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• 17 Moments of Spring

  

  KindleThere are so many TV series out there, one can’t watch them all; not even just the ‘best’ ones (supposing ‘best’ makes any sense when it comes to tastes). Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Winter in Finland

  KindleAfter a last tantrum of unusual warm days for the season, this long autumn, child of burnt hydrocarbons, has finally given free entry to winter. Bright... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Very Same Münchhausen

  

  KindleThis Russian version of the renowned Munchhausen adventures is, by far, the best of them all, both in print and on stage — though perhaps ‘the best’... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Konttori

  KindleKonttori was the most celebrated nightclub in town,‭ ‬though certainly not the best, and definitely overpriced:‭ ‬its long admission queue led the... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

  

  KindleTranscending any genre cage, Moskva slezam ne verit is probably the first Soviet movie I see that does not end tragically. But it is not the less ‘Russian... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Return to Nowhere

  

  KindleBéhasque, Sauveterre de Béarn, Jaureguia… The prehistorical nuances and mountain echoes of these place names sound quite familiar to me: this is the Frenc... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Dawns Here Are Quiet

  

  KindleI’m a devotee of Russian cinema because it almost never disappoints me, and takes in fact a pre-eminent place in my all-times favourites. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Heart of Gascony

  

  KindleFrance is getting better and leaving me openmouthed. If I liked it before, now I’m fascinated. Who would tell? All my life disliking it and it turns out t... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Where Do I Belong?

  

  KindleOctober twelfth, anniversary of the discovery of America, Hispanic World day for us Spaniards, much to the displeasure of our American cousins, always... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Piece of Paradise

  

  KindleWooden floored and paper-thin walled, every step in the noisy and expensive hotel at Le Veurdre could be heard as well as my neighbours partying last... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Lights and Shadows of France

  

  KindleToday, October tenth, two of my siblings will be celebrating their birthdays two thousand kilometres southwest of here. To that course, the weather... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Hundred Rooms and a Dinner

  

  KindleI open my eyes. Like every morning, it takes me a few moments to realize where I am. Which room is this? How many I’ve slept in along this journey? And... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Paths on the Air

  

  KindleAfter spending a week with a friend recharging my batteries in Bamberg, I feel lazy to take the road again, I confess. But this is the beginning of the... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Cosmic Connection

  KindleDedicated to AndradaIt was years before my natural curiosity and my studies took me to tread the paths of science; before I had any interest in... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Happenstances to Change Lives

  

  KindleNaumburg, Nietzsche’s hometownOne hundred and seventy years after Nietzsche was born, Rosaura and me arrive to Naumburg (in the German state of... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Traveller’s Autumn

  

  KindleTwo days after autumn equinox; twelve hours between sunrise and sunset; fourteen hours of daylight, and dwindling. Temperatures around fifteen Celsius. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• When the Poles Took Over

  

  KindleIt is said that, when the Polish came to Landsberg for repopulating the town, they found the empty dwellings as had been left by the germans when hastily... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Szeroka Droga

  

  KindleFarewell, Torun, my old friend; good bye to you. I carry on riding miles on Rosaura’s wheels, heading for Germany.Polish plains, autumn fieldsToday,... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Hotel Przystanek

  

  KindleI leave Piecki behind on a fine motorcycle morning, cool and sunny, riding along a road with curves and hills (much to be desired in this rather flat... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Kapliczki and the Tannemberg Memorial

  

  KindleThe Freelander stops by a kapliczkaMiddle of September 2014. It’s about time to pay a little homage to the kapliczki, humble crosses or chapels scattered... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2016 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL