Letters from Somewhere No.054
I prefer to be where there are no people. Like in this little church. A brick building. The norm, not an exception. A heavy door made of dark wood, behind which silence lives. So unusual for a…
Letters from Somewhere No.053
The rain follows us. It follows us for months, always with us. But before the rain comes the heat. And it is merciless. The air is so thick and heavy that you could cut it with a knife. There's no…
Letters from Somewhere No.052
As a child, I always looked forward to going on vacation, because that meant we went to Croatia and I could be with my grandparents the whole time. Vacation was always just the time that meant coming…
Letters from Somewhere No.051
We are in one place and yet we have to be in the next. Always a step or two ahead. This makes it difficult to engage with the place we are in. And then there's the time and energy I have to organize…
Letters from Somewhere No.050
A deer emerges from the small wood, less than 50 meters away. It freezes in the meadow for a few heartbeats before darting off, vanishing behind the house at the end of the narrow path. Moments…
Letters from Somewhere No.049
This is over, forever. That's the overwhelming conclusion after four weeks in Jablonec . It was the first accommodation we stayed in for a second time. It looks like it will be the last time. The…
Letters from Somewhere No.048
We stumble forward and sometimes over the small or large stones of our origins. Falling and getting up again. Wiping the dust and moving on. We look back and curse what we see or ignore it with an…
Letters from Somewhere No.047
The weather remains changeable. A front with cool temperatures and rain. Sometimes a short thunderstorm or a heavy shower. Then, out of nowhere, the temperature rises to summery heights. That's when…
Letters from Somewhere No.046
Thunderstorm, then rain. I am surprised to see a thunderstorm in the morning. It follows a hot night, during which a cool breeze kept blowing across my skin. An expected pleasant cooling. Then…
Letters from Somewhere No.045
So if you have a choice, travel with more time than money. You’ll be richer. - Kevin Kelly The most beautiful places are parks, some of which we visit. As soon as the weather permits and we have the…