Digital Wanderer

We live as long as we fly

Turkey — 8, Uphill Climb and the Town of Edincik

I realized that the philosophy I've been trying to stick to lately needs to be reinforced even more. I'm talking about how I not only haven't finished writing about the second day of Skaņu Mežs. Not only haven't I published about my long-ago trip to Riga. I haven't even had time to write about the finale of the last Forest of Sounds, because I left for America back then.

Green mesh fence with a red warning sign, behind which palm trees grow in a row under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, roadside grass with small yellow flowers is visible.

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Turkey — 6, Arrival in Bandırma

Life is really speeding up for me: the Skaņu Mežs festival is just around the corner (this weekend and the next), the Riga cycling marathon is on June 7.  And then there's news: we barely had time to get back from Turkey, and Shchukin is already inviting us to Norway for Līgo, and I have to decide right away. Norway is probably the only country I'd go to a second time, it's so beautiful there. But going to Norway now means missing out on the Sonar music festival, and Roskilde (or whatever else) – because Norway is expensive in itself, and you still have to get there.

Silhouette of a man sitting on a rock on the seashore under tree branches, watching a bright yellow beach with colorful umbrellas. The sky over the sea is painted in deep shades of blue and purple, creating a contrast with the dark figures.

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