It started raining heavily in Istanbul in the morning we left (it rained in the previous day as well), so we headed directly towards the airport, accompanied for a while by our host Ercan. It turned out that it was worth it to carry with me the “LOST hoodie” (received 2 years ago when working […]
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Istanbul is a city of contrasts, placed on two continents, with an European side and an Asian side divided by the Bosporus strait. We enjoyed the European side for its many tourist attractions, interesting mosques, architecture and easy to navigate streets. As for the Asian side, we appreciated it for the nice narrow streets and […]
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Merhaba dear readers. I am writing this first post from the trip – while in the bus towards Turkey; but, by the time you’ll read it, we would have already reached Istanbul and posted it successfully. Right now we’re in Bulgaria, probably 70 km away from Veliko Tarnovo, which we briefly saw almost an hour […]
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On Friday we’ll embark on our first long term travel: a one month pilgrimage in the Middle East. Below is a rough route that may suffer significant changes, as we prefer to be flexible and avoid imposing a strict plan to follow. We’ll simply go with the wind 🙂 , relying mostly on advices from […]
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Have you ever wondered where time – our most precious resource – flies away during a lifetime? Below are some rough statistics for routine activities taking place in an average human lifespan: – sleeping ~ around 20 years; – working ~ 9 years; – TV ~ 5 to 10 years; – internet ~ 5 years; […]
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There are many ways to introduce this kind of topic.. I’m going for a leap of faith and choose the worst one: I’m not the best person to talk about this subject, because I still have a lot to learn and a long way to master it. This was also the main reason I postponed […]
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We’re staying 10 minutes away from this amazing place: The bad part is that we’ve just discovered it entirely, although we’ve been living in this area for about 6 months.. We should definitely go out more often 🙂 This place is great for relaxing after a hard day at work. One evening, on the way […]
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First, inspiration and creativity sources..in a few words (I wasn’t trying to be ironic with “a few words”, the post just got a lot bigger than initially intended). hmm.. I wanted to start with something smart and comprehensive, like a “theory of everything” 🙂 , but then I realized it’s gonna be hard and it’s […]
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Wallpapers with quotes from books recently read (some I’ve instantly understood, with some I’m already experimenting, and others are yet to be fully discovered): Business 2.0 principles (An interesting point of view about the “New Economy” – written in 1998!)Matter. (It matters less.)Space. (Distance has vanished.)Time. (It is collapsing.)People. (They’re the crown jewels.)Growth. (It’s accelerated […]
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“We have nothing to fear, but fear itself” (presumably written by Napoleon Hill for Franklin D. Roosevelt)It was a perfect timing yesterday, when I got the chance to hear this quote and also test it.I was on my way to the dentist, after two years pause since the last visit. Needless to say I was […]