It’s not the first time that I am lured into some godforsaken place in search… Read the postTen and More Ways to Fight Boredom
(Kaffeverket, Stockholm, Sweden (a photo by Huseyin Aysan) Italy is one of my favorite countries… Read the postFour Reasons I Prefer a Swedish Coffeehouse to an Italian One
Ochre colored hills rise on both sides of the valley. Behind them, white-capped peaks build… Read the postThe Himalaya
A train speeds through nine thousand kilometers of snow, pine, and withered grass. Rooks, houses,… Read the postNights of Siberia
(Kiev, Ukraine (2014), a photo by Huseyin Aysan) Every city has its flavor, but I… Read the postGood-bye, Kiev!
(A tree penjing (“tray scenery”) in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (2009) I have a friend in… Read the postOn Roots and Plants
Moving houses one more time. This time, it is Serbia that I’m leaving. I’ve spent… Read the postGood-bye, Belgrade!