Quamped = Disappointed, downhearted. Derives from an old English dialect word, quamp, meaning “to dampen someone’s spirits.” My planning was perfect. I had been to the central train station – Beograd Centar – to carry our a recce, find the right buses to take and to check which platform I needed. The following day I… Read More »
When I lived in the Balkans back in the late 1990’s I never made it as far as Belgrade. But Croatia and Serbia are not dissimilar. As I walk the streets of the capital the road layout, the tree-lined streets, the trams and the graffiti are familiar. The time I spent in Poland and Croatia… Read More »
It’s been six weeks since I had a little Indian fella drill holes in my shoulder and insert an implant. It still hurts but only when people slap me on the shoulder in greeting or hug him and squeeze my shoulder. So I have been careful to keep huggers and slappers at bay. A few… Read More »