbow
Finally I have discovered where the end of the rainbow is: off the coast of Sicily. (Photographed from the roof of my home in Rometta Marea on 16 October 2013.)
My Encounters with Mexican Literature
Carlos Fuentes, the Mexican writer, has the following quote attributed to him: Writing is a struggle against silence. Of his many books, I have only read Aura and I wish he had remained silent. Whenever I visit a country, I try to … Continue reading
An Airport is Born
Mexico City needs a new airport like it needs more people, but somebody managed to convince someone else that they needed to spend $9.15 billion (an amount which will of course double or treble, as with any other public procurement … Continue reading
Sad Things (15) Postcard to myself
Every day, I run down the stairs with excitement to unlock my letterbox with great anticipation, awaiting postcards from around the world. Every day, all I get is another disappointment. I can’t even remember when was the last time that I received … Continue reading
My Trip to Palmyra
So now ISIS have also captured Palmyra, the antique oasis town in the Syrian desert. Another cultural heritage faces destruction. The world community will be more agitated by this than by the civilians killed in Syria every day. Old stones arouse … Continue reading
The coolest visa in my passport
The combination of “Afghanistan” and “tourist” still makes me chuckle. Unfortunately, this was one of those trips that I can’t tell you anything about.
Posted in Afghanistan, Travel
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The safest time to travel to Africa? Marula season!
If you have been putting off your trip to Africa because you are afraid of aggressive and large animals like elephants, lions, gnus, hippos or giraffes running you over, here’s a solution for you: Go in summer when the marula fruit … Continue reading
“Artistic and up to date”
If a company advertises its services and products as “artistic and up to date” but uses the following display to do so, I doubt both parts of the statement. Seen and photographed in Valletta, Malta.
The Happy Hermit 