We kind of ran out of places to travel. With a three-month limit in the Schengen zone, our only options seemed to be to go back to somewhere we have already been during this pandemic. But also, the days in Greece were getting cooler and shorter and my only item of cold-weather clothing was aContinue reading “Locked in a Cambodian Hotel Room”
Category Archives: Covid-19
A Nuclear Bunker Hideout and $10000 Vaccine
Two sets of heavy steel enforced concrete doors closed off the tunnel descending into the bunker. The kids and I leaned back and put some muscle into pulling the inner door. It creaked slowly shut. Air raid sirens blared and the lights went out as the walls seemed to shutter with explosions on the surface.Continue reading “A Nuclear Bunker Hideout and $10000 Vaccine”
The Stegosaurus and Covid-01
Hidden among Cambodia’s ancient temples is an 800-year old carving of what is assumed to be a stegosaurus, a dinosaur that went extinct 150 million years ago. Rather, the carving depicts an even more obscure creature, the elusive pangolin, a scale covered ant eater that can be found in the jungles of Cambodia. This creatureContinue reading “The Stegosaurus and Covid-01”
Winter Wonderland
When we left the United States a bit over four months ago, I imagined we would be skiing somewhere in Europe in December. In fact, one of the suitcases that we have been lugging around is full of nothing but heavy winter clothes, gloves, ski pants and jackets. I never imagined that December would beContinue reading “Winter Wonderland”
Eternal Flames of the Chimera
I can’t tell if Turkey is an amazing place to be at this moment in time or not. Unlike Albania and Serbia, pandemic rules here are quite restrictive. There is a curfew in place and a complete ban on dining at restaurants. On the other hand, the sky is sunny, the sea is warm andContinue reading “Eternal Flames of the Chimera”
Thankful for Turkey
A couple of weeks ago we were planning to fly to Slovenia, where we would spend the Thanksgiving holiday and from there go on to Italy where we would be for Christmas and beyond. However, after a surge in Covid-19 infections and tightening restrictions in these two countries I changed our flight at the lastContinue reading “Thankful for Turkey”
The Coronavirus Prophecy
Twenty years ago a fortune teller in Cambodia read my palm and told me that I would die when I’m forty. I don’t believe that nonsense, but I recently turned the prophesied age and, walking home from a bakery in Belgrade a couple days ago with a birthday cake for my daughter, the coronavirus nearlyContinue reading “The Coronavirus Prophecy”
Three Hundred Years of Quarantine
Social distancing along the border market is enforced by two rows of palisades separating buyer from seller. Money is disinfected in vinegar and guards patrol in order to observe that no physical contact take place. This is the scene at the Sava River as described by the famous Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen in hisContinue reading “Three Hundred Years of Quarantine”
Update: Police and Masks in Albania
I stopped wearing a face mask or even carrying one with me. For the past couple of months, my mask was the snorkel mask I wore almost everyday while exploring the fascinating underwater scenery on Albania’s Ionian coast. Until yesterday, I almost forgot about the pandemic completely. My family and I left the United StatesContinue reading “Update: Police and Masks in Albania”
The Kingdom of Isolation
Are the police friend or foe? The answer to this really depends on who you are and where you are. If you are a foreigner in Cambodia, the police are about as friendly as leeches. They will do anything to suck your wallet dry. In Jordan, on the other hand, they will go out ofContinue reading “The Kingdom of Isolation”
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