I've been in my beloved & missed #Americant during the worst pandemic in a hundred years for a week now. I received my first covid shot within hours of arriving. Should be getting second shot within the next three weeks. I consider being able to fly here and get vaccinated an awesome privilege--and for that … Continue reading The Not So Grand Intervention
Tag: Travel
Safe than sorry with good views
I can feel it dear worst-reader. The contempt. The disdain. The disrespect. It's everywhere here, don't you know. Of course, what better place to actually see the origin of it all--the all that is contempt, disdain, etc., than to be in the lower canal bowels of the bellied beast that is my beloved & missed … Continue reading Safe than sorry with good views
Pfizer, jet-lag and no pictures
My scheduled appointment was at 10am. I arrived at the vaccination centre and 9:56am. Although traffic cones by the thousands were prestigiously aligned, most certainly capable of guiding hundreds if not thousands of cars, there was no vaccinations being given in cars. In fact, the only cars there were those parked at reserved spaces. So … Continue reading Pfizer, jet-lag and no pictures
Doozy flight if it weren’t for the mask thingy
Have to admit something, dear worst-reader. I was a bit nervous about my first flight in so long. And then there's that silly (sarcasm) COVID thingy. Of course, after getting tested negative, the only thing left was to actually get through with it. Yeah, it's worst-true. I thought once or thrice about cancelling the whole … Continue reading Doozy flight if it weren’t for the mask thingy
Such and odd view
Mega empty terminal. Or did I just snap the picture at the right moment of terminal emptiness? #Nomatter. As usual I’m an early bird kinda traveler. Since this is my first flight in 1.5yrs and there’s all these extra precautions and protocols to confuse me and and and… say, how is it that this world … Continue reading Such and odd view
Well, that’s a good sign
My first COVID negative test And with this I can board an airplane that will most definitely be pointed in the direction of my beloved & missed United Mistakes. And so it shall be… in a few hours. Rant on. -T
The first batch of stuff
It's the first time, since I can remember, dear worst-reader, that I've gone more than a year without visiting the country where I was reared, raised, braised and ruined. But that's what love is all about, eh? #Nomatter. On this quest to find the home that I will have to (eventually) leave again, here's a … Continue reading The first batch of stuff
Preparation has begun, baby
Well, there you have it. After a year and a half of quarantine and only touching my direct family in the confines of two households, it’s my first PCR test. Reason? Not what you think. Instead. Worst-Writer is flying home on Sunday—to enter a third household—and like anyone else flying I have to be negative. … Continue reading Preparation has begun, baby
Tourist Advice From A Croatian Olive Grower
Pics: Passed a rock that looked like it had a blood stain and I was riding around without a helmet Three rusted wheelbarrows Charger GX Touring in front of a Croatian village sign The fifth largest Roman Colosseum in the world is in Pula James Joyce was here! Although unable to snap a few pictures … Continue reading Tourist Advice From A Croatian Olive Grower
Speeders Beware
I should consider myself lucky, I guess. I mean, if the Croatian police officer with the fine penmanship could read my mind about what I was thinking at the moment I received my first speeding ticket in this really, really, beautiful, picturesque country, I'd be in jail right now. But I kept my cool. I … Continue reading Speeders Beware
First Time In Croatia
Although there are lots of Das Volk out there that don't mind long car drives, I ain't one of them. So. On our way to Istria, Croatia, for a bit of R&R we stopped for two nights in Salzburg. Perhaps more on Salzburg later. Exhausted from the drive from Salzburg to Istria, we eventually found our … Continue reading First Time In Croatia
Paris Pic 2018
Dabbling in smartphone photography. Have no idear what I'm doing. Yet every once-a-once I nail it. Well, almost nail it. Street art from Spring 2018 Paris visit. -Rant on T
#UnitedAirlines In Your Monopolies @ 30k Feet Below Laughter Of Automaton Galore Bigly Greatness
Hilarryus, dear worst-reader. Seriously. I'm laughing my ass off right now at #United Airlines gettin' in the newz. Of course, it need not be mentioned that more than ten or so years ago, I also got booted from a United flight. The good newz is I didn't actually get booted like this guy did. No. … Continue reading #UnitedAirlines In Your Monopolies @ 30k Feet Below Laughter Of Automaton Galore Bigly Greatness
Twenty Bucks To Fly Across The Atlantic And Other Industry Antics Indicative Of How We Are So Thoroughly Screwed
No reason to be shocked. This flight, technically, I guess, has a "price" of "20.00 €". And why shouldn't it? Talk about a bargain. But then again, I did fly once across the Atlantic about thirty years ago--and for the life of me I can't remember the name of the airline--that costs somewhere around a … Continue reading Twenty Bucks To Fly Across The Atlantic And Other Industry Antics Indicative Of How We Are So Thoroughly Screwed
Passage To India: Tea, Panama, Missing Rain And Tech
Never thought I'd say this. But I miss the rain. Don't get me wrong. I don't miss it much. But I haven't seen cloudy skies since leaving good 'ol Germania just over a month ago. Wait. Scratch that. Just writing about rain reminds me of how much I hate Germania weather. The sky there is … Continue reading Passage To India: Tea, Panama, Missing Rain And Tech
Passage To India, Legal, House Hunting And Cat5 Ethernet
The first week in India has been a challenge. Not sure I can communicate it fully in this status update. But have no fear, worst-writer will try. Big day today. Started very early where we had to go to immigration authorities to get legal docs regarding our visa. After about two hours of sitting around … Continue reading Passage To India, Legal, House Hunting And Cat5 Ethernet
Tale Of Two Killers Or Movies To Kill Time, Tears and Flugangst
The only thing I could think about during recent FRA > BLR flight was my little dog in his crate attached to a palette. I could see him from the lounge where I tried to drink my sorrows away with free bier, wine and nuts. Just before we boarded I could also see the ground … Continue reading Tale Of Two Killers Or Movies To Kill Time, Tears and Flugangst
Passage To India Update. Finding Love Of Bureaucracy. Jitters.
