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Tag Archives: Cars
Car Cemeteries
Given how dearly many people love their cars, I am surprised they deposit them so carelessly instead of granting them a proper burial, maybe in the family mausoleum. That one person in Calgary put their old car in a hospice-like … Continue reading
Venta Micena – Day 29/30
When the owners of the house travel by plane, on their yacht or with one of their many other cars, the house sitter often gets to use a car, or at least a bicycle. In a remote area like this … Continue reading
Posted in Andalusia, Photography, Spain, Travel
Tagged Cars, housesitting, Venta Micena
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Big Dreams
Zur deutschen Fassung dieser Geschichte. I went on a date, which was of course a mistake. As we were cruising in her Volkswagen Golf, stopping at green lights and crossing red ones, she asked a straightforward question: “So, what do … Continue reading
Still Life with a BMW
(Photographed in Tbilisi, Georgia.)
What’s the priority, car or house?
You can either have a big car and a live in a run-down house or stick to the old car and live in a mansion. As you know, I have neither and travel the world instead. (Photos taken in Tbilisi, … Continue reading
Posted in Azerbaijan, Economics, Georgia, Life, Photography, Travel
Tagged Cars, Ganja, Tbilisi
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Three Generations of Transport
(photographed in Messina, Sicily, Italy in October 2013)
The Lazy People of Malta
In the most complete study yet of physical activity, covering 122 countries, the people of Malta turned out to be the laziest people in the world. 72% of Maltese don’t get enough exercise, for which they would only need to … Continue reading
Dakar Rally in Argentina and Bolivia
My timing could be better: Just as I have moved to Bolivia to find some peace and quiet, the Dakar Rally thunders and roars past. The famous desert race, which has removed Paris from its name, still calls itself the … Continue reading
This is a Green Car
This car carries the plants around to offset the carbon dioxide that it produces. (discovered and photographed at Europos Parkas in Lithuania)
The Happy Hermit 