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Soviet Yerevan: time travelling in Armenia

Posted on 23 April 2018 by in Armenia, No more, Quirky corners

As I’m finalising this post, Yerevan has become a happening place. The prime minister just resigned a few hours ago, after several days of protests. According to my blogger friend Megan, who is there just now, the whole city is a party. The police, military, and everyone is partying.  Now, with Yerevan firmly on your radar, […]

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Berlin, I love you still

Posted on 21 October 2012 by in From the heart, Germany, Idle musings, No more, Travel through time

In 1983, Berlin was still marked by war, but a grand city still. Today, it’s even grander. And where Rome has beauty and chaos, Berlin has beauty and order.

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No more: The natural bridge of Aruba

Posted on 5 February 2012 by in Aruba, Islands, No more

The natural bridge, the square 50 cent coin, the windblown Divi Divi trees pointing to the southwest… in Aruba, you always know directions.

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Rubber stamp – East Berlin and the DDR

Posted on 17 June 2010 by in Europe, Germany, No more, Quirky corners, Travel through time

When Georgia at GingerBeirut invited us Lonely Planet bloggers to submit a rubber stamp post to the fourth Blogsherpa carnival, I took a while deciding which bureaucratic experience to share. I’ve had a few memorable ones, but which one to choose? Crossing into that peculiar non-state Transdniestr (surprisingly easy)? Being refused entry into Guinea Bissau […]

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On passport stamps of yesteryear: DDR, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia

Posted on 14 July 2009 by in Idle musings, No more, Travel through time

The Schengen Agreement, while convenient, means I no longer get passport stamps in most of Europe. Do you remember the days of the DDR?

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