Monthly Archives: August 2012

A Story of Two Lighthouses and One Monastery That Refuses to Die

As I am a passionate of lighthouses, one of my questions to the local folks during my vacation on the Danube was obviously ‘Are there any lighthouses on the Danube’. The answer was ‘no, not any longer, as today navigation … Continue reading

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Carte: Mircea Cartarescu – ochiul caprui al dragostei noastre

Am sentimente impartite in legatura cu multitudinea de jurnale, pseudo-jurnale si culegeri de articole publicate in ultimii ani de mai toti scriitorii si criticii literari ai momentului. Proliferarea genului imi pare a avea o combinatie de cauze obiective si personale. … Continue reading

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Israel Meets India and Nepal (in TV series)

I saw this week the last episode of Kathmandu. It’s the second TV series launched this year dealing with a phenomenon well-known to Israelis – the trips to the Indian subcontinent, which many Israeli youths take, usually after finishing the … Continue reading

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The Ruins of Baile Herculane

It’s one of the saddest and most painful blog entries I have written. My trip to Romania took me to a place which could be one of the touristic centers of Europe, rivaling or even pushing into shadows famous spa … Continue reading

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Carte: Boris Akunin – Azazel

Boris Akunin este unul dintre cei mai cunoscuti si mai publicati scriitori ai Rusiei de astazi si un oponent al regimului lui Vladimir Putin. Eseist si traducator, expert in cultura japoneza a editat o antologie in 20 de volume a … Continue reading

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What Color the Danube?

I am restarting a cycle which I began (and never finished) two years ago and I named it then ‘Tourist in Romania’. There was a little bit of irony in the name, as Romania is my country of birth and … Continue reading

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Carte: Arkadi & Boris Strugatki – Melcul pe povarnis

Va mai amintiti (cei care ati apuca perioada cea poleita) despre versul ‘spre comunism in zbor’ care manjea candva  melodia ‘Tricolorului’ compusa de Ciprian Porumbescu? Voia sa fie un simbol al avantului neincetat si netarmurit cu care omenirea inainteaza spre … Continue reading

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