Tag: travel

  • FLASHES – Part two – Chapter 7 – Miscellaneous

    Part One – Here (Western Hemisphere) CHAPTER SIX – MISCELLANEOUS One of my favorite styles in writing is potpourri, that is, a kaleidoscope of colorful events that gradually form into a pattern, canvas, fabric, in a word, material for an unexpected outfit – a novella. My readers are apparently familiar with “The Story of Chivali”, “Operation Singapore”,…

  • FLASHES – Chapter 79 – Departure and arrival

    Part One – There (Eastern Hemisphere) CHAPTER SEVENTY NINE – DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL And then we returned home, and seeing offs after seeing offs began. Feasts. Farewells. My classmates gave me a farewell party at Sveta’s (I talked about it in Chapter 21). Soon the plane tickets were in our hands. So we said goodbye to our…

  • FLASHES – Chapter 78 – The last year at home: life before leaving

    Part One – There (Eastern Hemisphere) CHAPTER SEVENTY EIGHT – THE LAST YEAR AT HOME: LIFE BEFORE LEAVING The most surprising thing was the change in the rules of emigration. Previously, people moved out, literally broke out, anywhere (to Vienna, Rome) and then headed wherever they wanted, if they could. I really didn’t like the stories about the annual…