Blogs from Lubusz, Poland, Europe
September 8th 2009
18 km. east of Kostrzyn, 27-07-2001. For the last two days I have been back to my solitary life style, sticking as much as posible to the back roads, looking for the green patches on my map that indicate fast tracks of forest. Totally alone to myself, to the dusty corners of my chaotic mind while my lungs heave, my calves protest and the perpiration covering my skin like a fine wed blanket, dripping into my sneakers... Whenever I return from my voluntary retreats to the farther corners of my mind and look around at the here and now surrounded by the fastness of Mother Nature I feel besieged by the stories Nong told me last winter in Thailand...the spirits of the earth ruling the lives of us lower beings...not too difficult a concept to grasp ... read more
July 22nd 2009
Close to Trzebiez, 04-07-2001. There is an exodus of german holiday makers overtaking me on the road to the Polish border, European made mobile homes and Volkswagen cars containing whole families with bored children whose days is brightened up by the sight of me on my rusty old lady, tent and sleeping bag tied to the back, bicycle bags with spare parts, some clean clothes and my cherished sketchbook. I see them again at one of the next Rastplätze where the family has set up camping tables and plastic chairs, relaxing themselves like they gonna stay the night, their kids storming over when I disembark painfully from the hard saddle, stiff upper leg muscles giving me a hard time unbuckling them. The family's dog in hot pursuit barking like there is a wild boar in sight. ... read more
Riding Rocinante VIII: Zielona Gora (Kms 5622)
Published: November 1st 2008Europe » Poland » Lubusz » Zielona Góra
October 6th 2008
Oslo on Sunday is a rather curious spectacle: you see around only Middle Eastern immigrants and a significant number of alcoholics. Humans derelicts, the latter, result of years of proto-prohibitionist policy. And the longer I live, the most I grew convinced of something: forbid something is the best way to push people en masse towards that specific vice. The ferry to Frederikshavn, Denmark, didn’t leave until 7 pm, so I loitered around the Norwegian capital’s streets all day, then at 5 I went down to the harbour to get myself a ticket. The Viados were already on the boulevards and I came to think that one must really get the balls (never better said) to stand still on a Norwegian road wearing a miniskirt. While waiting in line, a brute just arrived from the stone age ... read more
June 28th 2008
Another update from Kaunas Lituanica!! They won the tournament. Here we go: Email from Donatas, Kaunas Lituanica 2B: "I will give you long story of our tournament in Kutno. So relax and have fun reading this e-mail. We went 5 cars different times so we all used GPS system to get there I went with Sigitas, Vytas and Algimantas. The road was not good cuz there was some road fixing and road blocking by the people who are angry about raising gas prices. Also stopping in coffes to eat or drinking coffee. Finaly we reached our goal then Shaq, after half an our Vilnius guys arrived and so on. All the time i was worried how we are going to live there cuz every time i went to Kutno with the team they gave us 1 ... read more
