Like its title, this is a small book - just 81 pages - and it became my first read of the year. Written by Jamaica Kincaid, an Antiguan-born author, it explores life on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Intriguing and exotic, right? But before I dive into the book’s content, I should mention two important details I hadn’t noticed when I bought it, which makes the book even more special. First of all, it is signed by the author! How often does that happen? The book has been sta

This year I visited a Christmas Market in Lana - a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy. Lana is located near Merano and is known for its agricultural surroundings and small-town character. The Christmas market offered decorated stalls, warm food, hot drinks, and a variety of sweets, which are typical features of Christmas markets in South Tyrol. What was special though, was a postcard stand, where everyone could send a custom-made Christmas postcard for free! I took the

Lavis is a small town in Trentino in the northern Italy, about 9 km north of Trento. It has the population of about 9,000 people and an area of 12.4 square kilometres. It has two train stations: one is on the main Trenitalia Verona-Bolzano/Bozen train line, the other is a local Trentino Trasporti Trento-Mal é line. Although the town has two train stations, it is anything but easy to reach. The Trenitalia station is located quite far from the town and seems to be not accessib

The book tells a story of how the author successfully read one book from each country in a year - 196 books in total. The first edition...

Veronafil is a biannual exhibition dedicated to philately, numismatics, postcards, phonecards, small antiques, prints, old books, and military collectibles. It is organized by the Associazione Filatelica Numismatica Scaligera and takes place every May and November at the Verona Exhibition Centre (Veronafiere). From May 22nd to 24th, the 140th edition of Veronafil took place, and on Saturday, May 24th, a Postcrossing Meetup was held as part of the event. I have been doing Pos

Naturns, Naturno in Italian, is a municipality in South Tyrol, located about 40 km northwest of its capital Bolzano. Its population is...

The Brenner Base Tunnel is a flat railway tunnel that streches between Fortezza in Italy and Innsbruck in Austria. It has been under...

Heathrow Terminal 4 is a London underground tube station on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line, located in Travelcard zone 6. The...

Heathrow Terminal 5 is a London underground tube station located in Travelcard zone 6. It is a terminus station of the Piccadilly line...

Last Sunday was one of those days when I wanted to be around books. As libraries are usually closed on Sunday, I decided to visit the...

This post is more about pictures than words. So you will find a lot of photos but not so much description. I have been living in Tbilisi,...

I decided to tell about my visit to Istanbul in the form of a diary - it is a new format for me, but I will try my best. January 23, 2022...