Last Wednesday Moving company arrives to begin packing. They're an hour and half late. I order them sandwich rolls from local bakery and also get them some Cola. After a few hours of boxing, rolling glasses, listening to the screams of packing tape, I surprise them with an offer to buy lunch at a Greek … Continue reading Passage To India Update. Finding Love Of Bureaucracy. Jitters.
Awash In Ethernet Jacks, Dübels And Bad Jokes
The movers finished yesterday around 17:00. Paperwork followed and I eventually signed. My wife asked that I double check the list of packed stuff before signing it so I did that first. Of the hundreds of items listed on about six sheets of paper I only took notice of whether or not my office equipment, especially my Mac, … Continue reading Awash In Ethernet Jacks, Dübels And Bad Jokes
Useless Eater From 30k Feet First Class Adoring The View Of #Trump2016 Rampage On…
As I've worst-said before, #americant doesn't deserve #Trump2016 but it has earned it/him. With that in mind, dear worst-reader, I really enjoyed reading the news this morn about the Bush family dropping out of the 2016 race. For that I'm forever grateful to The Donald. And here's my (ir)rational as to why I'm grateful. As … Continue reading Useless Eater From 30k Feet First Class Adoring The View Of #Trump2016 Rampage On…
What Will Be Missed: Brötchen Not Bureaucracy
Actually I prefer Mehrkornbrötchen but every once-a-once I splurge and have a (regular) Brötchen smeared with a minimal amount of Nutella. Minimal! The splurging on my diet, though, will change soon because in India there is no Brötchen. I'm sure there's plenty of Nutella. (Aghast! Short pause.) Oh. And. No! Bread Rolls are not a substitute for Brötchen. Remember: what … Continue reading What Will Be Missed: Brötchen Not Bureaucracy
Contradictions In The Skies Of Greed
Can't believe what I heard this morn while listening to a BBC News podcast. Get this, dear worst-reader. The "news" is promoting the idear that airlines might have to raise ticket fares on account of climate change. Climate change is gonna mean they have to fly longer and burn more fuel to get through the/our dirty atmosphere. I … Continue reading Contradictions In The Skies Of Greed
Last Coffee Bean Bag Is A Telescope On Our Passage To India
Saw something strange this morning after what might be the last coffee bean bag I empty in #eurowasteland for the next few years. The count down has begun. 10. 9. 8... We're at around 7 at this point. The moving company is chosen. Vaccinations have been given. Dog paperwork fulfilling bureaucracies almost done. Our passports are at … Continue reading Last Coffee Bean Bag Is A Telescope On Our Passage To India
In Praise Of Dr. Capital And His Ism
Disclaimer: Names and some of the issues discussed but not places referred to have been changed in this blogpost to protect the innocent. §I told him right before we exited the plane at the terminal in PHL that I found our open and at times heavy inflight conversation fascinating. And then I thanked him with as … Continue reading In Praise Of Dr. Capital And His Ism
In The Land Of Jack And The Bean Counter
Depending on circumstance, I can get away with wifi usage on my phone when I enter the US. On the drive from PHL to Eastern Shore MD there are a few places one can stop to get a cup of earl grey, yawn from the transatlantic flight and check messages. And since the powers that … Continue reading In The Land Of Jack And The Bean Counter
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