Exploring London and Beyond
Everyone’s language learning experience is different. My daughter was recently surprised to discover that until the age of eleven, I was completely monolingual. She is bilingual herself but often envies me for being able to speak more than two languages. I had to explain that she is far more advanced than I used to be …
When not under lockdown, London offers plenty of choices. Clubs, theatre plays, shows, exhibitions, parties and restaurants abound. At the time of writing, we are still under lockdown. Some restrictions are slowly easing, but Londoners are still facing severe limitations to weekend activities. In other words, the time is perfect for exploring one’s local area. …
Do it at home When not under lockdown, I usually travel a lot for my work as an interpreter. My trips are usually short, but it’s still possible to squeeze in the odd walk or find a tasty meal off the beaten tourist track. One of such memorable work trips took me to Rome. As …
Child of the Mountains What a difference a year makes… We are approaching the ominous summer of 2020, the summer of COVID-19, prolonged travel bans and cancellations. Faced with uncertainty, I can at least look back at my hut-to-hut trip in Austria in the summer of 2019, when the world was still on the move …
At the time of writing, a great part of the world is under lockdown but imaginary travel is still allowed. So is the planning for a travel bucket list from the comfort of one’s home, or in my case, from the comfort of the kitchen. While bookshops were still open, I picked up a one-page-a-day …
Kopfkino is one of my favourite German expressions and loosely translates as “head cinema.” It implies the possibility of mental rather than physical travel. All it takes is to close the eyes and imagine the impossible, implausible and unimaginable. What better activity while self-distancing or self-isolating in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic? Travel differently …