nightbirds

Because I want to have another vacation in Thailand, but spend it on the Andaman side this time. Bars, sex and scuba diving do not interest me, so I am hoping to find there a quiet and unspoiled equivalent of Ko Tao, with maybe a bit bigger tidal waves.

For the most tasteful of budget accommodations I cannot but recommend Blue Wind at the northern end of the beach, which has none of that adolescent atmosphere of overcrowded Simple Life and such, but features smartly placed private huts, a yoga room, and its own beach restaurant.

My ancestors on my mom’s side descend from Krakow aristocracy, so I’d like to go and see how it feels to get back in touch with 1/64th of me!

The bustling traffic and looming skycrapers looked outlandish after Hanoi’s cosy streets and charming architecture. Saigon is too modernized for tourists in Vietnam.

I want to walk through all the places my boyfriend talks about and see why he still considers himself a newyorker even though he lived all around the world for long periods of time.

I am going to move to Shanghai together with my boyfriend this winter. Last time there we saw so many cosy-looking european-style apartments from the street, that if our new dwelling has to be a faceless serviced residence in Pudong, I’ll be secretly disappointed.

... the apartment we stayed in, near Alfons X station, had plesantly cool tiled floors and a five inch wide ironcast balcony, where I used to smoke in the mornings.

The abundance of armed militia will sweetly remind me of my childgood in Russia, even though there was nothing like that when I was small.