Twenty years ago, on the actual 9/11, I was in Stockholm flying back to London via SAS after a long city break. Funnily enough, I had delayed it by one week, because accommodation during the previous weekend was scarce; I found out later that there was a big medical conference in town, so there was […]
Renting Mi-Fi
Like many, when I’m abroad I use the hotel wi-fi (if there is no charge); I buy a local SIM card; or I don’t bother and just roam with my home network. But during my last trip I spent three weeks in Greece using Mi-Fi and a SIM card from Cellhire and I am now […]
Two Crime and Punishment translations compared
I still remember the impact some books had on me in my youth and Crime and Punishment was one of them. Ever since I read it, I’ve wanted to travel to its locations in St Petersburg. Now that the day approached at last, I bought it again to re-read it. It is because I remembered […]