Remember the Little Black Ball?The one from this story?Go ahead, click the link, the part with the ball is under “Digression”, but if you have the time I encourage you to read the whole story (and the 2 follow-up stories, it was a very long trip).After more than 3 years, in September 2025, the story…

I had to get tested at the airport. The website said it cost 30€ so I gave the lady 40. It turned out they changed it to 15€ for the quick test but the lady took both 20’s and gave me change for 25 in Ariary. At a terrible rate, of course. I protested and…

The plane to Johannesburg was a small one, as you would expect from a budget airline. But it had AC. The airport didn’t so this was a nice change. And I had a window seat so yay. 🙂 Why are clouds white if water is clear? I remember thinking I’d google it when I’m online…

I’m taking you to South Africa.-I will father your children!I never did father her children, but we did go to South Africa. 🙂 The gamble We drove to Zagreb, to the airport, stopping along the way to jump around in the snow like little children. It was February. Getting the visa was a bit of a hassle, we had to…

Let’s see Russia.-What part of it?All of it! Ok, there’s a little poetic exaggeration, you can’t really see all of Russia in one lifetime, let alone one month, but we did see a lot of it. And some extra treats.There was murder and gulags and mountains and rivers and radiation and robbers and monuments and…