Archive for March, 2011

TLW Literature 14: Thomas Kohnstamm

First of all, I am unhappy I only got a German copy of this book. Reading translated literature only makes [...]

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

beautiful Élysée…

I remember when I was working at Élysée Montmartre in 2003, we used to sell mainly one vodka brand, and [...]

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

TLW Literature 15: Karl Philipp Moritz

This one might be one of the first travelers who made a conscious choice to walk: Author: Karl Philipp Moritz [...]

Friday, March 4th, 2011

TLW Literature 16: Shirley MacLaine

This is the second travel book about the Camino that I will be reviewing here. Realizing that Paulo Colho, despite [...]

Saturday, March 5th, 2011

TLW Literature 17: Nikolai Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky

This one is a from a particularly dark chapter in the history of Eurasian relations: Author: Nikolai Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky Title: [...]

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

derrière la tour eiffel

Yay, I had the chance to try another Nordic vodka the other day: Vikingfjord. This one was good, not very [...]

Monday, March 7th, 2011

TLW Literature 18: Favell Lee Mortimer

Err… how did this one get in here?? Author: Favell Lee Mortimer Title: The Clumsiest People in Europe Time: 1850s [...]

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

TLW Literature 19: Hans-Peter Kerkeling

If you are German, then you have probably heard of this one before. It was one of the best selling [...]

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

mixed feelings

I was going to write about something nice – but then Japan got hit. First it was videos of little [...]

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

TLW Literature 20: Hauke Trinks

…and here’s another one from Germany: Author: Hauke Trinks Title: Leben im Eis [Title:] [Life in the ice] Time: 1999/2000 [...]

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

TLW Literature 21: Mildred Cable

This book is special to me, because it is about many a place that I have walked through before: Author: [...]

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

who are you, stranger?

I wasn’t looking for an adventure when I first saw you. It was in a grocery store, and I couldn’t [...]

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

TLW Literature 22: Nigel Barley

Can science be funny? Author: Nigel Barley Title: The Innocent Anthropologist. Notes from a Mud Hut. Time: early 80s Destination: [...]

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

TLW Literature 23: Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuda

I don’t know about you, but for me, there are just some names that seem to be magical. Samarkand is [...]

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

TLW Literature 24: Josef Martin Bauer

I remember this one being among my favorites when I was little. I had almost forgotten about it, but then [...]

Monday, March 28th, 2011

TLW Literature 25: Patrick Leigh Fermor

Does this one need an introduction? Author: Patrick Leigh Fermor Title: A Time of Gifts / Between the Woods and [...]

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

TLW Literature 26: Michael Olbert

I have to admit I didn’t quite understand this book: Author: Michael Olbert Title: Chatwins Guru und ich. Meine Suche [...]

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
 




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