a random walk through the world

“Goa is not real India” after weeks in the real India i am completely fine with this. Find the beach that suites you, in our case the retiree beach. Theres no loud music, the beach is sparsely populated, the internet works, you can breath the air, there is not garbage everywhere.

I’m fine being in a little bubble for now.

A couple photos from our trip to Abkhazia, the break away state in Georgia. Reading the US/UK State Departments warnings you would think you were visiting an isolated backwater, but in reality it’s something of a Russian holiday spot. The drive from the border with Georgia can feel surreal at times. The drive has you passing though almost abandoned villages, shelled houses, and a landscape of nature reclaiming fields and buildings. But once you reach the capital Sukhum and further north near Gagra, it becomes clear this is kind of like any other tourist town. Old women try to sell you tours to the nearby mountains. Burly men rest shirtless on the rocky beach. Kids ride around on bikes. You forget you are in a supposed danger zone.

Sukhum,

Odessa was unexpectedly colorful... at night. During the day, the sky was a somewhat constant grey with light showers. But at night the streets are lit up. It is a wonderful city to just walk around. Oh and there are tons of friendly cats everywhere.

Odessa,