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
Tag: Travel
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
Luxury Airlines, Funny Shoe Laces And Constitutions
Going for broke. Travel broke. Just one more trip. Trip to take me away. Away from what? Xmas? Responsibility? Btw, this is the first time I'll be without my better-half on Xmas since she took me in and became my better half twelve years ago. And I'm sad about that. But when families are stretched … Continue reading Luxury Airlines, Funny Shoe Laces And Constitutions
Who Said It Better
Adieu! Adieu! Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Doodle Of A Dream
Had a dream the other night. I think. Even though I can't draw worth a hoot, my best shot at an image of the dream is above. This dream started in the middle of a journey that begins at a red x (bottom left corner of the page). I think the journey was to the Red Sea … Continue reading Doodle Of A Dream
Deep In Me
Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science And What The Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves, by James Nestor At first it was difficult for me to share the astonishment and shock James Nestor expresses upon his initialisation to the world of freediving. I've been a fan and admirer of it for years. Ever since I was a kid I … Continue reading Deep In Me
Tommi's Dive Log
I'm a reef diver. They say reef divers are wussies. I'm also worst-writer. We know what matters more, eh worst-reader? Yet the waters are murky either way. Or are the waters full of spawn? Spawning is clouding my visibility. Can that be? I saw so many little fishies the other day that I thought the … Continue reading Tommi's Dive Log
The Doctor Is Not In
According to a few outspoken voices, it's been a slow month in Curacao. Can't say I'm disappointed. The fewer the merry-er, worst-writer always says. And as others say: good things come to an end. After ten days of too much sun and lots of scuba and no crowds, the hammer hits. We had two dives … Continue reading The Doctor Is Not In
Klein Curacao And The Sirens
Klein Curacao. A small uninhabitable island south of Curacao. I've heard several stories about this island. At one point the Germans tried to occupy it but found it too uninhabitable and abandoned it. It was also supposed to be a quarantine island for the slaves that got sick during transport to the new world. And then … Continue reading Klein Curacao And The Sirens
The Teuton's Recipe
Visit winding down. Leave tomorrow on latenight flight. First time departing my beloved former home at 20:30 hours. So. With that in mind. Let me try to summarize this visit. I'm confused more than ever about being an expat, visiting (former) home. Even though I've seen mother several times since August 2014 and death of … Continue reading The Teuton's Recipe
