Lesson on a sad day Sometimes people ask if or when I get lonely on the road. Since I have been traveling for almost two years, it seems to be fair curiosity. But when I think about it, I realize that it hardly happens. Yes, there were demanding situations where things could have been solved …
Border crossing into Russia Originally I was planning to cross from Estonia to Russia through the Narva border point. But I ended up entering Russia (almost) from Latvia. It was because I realized that I wanted to ‘do justice’ to my experience in Latvia and Estonia, instead of having to rush in those countries. So …
Arrived in Riga, the capital of Latvia. Here up north close to the Baltic sea, it is rainy and it feels like fall, not summer. It is not exciting having to wear a jacket in early August. I’m not sure whether this is typical or unusual for this time of the year. My European chapter …
I’m sure that they do not know about this, but my friend and I actually talked about whether to ask them if they needed someone to take a picture for them on our way to the High Castle. They seemed they needed a photographer and there was no one around then. So it was interesting …
A small time travel in Kyiv In the apartment where I am staying in Kyiv, there is a small playground. Often I see many kids playing there in the evening, probably because it is not too hot and it’s still bright outside (the Sun sets later than 9 pm these days). One day I came …
Moldovan Countryside I’ve been in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau, for almost two weeks. A typical vacation traveler would spend only a couple of days here, but I have been ‘taking it easy’ and getting some work done at my pace. As much as I like the comfortable and modestly urban vibe of Chisinau, I …
with Future Thinkers Podcast team I first learned about Future Thinkers Podcast last year. According to the team, it is ‘a podcast about evolving technology, society, and consciousness’. One evening I was looking for discussions around the future of humanity, as it is my area of interest for future studies, and I ran into their …
Border crossing into Moldova Until the last minute, I was debating whether to enter Moldova or skip the country and enter Ukraine directly. Moldova is arguably the least visited country in Europe and I couldn’t find much information about the price of a vehicle insurance or the overall border crossing procedure. If the cost of …