Haiku No.6
Look at me always I’m famous, or perhaps not forever etched in stone We started high summer with a blast with three very hot days in Florence. The heatwave continued right until now, with extreme heat, a full work schedule and no end in …
Travelling
A little bit of this, a little bit of that
New Year, New Travel – what will 2018 have in store?
Yeah yeah, typical, writing this thing about travel plans when half the year is almost over. And I have no excuse. Does this happen to you, when your plans, great and totally practicable in January, become a bit woozy in February, then change again later, …
Haiku No. 5
It’s been 5 months since I last posted Haiku, and 1 month since I last posted anything here. I am so sorry! This is not how I planned it. I returned form Armenia and Georgia with a notebook and a card full of pictures. Every …
Our Jet Set Kitty: An International Pet Adoption
Since May 2017, we have a Siamese-mix cat whom we adopted from Spain. Here’s our personal story of our pet adoption/ Why adopt? And why adopt from abroad? Our planet has no shortage of cats. Due to the lax neutering attitude of many people, cats …
Move almost accomplished!
At the beginning of a new year, we expect to be full of plans, energy and perhaps some resolutions how to do better – or maybe have a full list of them? I hope you had a great start to the new year, and that …
Haiku No. 4
Friday is Haiku Day! Yeah, it probably makes no sense whatsoever in Japanese, but it’s kinda fun to stick it into Google Translate. I really wanted something a bit sunnier ‘n funnier but the dark wet weather here in the north, no matter how many …
An Ode to the Atlanta Hotel Bangkok
The Atlanta Hotel in Bangkok is one of the oldest hotels and one of the quirkiest places to stay in this thriving and expanding city. Set deeply back in the 1950’s, lacking the ultramodern comforts that have become standards in city hotels, and applying a …
Haiku No.3
This haiku just came to my mind, literally, while I met with the ladies of our newly founded cat rescue to go through our website, and we talked about countries we had loved to travel in. My friend is saying People smile and dance in …
Haiku No.2 or my Athens Haiku
Late sun in autumn so hot and sparkling at sea shiny ships await you My Athens haiku. What do you think? We visited Athens and Aegina in October 2017, on a fairly short notice trip, mindful of a budget. I love Greece! And this …
Haiku No.1: My first travel haiku
My first travel haiku! I often write haiku, usually when I am slightly bored or distracted… so why not write little travel Haiku? They are fun, short and sweet and I like how effortless they can be written down sometimes, yet at other times, it …
An Ode to Lucy’s, the best restaurant in Hilo (and other money-saving tips for Hawaii)
I wonder whether a post about a single restaurant is ever appropriate. But who cares? This is a fun blog, I write about what I loved, and if I want to swoon over a plate of refried beans, I will. So, here is my honest …
Moving Countries with a Cat the Easy Way
Or: International pet relocation from Britain to the EU! Unlike Holly Golightly, I didn’t plan to leave the cat behind when moving. Moving Countries with a Cat turns out to be less frightening than I though tit would be. I was only moving across the …
R is for Resurrection: I resurrect my blog
After two and a half years, I resurrect thee. Lets see how far we get with this free site and a bit of spare time. Flickr really isn’t so great anymore to share pictures AND stories, and well… I feel like writing a bit every …
Super Greek Salad: bog standard but good
For about twenty years, I have been making this Greek salad, without fail, at least twice a week. First encountered as Шопска салата in Bulgaria, it became a faithful dinner staple and one of the more healthy components of my diet over the years. It’s a …
Super Quinoa Summer Salad with Mirin, Sesame and Nigella
I wanted to open that box of quinoa before it turned bad. And I had bought a rather overpriced quinoa salad from a rather overpriced food store on various occasions, but why not make my own quinoa summer salad? It would make a nice alternative …