(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) I’d bet in a big amount that you don’t taste very often the soup of the holy spirit. Well, neither do I. But in the big-fat-easter-fuss I had a chance to try it. I am not religious (I have my own eccentric ideas of our world) and […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) ‘Because it’s there.’ said Edmund Hillary when he was asked why he had climbed Mount Everest. I could provide you with a similar answer for the question why I climbed Mount Pico. Although it’s significance in the history of mankind is obviously indifferent, it’s outstanding for me […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) The Azores. This name still sounds exotic enough to my ears (and the Portuguese name even more, the Açores), although I have had enough time to get used to this. A couple of times, day by day, I pronounce it just for myself, when I simply love […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) Boa sorte. Good luck. I think this is exactly what led me here, to a tiny little island in middle of the Atlantic, Faial. Faial is one of the nine islands of the Azores, an exotic archipelago with an exotic name. And how I ended up here […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) Reg:They’ve bled us white, the bastards. They’ve taken everything we had, not just from us, from our fathers and from our fathers’ fathers. Stan:And from our fathers’ fathers’ fathers. Reg:Yes. Stan:And from our fathers’ fathers’ fathers’ fathers. Reg:All right, Stan. Don’t labour the point. And what have […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) Flying to the island of Madeira is a quite unique experience, and not just because you have to cross half of the Atlantic ocean, but also because the airport is a bit tricky. I really don’t want to spoil it, so I just tell you, it was […]
Listen to the music while reading blog post. Madeira. The name of the island means wood in Portuguese language. And this is not a coincidence, as the island was totally covered with forest when it was discovered. I certainly not visited this island when it was discovered, therefore I found there quite a lot of […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) – Girls, what are you going to eat this evening – Well, probably nothing. – I am going to cook, you are supposed to wash the plates. Deal? And of course, it is a deal, because Andreia is an excellent cook. But wait, before continuing, I have […]
(Listen to the music while reading blogpost.) The place where I volunteer is a colourful guesthouse with all the good vibes and a remarkable atmosphere. Its name is Maktub, which means something like destiny, or things are already written and everything should be as it is. It is situated in a small village with just […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) ‘Excuse me, sir, would you mind helping me find my pants in the bush?’ I don’t know about you, but in my life this is not a usual fist sentence in an introductory situation. Life can not be predicted, though, and sometimes we just introduce ourselves for […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) My attitude regarding travelling has changed a lot for the last years because of different experiences. I used to be an employee with just a couple of days for going to holiday, so my original style of travel was the usual let’s-go-somewhere-and-see-as-many-sights-as-we-can-just-to-return-home-more-tired-than-before-holiday. Then my life changed fundamentally […]
(Listen to the music while reading blog post.) On the tiny island of Madeira it starts raining exactly 36 times a day (at least in November). If nights count as well, you can add an extra 15 times. They say that between June and October there is absolutely no rain, so I have the strange […]