Archivo de la categoría: Travel

(en) Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.- Maya Angelou
(es) Tal vez viajar no puede impedir el fanatismo, pero al demostrar que todos los pueblos pueden llorar, reír, comer, preocuparse y morir, se puede inferir la idea de que si tratamos de entender al otro, incluso podamos llegar a ser amigos. – Maya Angelou

un gato escocés – (es)

A mi gato le gusta el té. Me lo traje de la tierra donde Braveheart restableció las credenciales anti-inglesas entre los millones de ignorantes que aprenden historia en la televisión. Escocia. Si le gustara la sardana, vendría de Cataluña. Por … Seguir leyendo

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¿para qué? – (es)

Alcanzado por un sutil sentimiento de perdición, le doy vueltas al futuro, donde no veo nada, nada. No tengo intenciones, ni nociones, ni aspiraciones, y, lo que es peor, no tengo ambición. Un desganado «¿para qué?» forma un muro de … Seguir leyendo

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nature and civilization – (video) (en)

In the middle of Nature your dreams emerge, and then, with a dry mouth, you emerge from your dreams, and the battle is waged. The body, tired, and the mind, disgusted, thirsty enough to continue with the spectacle of the … Seguir leyendo

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around from above – (video) (en)

To live for the hope of something isn’t really living at all, and so, while Chinese checkers is indeed a fine pastime, a person may also play dominoes, chess, strip poker, tiddlywinks, drop-the-soap or Russian roulette with his brain, and … Seguir leyendo

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amplitude | new zealand (video) (en)

“There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” – Jack Kerouac. Enter full screen “Time-lapse, a reminder that we are on a massive, moving orb and definitely not the most important thing even in … Seguir leyendo

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scotch meltdown – (en)

One of the last times I was in a dive, in the harbor district, it was pouring. Sharp steely arrows gushed all over an agonizing lead sea, which massive chest barely encouraged. I remember it well, because out of my … Seguir leyendo

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a taste of heaven – (video) (en)

Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part… Enter full screen Honest to goodness it’s the absolute ultimate! Respect to Eric Sterman! . A taste of Heaven – … Seguir leyendo

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freedom – (en)

Time was set in motion. His parents decided, when their child will come, it should be a free child. Their child came. They offered him their world. Time passed on. And because he was raised in a Catholic culture he … Seguir leyendo

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bus stop – (en)

There was a young woman whose path often crossed with mine at the bus stop while we were waiting. She was sweet and soft-spoken, and she never failed to greet me. Sometimes we talked about the weather, when days were … Seguir leyendo

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love in the time of war – (en)

Sometimes writing is painful. It is when you gather in tranquility emotions you thought long forgotten, when you astonished realize your skin has been toughened, but is not tough enough yet, when you observe it lined with cracks and scars … Seguir leyendo

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be my valentines – (en)

In the days leading up to Valentine’s Day, all the females I know in the alley and the surrounding neighborhood had been reminding me of the impending event. “You will bring me chocolates, yes?” As with Tet lucky money, they … Seguir leyendo

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i’m a writer (not really) – (en)

As a young adolescent, I wished to be a writer because writers seemed glamorous and sensual –I am smiling an adopted-orphan smile as I write this. Writers lounged around places with colorful names, as Chiang Mai and Rangoon, inhaling opium … Seguir leyendo

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the world, according to casciari (re-re) – (en)

I’m out on vacation for the next couple of weeks, without internet, mobile, or underpants … Probably I’ll miss you a little … but I have neither time nor inclination to write a new post at the height of my … Seguir leyendo

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madagascar – (en)

This post is a tribute to a place that has been a highlight of my life as a traveler. The idea comes after checking the world visitor’s map on this blog, in which, amazingly -for me, nobody from this country … Seguir leyendo

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the african fuckshion – (en)

I found myself -your conspicuous mandatary- at the mercy of an hospital in Monrovia waiting for treatment of a middle area infection produced by small arachnids like ticks, but smaller. This condition has the distinction of bringing the patient to … Seguir leyendo

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elements: earth – (video) (en/es)

Earth, Air, Ether as the quintessence, Fire, and Water. (Best viewed 1080 HD) Tierra, Aire, Éter como quintaesencia, Fuego, y Agua. (Mejor visto en 1080 HD) . Elements: Earth – Dugutigui (Video sequences by Tanguy Louvigny & Royalty free music … Seguir leyendo

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elements: fire – (video) (en/es)

Earth, Air, Ether as the quintessence, Fire, and Water. (Best viewed 1080 HD) Tierra, Aire, Éter como quintaesencia, Fuego, y Agua. (Mejor visto en 1080 HD) . Elements: Fire – Dugutigui (Royalty free music from – http://www.danosongs.com)

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elements: air – (video) (en/es)

Earth, Air, Ether as the quintessence, Fire, and Water. (Best viewed 1080 HD) Tierra, Aire, Éter como quintaesencia, Fuego, y Agua. (Mejor visto en 1080 HD) . Elements: Air – Dugutigui (Royalty free music from – http://www.danosongs.com)

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the eternal fall – (video) (en/es)

The best part of my Christmas trip (with my two daughters): Iguassu (Best viewed 1080 HD) La mejor parte de mi viaje de Navidad (con mis dos hijas): Iguazú (Mejor visto en 1080 HD) . The eternal fall – Dugutigui

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xmas card – (en/es)

Christmas, a few years ago. I was sitting in front of Bobby in a boozer in Rio de Janeiro, nonjudgmental at the way he was slurping the chicken –his teeth had crumbled long ago, perhaps due to his proficiency to … Seguir leyendo

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