Today was the day that I finally left Baku. After more than two weeks spent hanging out and exploring, after a lot of good food, after a trip to Kazakhstan and intense feelings of loneliness, I was now ready to leave. It felt right. So I walked out of the hotel gates, and I turned […]
The day before, when I went out to get the new thermos, I also got these plastic boxes that I wanted to use to bring some order to the inside of the Caboose: Oh, and here is the thermos, green and shiny: I was told my postal package had finally arrived, so I went downtown […]
Remember a while ago I told you that I suspected one of my thermos flasks to be broken? Well, it seemed as though it was true. I didn’t understand why, but the thing had started to become hot on the outside after I poured hot water into it, and then the water inside quickly cooled […]
I was told by DHL that my package had long reached the border of Azerbaijan, but apparently it was unclear where exactly it was right now. So all I could do was wait. In the morning I went to a café and had semolina porridge, which is one of the most awesome things in the […]
Being back in Baku didn’t mean grabbing the Caboose to waltz out of town right away. I was waiting for a postal package from Germany: new hard drive, new SD-card, new microphone, sunglasses. Wait, sunglasses? Yes. I hated everyone who wore shades (especially the reflective kind), but deep inside I knew I was just being […]
Last day, last bowl of noodle soup: Ever the connoisseur of good things, I had acquired a bottle of the V: I was going to drink some of it on the beach before my flight, but when I sat down to have my noodle soup, I was still sober. This was when she appeared: She […]
I had wanted to take the ferry back to Baku, but it turned out to be too much of a hassle. One problem was that ships didn’t leave from Aktau but from some town about an hour away. Also, there was no ticket office. You called someone who knew someone, and they told you where […]
Remember I told you about my trusted Garmin 910XT gps-watch that I have been using for six years now? I should say had. Had been using. Used to use. For today, on September 7th 2018, the watch finally died. It had been showing some signs of stress for a while now. Sometimes it would not […]
I was still waiting for my visa for Azerbaijan. And I was still in Aktau. I didn’t feel very sad or lonely anymore, though. Maybe a little, just a little. Anyway, I went out to the beach today: Rolled out my trusted bamboo mat, looked at the waves of the Caspian Sea, remembered a time […]