“If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.” Henry David Thoreau I am waiting for Dubai to compensate me for its disappointment.
Departures – Budapest
“What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?” Soren Kierkegaard I wake up and my brain is disheveled. I am struggling to focus on the simplest of tasks. Shell gets me sorted and we head to Zërgë Coffeeshop for breakfast. Not a single cloud in the sky, a…
Back to Budapest
“You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.” Saul Bellow We are up early and I make breakfast. I use all of the truffle butter in the eggs. Pack and leave. A six hour drive to Budapest. “There was nothing to talk about anymore. The…
Last Night in Grožnjan
“I was trying to feel some kind of good-bye. I mean I’ve left schools and places I didn’t even know I was leaving them. I hate that. I don’t care if it’s a sad good-bye or a bad good-bye, but when I leave a place I like to know I’m leaving it. If you don’t…
Lazy Days
“Instead of expecting all and being lowered into despair each time I get less, I expect nothing now and, occasionally, I get a little, and am more than a little happy.” Susan Sontag Sleep in. When there is no need to wake up, your body takes as much sleep as it needs. Breakfast at 11.00…
Home to Grožnjan
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Lao Tzu Back to Boogie Lab for breakfast. We have slept in. By the time we finish breakfast, it is time to leave for Grožnjan. We take a slow drive to Grožnjan, and Shell detours to Benvenuti Winery. I have…
Back to the River
“Year after year he wondered if he should go back and year after year felt it all recede from him past hope, past endeavour . . . He could not find his way back there.” Iris Murdoch A good night’s sleep. We shower and take a slow walk to Boogie Lab. This has been our…
Zagreb Diversion
“Knowing others is intelligence;knowing yourself is true wisdom.Mastering others is strength;mastering yourself is true power.” Lao Tzu Another 11 hour sleep. We lay in bed. Watching the footy and reading. Today, we leave for Zagreb—a couple of days in the city. I always like Zagreb. After we finished our ride, we stayed in a tiny…
Time is Standing Still
“Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.” Kurt Vonnegut Another 10 hour sleep. I wake up slowly, then lay and doze. This is the way. Time has slowed. Everything lasts longer with nothing to do. Another winery today, Fakin Wines. First, breakfast. Eggs and truffles on sour dough….