Favourite Crime Fiction Author
I am surprised that Pierre Lemaitre has not enjoyed a higher level of success among the anglophone readers. Frankly, if it’s not because I am learning French, and that I…
Juste Claudia
Word of the Day: MOXIE
I first heard of Moxie two weeks ago. It was in a dialogue between elderly Mrs. Strauss and the Jimmy McGill, the protagonist of Netflix’s Better Call Saul (Season 1…
Word of the Day: TSUNDOKU
I have just added two more fresh-from-the-bookstore books to the wobbling pile of ‘to-read’ books on the shelf. This pile does not include the stack of Reading-In-Progress (RIP) books (my…
Sighisoara, Pretty Town In Transylvania
Sighisoara is a pretty little town in Transylvania, Romania that you should not miss out. I went with my in-laws from Sebes, and it took us 5 hours by car…
Transylvania Mountain Bike Trails
An overnight mountain bike trip through Transylvania with Silviu and "The Boys" - 100 km of forests, Saxon villages, and fortified churches, with a few mosquito bites along the way.