Author Archives: theromantictraveller
Windmills of Your Mind
I have always fantasised about building a time machine but must admit that it is probably not feasible. However, I sometimes wonder why depth psychology hasn’t been commercialised in […]
O Fortuna!
Always siding with the underdog as a matter of principle, I strongly identified with Salieri in Amadeus. Here was a decent, hard-working man, not born into privilege, who through […]
Macbeth and Other Mixed Metaphors
Friday Night, Holy Night; all is calm, all is bright. My response to the various days of the week has been conditioned entirely by my school and work experience. Sundays […]
Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sun
I had a strange dream last night in which I received an unexpected parcel from the postman. It turned out to be a titanium wrist-watch, a very expensive one, but […]
Under the Volcano with Lulu and Mephisto
I watched the 1981 film Mephisto last night for the first time in years. Thomas Mann’s son Klaus wrote it. He killed himself I seem to remember. One of the […]
A Plague on Venice
Venice certainly casts a spell, I can personally vouch for that. I didn’t think much of the droves of tourists, however, and I think that I would really prefer it […]
Lockdown London
As movement is largely curtailed these days I thought I’d share some of my musings and revisit some of the places I’ve been to in the past. As you can […]
Datça – A Paradise for Health Tourists
Favoured holiday destination of Turkey’s film stars, singers and assorted jet-set luvvies, Datça offers a glamorous destination for your next break in this richly varied country. It’s the Turkish equivalent […]
Van Man
Turkey is a magical land with something for everyone. If sprawling on a sun-baked beach with a cold drink in one hand and a Kindle in the other has lost […]
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