Oh, to still have all my hair! Prague ca. 1999 I’m a wee bit scared. Anxiety attacks at night, even. After a few months of daydreaming and mulling things over, a good friend of mine, Mitch, has finally talked me into doing a long-distance hike. He has experience at these […]
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Where I reside at present has a tendency to remain grey, dark and cold for the lengthy winter months, but there is still magic to be found in some hidden nook or cranny down a back alley. This can lead many a soul into the shadow, aching for warmth and […]
In Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz: 27 January 1945 There is no need for the beasts of fantasy or the demons from hell when the horrors of mankind are already beyond comprehension. I resided in Kraków, Poland for nearly seven years before I made an trip […]
Six years ago today, my daughter was born in Kraków, Poland to a tired American father and an even more worn out Polish mother. By standards, it was not a lengthy labour, but, that being said, this little spark of life needed a bit of a prod to make her […]
Growing up in the South can be taxing on the human body when it comes to the heat and humidity. Southern Georgia was bad, but nowhere near as sweltering as the hot, sticky hell of Mississippi in summer, where I had the punishment of spending my high school and short-lived university years. […]
She fascinates me, this Slavic beauty. What draws me into her landlocked embrace? The cities, towns and villages that she adorns like jewellery? The peaks and crevasses of her body, so much more free of the multitude of random, misplaced scars and tattoos that seem to endlessly encompass her northern […]
December of last year brought about a lot of turmoil in my life, and the waves and ripples are still lapping against the shores … but I am not one to dwell on the negative for too long, and I do have to give thanks to the fates when moments […]
Taking a break right now … not really because I want to, but because my head is a bit fuzzy right now. It has been a hell of a year, and loads of changes are in progress. I think all for the better. Back when I can have more clarity.
People are people, lives are lives, and your choices are your own. Live and let live, right? This past weekend in Kraków saw the yearly tolerance march progress through the streets of the city and around the main square of said fair city. Living in Bochnia, I have become oblivious […]
I have to say that even though I was getting a bit worried about crowd turnout for a 9 pm start to the exhibition on Friday, carbon-based lifeforms did eventually fill in the empty spaces of Mała Czarna and the results were more than acceptable. I am truly thankful for […]
Been a while, but it is definitely time to get back into the action … so to speak. Have been planning this photo exhibition for a long time, but the Mała Czarna pub finally got my arse in gear to do what I needed. So, if you are around, drop […]
Welcome the first of the month of April. A new joke begins, hoping the tired and worn jester of the past year has retired his bobbled hat and infuriating sceptre that has been too long spearing me in the side with a blow as fatal as that dealt out to […]
In light of present situations, I feel a bit of a reminder is in order concerning Syria and its people. Many terrible things have gone on throughout history (the Black Plague, the Spanish Inquisition, Germany’s blitzkrieg on Poland, apartheid, the 3rd Matrix film), and, unless the world gets whacked by […]
Let’s talk recipes for a moment. In the 2,500 metre above sea level kitchen of Lalibela, Ethiopia, bring together a generous dash of Orthodox Christianity, mix in a few thousand metres of white, cotton cloth, sprinkle in a bit of day and night chanting and bring to a boil in […]
One may have noticed that I have travelled a smidgeon in the Middle Eastern countries of Syria, Jordan and Egypt over the course of the last few years, and politically mapped boundaries (set out by the English and French ages back without consideration to history or cultural traditions) must be […]
OK … the title is groaner, but what the hell, right? On this fine day, dear travellers and readers of blogs, I would like to draw your attention to my cosy home-away-from-home in Olomouc, Czech Republic … the “Poet’s Corner Hostel”. Yes folks, for a few days out of the […]