6. Main Blog Category for Years of Pilgrimage / Años de Peregrinaje
Am I a Brazil lover? An objective look at the story of my life would produce deeper ties to three other countries. Why am I not writing about them instead of lavishing so much attention on Brazil? The answer is multifaceted. I did write extensively about rural Northumberland while I […]
The state of Amazonas, in particular its capital, Manaus, has exerted a magnetic attraction on me since well before the start of my Brazilian wanderings. I may have written the same thing before about a different place, possibly in connection with Bahia. If so, it would be only right to […]
I have not allotted instalments to destinations that, worthy as they were, did not give me anything to write about. Maceió was one of them. Natal was another. The latter made its mark only in retrospect, as I later came to find some aspects of it mirrored in my next […]
La Paz, La Paz…where do you start with La Paz? And, more to the point, where do you end? The seat of the Bolivian government – as opposed to the capital, status retained by the august Sucre – is the city of my youth, the place where I knocked on […]
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 a car from the official taxi rank. The driver’s advance […]
It was Sunday. Although it was still early on that October evening of 2020 and the days were beginning to lengthen, darkness had already fallen over Porto Alegre. My taxi driver looked irretrievably weary of life, but halfway through the ride he demanded to know my nationality. I obliged, adding […]
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 […]
[Originally published in Diary of Exile] 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. […]
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.