Born Spectator

"Das war ein Vorspiel nur, dort wo man Bücher Verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen" (That was but a prelude; where th...

"It's interesting how we use the land, you see", continued Loco, my host at Vilnius who is a seafarer working as a salvage m...

Today, let me start with making a case for potatoes. The beloved staple of my childhood, the humble tuber, the vegetable of euphoria. Bad...

Here is a small exercise: search the Internet for "Prague quotes". Chances are, you will end up with praises of the city from F...

"Viisakas Linn" - Estonian for "Polite City" - is how the Mayor of the town likes to promote Pärnu. And for good reas...

When there are about 5 hours between a sunset and a sunrise, the term 'nightlife' essentially loses its relevance. Thus happens wi...

"Enormous portions" is what got my attention. A cheap-looking food place, not so far from the old town square, ragged looking ...

Trivia: The average life expectancy in India is about 66 years. (Ha!) (Photo Courtesy 96dpi ) While growing up, mostly as a studen...

Both of them knew those two kinds of silences extremely well – over several years of having known each other, they had been through them of...

"Grande pescado!" — he whistles to me, and makes a calling gesture. It's midnight, and we are sitting at the base of the ligh...