1001 Albums #33

The Bossa Nova craze was fueled in the States in 1962 when the album Jazz Samba by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd was released. Getz toured Brazil in 1961 and brought back the “new trend” or “new wave” of jazz and samba fusion. If you do not like samba, jazz, or the horns, then I […]

Scenes From The French Quarter And Beyond

The French Quarter is the hotspot of New Orleans. Bourbon Street bustles with natives and tourists until the early morning hours, seven days a week and 365 days a year. On the morning i visited New Orleans, Bourbon Street looked like a ghost town, even the mime (see photo on Flickr) commented on the lack […]

Scenes Of The French Quarter Part 1

My sister and i went to the French Quarter in New Orleans. It is a great place to visit, especially if you are into great food, jazzy music, photography, unique sights, old style buildings and weird people, then New Orleans would be your place. Cafe du Monde is the first place i visit when i […]

One Year

i forgot to mention that i have had this blog over a year now. Thank you to all those that have followed my adventures, even to those that think my blog is boring and especially to my best friend. i will miss you until my last breath. You inspired me. A year of my life […]

Friends

The best moments in life, at least for me, are the ones that i share with great friends. i am a bit sentimental, or perhaps i am just mental, but i love my friends, my true friends and i miss them when i cannot see them or talk to them for long periods of time. […]

A Week In Debrecen

Debrecen is the second largest city in Hungary. i affectionately call it “a big village” because on any given day i could see a tractor riding down one of the streets, the same streets where a little old lady would carry a basket of baby chicks and the same streets that the one tram crossed […]

The Donut Library

Doughnuts. Doughnuts in Hungary are good for many things. You can use them as a door stopper, weights to build up your muscles, tires for a child’s wagon and as a weapon against an enemy, but they are not good for eating. Until now. The Donut Library is a great place to get an American-style […]

Geocaching

i have heard about geocaching for many years, but i thought it was only in the forest and i have a healthy fear of lions and tigers and bears and other wild creatures, so i never tried it. During my visit to Budapest i stayed with a couple i have known many years. […]

A Walk In The Park

My best friend, Pál Tamás, and i decided to take a walk in the Városliget (City Park) in Budapest. We found street art and a great cafe to eat a hamburger, in fact it was the best burger i have had in Hungary. If you are travelling to Budapest and want to eat a very delicious hamburger, then […]

Scenes From The Road Of Racism

After i returned to Germany, where i stayed in my friend’s caravan, i travelled to Hungary in a hired van. There are many people who drive vans across Europe and they rent space out to people looking for a less expensive alternative than the normal modes of transport across Europe. It is cheaper, but the […]