‘Better weight than wisdom a traveller cannot carry.’ Hávamál, the Sayings of the Vikings It took seven minutes to glide down 120m into the depths of the volcano’s crater. Thrihnukagigur … Continue reading #10 Iceland: Into the centre of the earth
‘Better weight than wisdom a traveller cannot carry.’ Hávamál, the Sayings of the Vikings It took seven minutes to glide down 120m into the depths of the volcano’s crater. Thrihnukagigur … Continue reading #10 Iceland: Into the centre of the earth
“We don’t know where we come from. From the moment we are born, we have to struggle to survive, and when we die, it’s all over. We never know where … Continue reading #9 Thailand: Same same, but different
One can find time for everything if one is never in a hurry. Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita On my first night in Kiev it pelted noisily with rain … Continue reading #8 Ukraine: Church hopping in Kiev
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust France for me has long been synonymous with Paris, perhaps my favourite … Continue reading #7 France: Food, fizz, chateaux and a certain je ne sais quoi