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A surreal school reunion
... course, such incidents are extremely unlikely – so unlikely that it’s practically absurd to even consider them as possible – but they are nonetheless part of geographical imaginations that structure one’s perception of the world and how to get through it safely.
Even after only a few months on the road, looking into the mirror I ssee a skinny face, tanned not by a sunny beach but by hard labour; I see rough, calloused hands, chapped lips, and ...
Vendettas, She-Males, and a Very Strange Dowry
... to their credit to bno one ever succeeded in getting them to be fully "housebroken". In a part of the world where probably nearly all of the borders are disputed, everybody seems to recognize where their land stops and Albania's land starts. Call them the crazy neighbors of the Balkans if your neighbors happen to be the Hatfields and McCoys.
One of the interesting things about traveling in the Balkans is trying to sort out who hates who. There's no ...
Brought to you by Lipitor
I guess any place you go takes a little getting used to before you really start to dig it. Or maybe not. Vegas is a quick starter and a lot of fun out of the gate, but after a couple days I'm bidding that place a much needed adieu and wondering how/why anyone could/would live there. Eastern Europe is a slow starter, but a trip through the region does gather its own momentum. I've gotten over the fact that it will never be the balls-to-wall, ...
Kosovan Town Fair
We rose early on the Thursday and caught the 9am bus to Pristine, the capital city of Kosovo. The ride was only about 2 hours long, and we slept for most of it as we were a bit wrecked. For the times I was awake, I was rewarded with some really haunting views. Kosovo itself is a rather flat land, surrounded by mountains as I recall from the guide book. The land was a sort of dark green colour, though not from lush pastures as Kosovo is a very hot place in ...
Tom gets the chop
One word moves: It's not often that I tear up looking at some giant letters outside a shopping mall. The power of that one small (big) word though is quite hard to explain when you're in the midst of something exciting happening around you. Prishtina is a wonderful, eclectic and fun filled city ripe for the exploring.
Old school in a new town: Today, after much (gentle) prompting, Tom had his haircut. We ...


