I am in Croatia at the moment, staying at a campsite near Rovinj.
I thought I would send a few impressions. Not a big story this time, just some photos from the campsite and from the town. Rovinj is a beautiful place, with narrow streets, old houses, the sea, boats, and many small corners to discover.
Sometimes pictures say enough. So here are a few moments from my days here.
Potatoes in Seoul. By the time the recording light blinks on, Frank has already climbed a mountain, nearly melted his lips on ceremonial tea, and discovered that even in one of the world’s most connected cities, you can feel strangely disconnected. He’s in Seoul, South Korea, sitting at a borrowed desk in the apartment of…
Birthdays, Easter, family lunches, a garden waiting for potatoes, a bicycle ride long enough to feel in the legs the next day — this was the kind of spring she had been moving through. Not dramatic, not grand, just full. Full in that very particular way life becomes full when every day seems to ask…
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Cleebourg. The autumn sun, the colourful leaves and the sheer beauty of nature was too tempting to ingnore.
The Amazing Chronicles of planning a Vacation It all begins with a single sentence: “Let’s go on vacation.” My first thought is “Yes!” And then we start looking at dates. We have to do some planning around work and responsibilities and then my son’s school terms too. I check with a contact of mine for…
When people hear the word Grünkohlwanderung, they often think first about the food. Or maybe about the drinking. But for me it is much more than that. It is walking, it is eating, it is laughing, it is standing in cold wind with red ears and warm hands around a little glass hanging on a…
When the Mayor announced, with great dignity, that his bushy tail would be on the back as well, nobody in the video call was prepared for what would follow. In English, it sounded innocent. Woodland. Squirrel. Possibly festive. In German, however, Schwanz—tail—has… range. And thus began Martin’s January mission to Edinburgh. Operation: Angel Fish The…
