Monthly Archives: September 2025

My morning started around 0:30 a.m. This must be jet lag, as I usually wake up between 5 and 6 a.m., which would almost fit the 4-hour time difference to Armenia. I’m just wondering if, after 4 hours of poor … Continue reading →

The flight was like flights are, at least for me:Falling asleep when the drinks arrived, again falling asleep, but now it’s time for food (dinner two hours after midnight), falling asleep, and then an announcement, etc.My planned walk to the … Continue reading →

Yes… My plan was to visit Iran twice, first just in transit (and then via Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan to enter China from Almaty to Urumqi). A multiple-entry visa would have allowed me to re-enter and visit my friends. However, … Continue reading →

For a while, I wasn’t sure what to do with the lost bag. It was part of a set, and some of the items in it were precious to me. Finally, I decided to ask the landlady to send it … Continue reading →