From across the water, a breeze licks my sweating brow, stirs the rags of the patched sail, and rouses the crew from their improbable slumbers. With the grace of acrobats, the crew prepare the boat for the rising wind. The sail ripples, fills and drags…
”Δεν είναι από περηφάνεια ούτε από ακροβατική διάθεση που αναζητάμε τα βουνά. Τα άγνωστα βουνά μας μαθαίνουν να βρίσκουμε τον δρόμο μας, να μετράμε τη φύση των εμποδίων και το μέτρο της δικής μας αντίστασης.”
Eternity in common parlance is an infinitely long period of time. In classical philosophy, however, eternity is defined as what exists outside time while sempiternity is the concept that corresponds to the colloquial definition of eternity.
In Aristotle’s Metaphysics, eternity is the unmoved mover (God), understood as the gradient of total synergy (“produces motion by being loved”). Boethius defined eternity as “simultaneously full and perfect possession of interminable life”.
The pub means different things to different people. The perfect pub depends on so many variables. For some, the perfect pub is about low ceilings and wood fires, for others it is the dependable jazz band in the corner.
Markets are one of my favorite places to go in order to get a sense of the local culture and people. Walking into the Nizwa market I immediately felt as if I was witnessing life in Oman like a local. I didn’t have any goats to sell and I wasn’t…
Wall painting in Tehran. Behind the veil of the Islamic revolution, the chador and the religious morality, people are disarmingly polite and authentic, that will really delight to honor you with their pure hospitality. As foreigners you will experience…
Μπορντώ, Τενερίφη, Ντακάρ, Σιέρρα Λεόνε, Μπόμα, ο ποταμός Κογκό και εκεί μέσα στα άγρια, ψιθυριστά, χρωματιστά τα τοπωνυμία, ξαφνικά αριβάρει, έρχεται, μανουβράρει, μπαίνει στο λιμάνι «μια ώρα γελαστή» –βαθιά η σιωπή και η γαληνή– το Mont Blanc –αυτό…