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Blogging live @ Santana

So here I am – blogging live from Santana concert! Those that follow me on twitter @andreinicoara probably know what’s happening right from Bestfest. It’s a great festival, at least compared to our small selection, and tonight a lot of…

Motorhead @ B’estfest day 2

Yesterday was a great day at B’estfest. The first 2 big names at the festival – Motorhead and Moby – and the first day of the festival proper (the day before it was day 0. If you are confused by…

B’estfest first day

One word describes the first day at B’estfest: rain. Lots of it. Expanding a bit – rain, storm, thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening…oh that’s from something else. The pouring rain was real though. Having said that, the concerts were…

blogwriter’s block

Ok, so now it’s 19 days since I last wrote on the blog. I have a few hundred photos waiting to be processed and uploaded, still  a lot to write about the trip to Paris, a few interesting happenings in…

WiFi blues

At this moment I have 2 posts ready to publish. They just await some picture – after all this is mostly a photo blog. Right now I am in Paris, trying to upload the pictures with Picasa, from the WiFi…

3 short video clips shot in Beijing

Before I write a more consistent blog post, probably with some photos as well, I wanted to share these 3 short video clips I had around. The quality is not great, but they are somewhat interesting. prayer wheel at the…

the new Canon 500D Digital Rebel

Canon announced their latest incarnation of the Digital Rebel line, now with more bells and whistles. All the juicy specifications, and also a short preview, can be found at dpreview. I find the Canon naming fascinating: Canon EOS 500D, Rebel…

got my Chinese visa

Yesterday I picked my passport back from the Chinese embassy in Bucharest. It was a bit strange that I had to have hostel reservations (I am used to make those as late as possible), but in the end it all…

goodbye Lisbon

Well, this is the last evening in Lisbon, as tomorrow at 10am I have a plane to catch back to Madrid. All in all I must say I was very pleased with Lisbon – lovely city, I think I would…

a stroll in Madrid

I must say that Madrid is amazing in the evening / at night. There are so many people strolling, drinking at cafes or bars, preparing for clubbing – it’s really incredible. At times the streets or plazas were crowded! You…

Lumina Sfanta

I have to share one of the best satirical, ironic, humorous blog that I found in a looong time. Thanks to Jen, and later other friends, I stumbled on this jewel of tongue-in-cheek religious advice and teachings. WARNING: for…

hosting issues

Due to some server issues at the hosting company, my blog was not accessible today around noon. Probably not that many people were left staring at an error page, but the funny part was that I was ready to write…