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Indian Summer: Hidden Tiger

Laur — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:32:30 +0000

The previous instalment of this story is Indian Summer: Temple of the Monkey God. After the chaos and mayhem of Jaipur and Delhi, Ranthambore was a real treat. We stayed at another heritage hotel, arguably the best we’ve experienced so far. Good service, decent food, swimming pool (in February! my head exploded!) and – most [...]

Indian Summer: The Temple of the Monkey God

Laur — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:10:53 +0000

The previous instalment of this story is Indian Summer: The Pink City. We said goodbye to Jaipur the next morning over a glass of lassi, one of those delicious, refreshing surprises that India indiscriminately threw at us. Lassi is basically spiced yoghurt; it may be plain, sweetened or salted, and it’s definitely worth it to [...]

Indian Summer: The Pink City

Laur — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:36:10 +0000

The previous instalment of this story is Indian Summer: The road to Rajasthan. The next day began not with a whimper, but with a really nice breakfast on the rooftop of our “heritage” hotel. We were in Jaipur, city of kings. The weather was nothing short of perfect, the beginning of a bright summer day [...]

Indian Summer: The road to Rajasthan

Laur — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:23:50 +0000

The previous instalment of this story is Indian Summer: The Gate of Orient. The day started at an impossible 5:30 AM Indian Standard Time. That’s 2:00 AM CET for us poor jetlagged tourists. We packed our backpacks, said goodbye to our sordid little hotel and set off into the sunrise, looking for grand new adventures. Well, [...]

Indian Summer: The Gate of Orient

Laur — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:53:41 +0000

India is an incredible, beautiful, shocking, cringe-inducing, awe-inspiring rollercoaster of a country. And that’s putting it mildly. We arrived on a Sunday morning – around 4 AM – after a long, tiring flight with one stop in Istanbul. After the unexpectedly harsh European winter and the claustrophobic, air-conditioned airplane cabins and airport lounges, India welcomed us [...]

God – a conversation

Laur — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:04:26 +0000

God came to me last night in a dream. I said: “Hey, God, how’s it going?” He laughed. He has a simply divine laughter. And then He spake to me, and he spake thusly: “It’s going good, Laur, My child. Not great, mind you, but it cannot be helped for the time being.” “What can I [...]

I got nothing

Laur — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:17:32 +0000

Ownership and property are the cornerstones of the modern society. But where do they come from? Where are they going? Do they have a ticket, or are they just getting a free ride? And more importantly, are they real? The sense of ownership is but a refinement of a much more basic and raw force within [...]

(Română) Alb, orașul

Laur — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:25:34 +0000

(Română) Orașul: alb pe alb, fuioare de fum risipindu-se alene în calmul dimineții. Ninge potolit, aproape invizibil, cu fulgi mărunți și aspri ca grăunțele de nisip. În largul Mării Nordului, curentul Golfului și-a luat vacanță și s-a retras spre Kalaallit Nunaat – Grønland, odată verde, azi giuvaer de gheață. De fapt, [...]

Thorium-based reactors – the “green” nuclear energy?

Laur — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:00:47 +0000

Do you know why we use uranium-based nuclear reactors? Yes, those dirty catastrophe-in-waiting plutonium-breeding waste-generating answers to today’s energy problems. Apparently, it’s precisely because they are a source of weapons-grade plutonium; back in 1965, the cold war was a factor in favouring the dirty tech over the clean one. According to this Wired article, what we [...]

Merry Christmas! Crăciun Fericit!

Laur — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:11:43 +0000

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