December 8, 2024 Still at the boat yard under a scorching sun; it’s 90 degrees (32 C) outside. Not sure what is the temperature inside the cabin, but it remains manageable thanks to the Vornado. I may be the only one left here. Today is Little Candles Day or Immaculate Conception Eve, an observed religious … Continue reading Cartagena: reconnecting with BEHEMOTH, days 3-5 (+ Determined and White Holes)
December 6, 2023 Slow progress, the engine didn’t start yesterday. It seems that the fuel pump needs to be replaced. They ordered a new one yesterday that is coming from Barranquilla and it is supposed to arrive today. From my side, I spent the day checking things around, adding items to the to-do list, and … Continue reading Cartagena: preparing BEHEMOTH, day 2
December 5, 2023 I made it here yesterday afternoon after a long journey from Paris, bringing wit me a computer bag, a carry-on, a 100L duffel bag with presents for BEHEMOTH, and a 40-pounds box carrying the Starlink. My flight from Paris on the 3rd was to Bogota where I spent the night in a … Continue reading Cartagena: reconnecting with BEHEMOTH
August 21st, 2023 I woke up the other night to a symphony. Frogs, I imagine hundreds of them, making stereotyped sounds a la Karlheinz Stockhausen (like Model 1). Not a cacophony, there were patterns, a cadence, allegros and adagios. I understand this music is part of their courtship and mating rituals. Still, quite annoying at 03:30 in the morning. And … Continue reading Bangkok: frogs; past trips; routines; Zubin Mehta and the Helicon Opera; Woland and cattle; children around the world; BEHEMOTH and Starlink.
June 16 Natalia, Sofia, Woland and I drove to Hua Hin on Monday and came back yesterday. This Sunday morning I’m traveling to Morocco via Paris and, at night, Sofia goes back to DC via Doha. Natalia travels to Latvia next Wednesday and Woland stays behind with a dog sitter. In Hua Hin we rented a house … Continue reading Hua Hin: Woland and the soi dogs; 9 years; managing the fridge; news from BEHEMOTH
July 8, 2023 It's been raining all day today and Sofia is a sick, a respiratory infection. A couple hours ago she saw hotel/resort's nurse who gave her some medication and I think she is doing better. We arrived to Rayavadee on Monday and the first five days were beautiful. Sofia was enjoying herself. She gets … Continue reading Krabi: a bad book; Nemo the fish; a good book;
June 24 The United Airlines flight was late by two hours or more; I lost track. We boarded on time but then the technicians discovered a faulty communications device that had to be replaced. It was located in the main cabin and all passengers had to disembark. It must have been 2am when we departed and … Continue reading Paris: Warhool and Basquiat; another David; l’Histoire de Manon; impact investment
June 17th I landed here last Sunday June the 11th. Purpose of the trip: attending Marina’s graduation and Sofia’s 13thbirthday. Not sure how, but I managed to reserve a room, dark like a prison cell, in one of the worst hotels I’ve ever been to. I booked the room through a third party, paying in advance, so … Continue reading Washington DC: a graduation and a birthday
June 10 (this post, along with three more that will follow, are old posts that couldn’t be posted) Marina, Woland and I were in Kho Phangan from May 17 to June 4th. Marina was on vacation, I wasn’t, but managed to spend time at the beach and enjoy different culinary experiences at night. The house we rented … Continue reading Tangiers: memories from Kho Pangan; a Rembrandt; G strait; taken apart
May 21, 2023 Martin Amis died today. Esophagus cancer, like his friend Hitchens, another writer who lived life intensely. Not sure what is worse, cancer or dementia. I would want to have the choice to let go before cancer consumes my body or I lose my mind. But it was not this loss for the literary world … Continue reading Work and travels; not an alcoholic; graduation; BEHEMOTH’s saga
Sailing to the Pacific 