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My perfect city, or An Ode to Copenhagen

  • on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

I have lived in eight different cities to date. Since leaving my native Riga (Latvia) six years ago, I have studied and worked in Kalmar (Sweden), Washington, DC (US), Helsinki...

ANJCI ALL OVER | Visiting the Faroe Islands Europe's Best Kept Secret

Visiting the Faroe Islands: Europe’s best-kept secret

  • on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Take Ireland’s intense green pastures, sheep and stone Celtic walls segmenting the hills. Add Norway’s fjords, Viking mood and modern architecture. Slowly mix in Iceland’s secludedness, fishing tradition and language...

Whaling on the Faroe Islands

  • on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Before reporting on my recent trip to the Faroe Islands, I could not help commenting on the infamous “dolphin slaughter” frequently associated with the archipelago. Some of you may have...

Time zone hopping. GMT+3: Tbilisi

  • on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

(Continued from “GMT+2: Istanbul”) After a 2-hour flight, I was finally reaching Tbilisi. Passport control officers and taxi drivers alike greeted our large delegation in English – and switched to...

Time zone hopping. GMT+2: Istanbul

  • on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

(Continued from “GMT+1: Florence and Bologna”) The economy flight with Turkish Airlines could compete with business arrangements of many other airlines. A handed out menu was followed by a hot...

Time zone hopping. GMT+1: Florence

  • on Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Day 1: Travel from London For my trip to Florence, Italy, I decided to come unprepared. Hundreds of books have been written about this city, and going through them seemed...

I am 27

  • on Monday, July 19th, 2010

On this day 10 years ago, I turned 17. I was spending a few days in Edinburgh, Scotland, back then. Calum and Liz bought me a mini cake from Boots....

Summer in Greece IV: Amorgos and Astypalea

  • on Monday, July 19th, 2010

(Continued from Part III) Day 8: Final day on Amorgos: Tholaria, beach experiments and midnight sailing Saturday was my last day on Amorgos, and I was going to take it...

Summer in Greece III. Donoussa and Amorgos

  • on Friday, July 16th, 2010

(Continued from Part II) Day 6: Day trip to Donoussa, or Express Skopelitis revisited It was 6am on Thursday, and my alarm (or rather, my blackberry) was playing that familiar...



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