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Locked in a Cambodian Hotel Room

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”

Cloudy Days in Switzerland

Switzerland is a place that I have returned to many times, but each return seems to be spaced more years apart from the last. Landing in Switzerland this time, after more than ten years since my last visit, I feel a bit nostalgic for those things that are Switzerland to me. Not mountains or chocolates,Continue reading “Cloudy Days in Switzerland”

Cyclones and Electrical Storms on the Mediterranean

I heard a wailing in the distance as I switched off the patio lights for the night. The lights in the sky were off as well as cloud cover left the town in darkness. The sea was black and calm and there was an eerie stillness in the air, a sense that something was notContinue reading “Cyclones and Electrical Storms on the Mediterranean”