When one day you decide to go trekking around the Annapurnas. When you have no fitness at all, but you somehow convince yourself it will work. It was back in 2007, when I was younger and believed there were no obstacles under the sky for me.You start the journey in Besi Sahar and, after two…
Kyrgyzstan by night
I always had (and still have) a desire to take a good picture of the night sky. I remember all the nights when my father carried me on his shoulders as a little boy. And we would observe the stars and constellations. All those exotic names Aldebaran, Denebola, Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, the Milky Way rang…
Uncle Ray Solo
One Man Band Have you ever photographed something that seemed interesting to you at the time, and years later you realized that you had photographed a piece of history, a piece of urban legend, something that was left behind in another time?So I was walking through Fishermen’s Wharf in San Francisco back in June 2001….
Dandelion
In the kitchen I remember that as a child I didn’t like lettuce and everything that looked like it. I claimed that it was all just a slightly different grass and that it was for rabbits. And I’m not a rabbit!My mother was a smart woman. She knew that it wouldn’t help if she forced…
Cats of Istanbul
The Aristocats American animated musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions was a popular film in the early 1970s. Set in Paris, the plot follows a family of aristocratic cats who are set to gain their mistress’s fortune, much to the dismay of her butler. Thrown into the countryside, the family is helped by…
Katz’s Delicatessen
Anyone who has seen the movie When Harry Met Sally should raise their hand. Well, I haven’t. But I’ve heard a lot about it. And Meg Ryan has always been my favorite.But first things first.Katz’s Delicatessen is a legendary, kosher-style (but not kosher) deli in New York City’s Lower East Side that has been serving…
Beef Bourguignon
French Red-Wine Beef Stew These days, the 25th Winter Olympic Games began in Italy, Milan – Cortina. At the opening ceremony, which impressed, they showed everything they are proud of. From Leonardo da Vinci, through Verdi to Giorgio Armani. All the credit to them, but I didn’t notice anything related to Italian cuisine. Otherwise, they…
Mexican Food
Do you remember when and where you first ate real Mexican food? And by that I mean Mexican, not some sub-genre, like Tex-Mex. Or even worse, some quasi-Mexican restaurant somewhere far away, in Europe or somewhere else… But first, let’s clarify what the difference is. Just briefly.Tex-Mex is a Texas-based fusion of American and Mexican…
Haiku For My Mother
It’s been a year since my mother passed away.At that time, I wrote a haiku in her memory. Stisk njene rokeUmrla bom, je reklaSlovo za vedno The squeeze of her handI will die, she said to meGoodbye forever A haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry consisting of three unrhymed lines with a 5,…
They Say
They sayWhen a star falls, wish for luck.And they sayWhere the rainbow touches the ground,Happiness awaits you.And yetHappiness is step ahead of you.Give me your handAnd I’ll give you luck. Sunday, 12 September 1982