Jurnal de expat

A inceput de mult anul asta. Primavara. Practic toamna s-a mai intins pana prin ianuarie, februarie fara sa stam o zi cu nasurile inghetate sau cu manusile pe care sa se faca turturi de la atatia bulgari. N-am putut aduna materie prima nici macar pentru un catel de zapada, daramite pentru un om. Nu ca simt nevoia sa curat masina de zapada in timp ce dardai de zor pe langa ea, dar iarna are farmecul ei. Ma gandesc la farmecul unui foc in soba, al unui cozonac cald, al scartaitului de zapada sub picioare, al uni vin fiert cu scortisoara. La bucuriile astea de adult de oras, caci pe cele de copil le-am pierdut pe drum. Mi-e dor de entuziasmul inocent al unei coborari cu sania de pe Grui. Si de obrajii care se incingeau la rosu dupa o zi intreaga la contruit cazemate... Totusi imi pare ca anotimpul preferat se schimba si pe masura ce imbatranim vrem mai multa caldura, mai mult soare. Avem primavara deci, cu 20 de grade pe sfasit de martie si pomi in floare. Cu aparatul in mana am fac...

Sardinian recipe Perfect to recharge your batteries depleted after a long cold winter and many many hours in the office. rent a car, you won’t get anywhere without it. rent a small Italian car – streets are narrow. Eat a lot of ice cream. in Olbia. visit La Maddalena islands – white sand and green water the type of which I’ve seen only in Playa del Carmen. find a good Italian restaurant and eat everything on the menu – not all at once, although you could. add water and sand. in your sandals. sleep after lunch. sleep on the beach. watch the clouds. take pictures....... Thank you Dario for the tips   relaxare   pufos   Eagle's Nest Sitting atop of a mountain at the border between Germany and Austria, Eagle's Nest or Kehlsteinhaus is the birthday present Adolf received from his personal assistant. You may have seen it on Band of Brothers and I had a chance to visit it this summer. It’s difficult to reach ...

Ma saturasem de norii cu dinti lungi si reci ce imi reduceau entuziasmul la o liniuta aproape in fiecare dimineata de iarna. Vroiam sa simt soarele cum imi mangaie parul proaspat tuns la periuta si ma face sa strang din ochi cand e prea puterninc incat se adancesc ridurile de expresie. Am procedat, desigur, la o cautare temeinica si amanuntita a destinatiilor care sa fie calde, nici prea departe, nici foarte scumpe si cu toate serviciile incluse cat sa nu-mi bat capul unde mananc in fiecare zi la pranz. Asa am ajuns la Maroc, in Agadir dupa ce rand pe rand am renuntat la Teneriffe, Cap Vert si Cipru (slava Domnului ca n-am dat curs ideii). Hotelul, Tafoukt, a facut exact ce a promis - e pe plaja, curat, mancare buna si in topul preferintelor la belgieni (dupa cum prezenta brosura Thomas Cook). Asta mai de pe urma a insemnat ca destinatia e foarte populara si pentru ce americanii numesc white trash in varianta belgiana– madame pe la 50 de ani, prea sarace pentru operatii e...

Costa Rica paints the most striking picture with paradise like nature parks compensated, actually over compensated by poverty ridden cities, where people literally hide behind fences. Every building, store, house is protected by a fence with crushed glass on top , barbwire, electrified fence or sometimes all of the above. I haven’t seen any tar pits or moats with crocodiles, but then again I didn’t venture myself beyond the gates. Our guide tried to reassure us that the architecture was part of the local culture, but walking the streets of San Jose made crossing Ferentari at night (those who don’t know this part of Bucharest should try it) like kids play. Is that kind of watch your back sensation that you get from the first day and follows your everywhere there is people around. Breaking into the vault of the FED must have been less troublesome than the procedure we had to go through when we decided to go inside an electronics store to ask for a memory card adaptor. First...