climbing rocks. swimming. playing cards. [travels]

on our tour through the balkans last year we found this gem. about ten kilometers south of ljubuški, kravice is a waterfall on the trebižat river. it was without a doubt one of the grand days of our journey. we spent hours doing nothing at all. enjoying the sun is simply so much more enjoyable when you know that you can just get up and jump in the river to go for a refreshing swim to cool down again. and then there were rocks to climb, which is just the most fun thing to do. ever. we also played cards. obviously. because we always do that. but that day it was even more fun that usual. we were also not quite as tired of shopska salad,  often the only vegetarian choice, as we were later on during our journey. 

sunnyland slim. woman i ain't gonna drink no more whiskey. come home baby. illinois central. [blues]

how the hell did i never hear about this guy before?
i am absolutely enamored with the piano.

the national. this is the last time. i need my girl. pink rabbits. sea of love. [songs]

"vorfreud". there is no expression in english which accurately translates the meaning of this word, or at least i still haven't found it yet. however, what i want to express with it is that i really cannot wait until it is the 13th of august. on that day the national is going to play a concert here in zurich and i already bought tickets to said concert for my sister and me. until then, everytime i will hear a song of the national a smile will creep up on my face and i will silently almost burst with joy, in the knowledge that there is something grand to look forward to. yes, i love live music more than anything in the world and sharing an experience with someone that i love just makes it that much better.

mostar III. [travels]

“wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.” anatole france

t.nile. shaky throne. [songs]

i first stumbled over this song through my love of balcony tv and i only realized about two years later that tamara nile is friends with jess and a bunch of people i met through jess in vancouver. funny that. the world has indeed become smaller. 
i hope i will one day meet her so i can tell her just how much her music means to me and how much i appreciate having discovered it amongst the vast amount of balcony tv videos out there. 

mostar II. [travels]

“like all great travelers, i have seen more than i remember, and remember more than i have seen.” 

benjamin disraeli

mostar I. [travels]

“we live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. there is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” jawaharial nehru