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Why I never get a second date
Sitting by the river, the girl moves a bit closer to me as she begins to speak: “Oh Andreas, isn’t this the most beautiful sunset? I am so glad we came here to enjoy this moment together.” We both continue to stare … Continue reading
Top 10 Ethical Travel Destinations? I doubt that.
I don’t know why people need lists with suggestions for travel destinations. Do people really sit at home without any idea and wait for “the top 10 travel destinations in 2015”, “the most underrated travel destinations this year” and “the … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Lithuania, Philosophy, Politics, Travel
Tagged Earth Island Institute, Human Rights, Statistics
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Not even a Factory can destroy this View
After yesterday’s sunset photos, many will have thought: “Well, lucky him caught a beautiful evening and now he pretends that it looks like that every night.” Thus I took some photos today, noticing that if the sky is in the right … Continue reading
Going West
17 July 2014. In the Albanian port city of Vlora (in which Albanian is merely a geographical description because Vlora is such a typical Mediterranean tourism and port city that it might as well be in Italy or in Turkey) I … Continue reading
Today’s Sunrise
This blog is very heavy on photos of sunsets. The reason is not that I have anything against sunrises, but that I am usually not yet fully awake when they happen. Because I had been sick for the last couple … Continue reading
Lipari – Day 2
(This is the sequel to Lipary – Day 1.) While I am studying the bus timetable which is posted in the window of the bus company’s office in Lipari in order to plan my day, a friendly and helpful bus … Continue reading
Lipari – Day 1
Lipari, Salina, Vulcano, Alicudi, Filicudi, Panarea. Don’t worry if you can’t immediately pin down these names on a map. Until two months ago, I couldn’t either. Then I moved to Sicily. If I add the name of the seventh and … Continue reading
Clouds are not necessarily bad
… at least not if you are a photographer. (Photos taken in Rometta Marea in Sicily on 16 October 2013.)
Storm & Sea
When I was a child, I used to run outside and play when it was stormy and rainy. I loved thunderstorms and fierce winds. The worse, the better. Later, as a young adult, when it stormed and rained, I was … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Italy, Life, Philosophy, Photography, Sicily, Travel
Tagged Human Rights, refugees
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Where the **** is Spring?
It’s April. It’s Easter. Spring should have begun 10 days ago. But this morning, the view from my window looked like this: Vilnius looked like this: And because the Easter bunny had frozen to death, we had to make our own … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 