6. Main Blog Category for Years of Pilgrimage / Años de Peregrinaje
My first impression was not the most auspicious. After a gruelling journey I wanted arrival to be hassle-free, so, rather than deal with Uber meeting places – a nightmare at some airports – I chose the more expensive option of an official car from the official taxi rank. The driver’s […]
The airport reminded me of similar ones in any middle-sized European city, although it has the peculiarity, found also elsewhere in Brazil, that to retrieve your baggage you have to go through the departures hall. There is a moment’s confusion when the dazed arriving passenger is uncertain where to go, […]
February 2019 I will be reviewing the Belgrade Inn separately for an external website. Suffice it to say here that the hotel is a little jewel. They do get pretty much everything right; there is no doubt that I will go back there. As with most jewels, there may be […]
This diary begins in Belgrade on 14 February 2019. I am here on a mixed errand; for others as well as for myself. To some extent it is also thanks to others. Thank heaven there are people who remain steadfast, and who wish me well. Tonight I am in the […]
This blog consists of loose fragments from a travelogue that may be published in book form one day. Meanwhile, I am sharing them here selectively and not necessarily in chronological order.