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Gusti

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last updated 06/04/08
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Me, myself & I

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Teatro del Fuoco on the active volcanic island of Stromboli ( events » arts ) from the 23rd of August to the 6th of September nearly 20 fire artists from all over the world will gather to create performances and installations on the most active volcano in Europe.

The small island of Stromboli only has about 400 permanen... read more
event starts Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 11:00 PM
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Recently in Pai....

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Rambling and Raving

I have not written since January. So much has happened.

I am sitting in my very own little house on the flanks of the volcanic island of Stromboli, in the midst of the Mediterranean Sea just North of Sicily. There is a lavaflow pouring out of a new hole on the other side of the volcano since the day arrived here, a spectacle I have been wanting to see all my life, and a week ago there was the biggest eruption the mountain has had in over 50 years and lava and glowing debris fell not 500 me... read more
Mon, March 26, 2007 - 4:56 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
I just returned to Bali after just about a month in Thailand.

From Bangkok I made my way North by bus, first by overnight bus ride, first class, on a double decker, where the trip includes blankets, a snack and drinks, all served by a "ride attendant" in uniform. Arriving at 5 in the morning in Chiang Mai I changed directly to a little mini bus group taxi for the three and a half hour ride to Pai.

Pai turned out to be a yet charming little town, although the changes wrought by a sudden ... read more
Tue, December 19, 2006 - 8:32 AM permalink - 1 comment
 
Sawadee khrap from Bangkok !

I am in Bangkok. Arrived here on Friday night and plan to be leaving on Monday evening. I am heading to Pai, in the Northern part of the country. I have never visited that part and am quite excited and curious to see a new place I've never been.

Besides being curious what's there, my excuse for traveling there is play camp. Nick Woolsey, who I briefly met at the EJC in Ireland this summer, is spending a few months there, mostly relaxing, and has put the word... read more
Sun, November 19, 2006 - 3:51 PM permalink - 2 comments
 
Samhain marks one of the two great doorways of the Celtic year, for the Celts divided the year into two seasons: the light and the dark, at Beltane on May 1st and Samhain on November 1st. Some believe that Samhain was the more important festival, marking the beginning of a whole new cycle, just as the Celtic day began at night. For it was understood that in dark silence comes whisperings of new beginnings, the stirring of the seed below the ground. Whereas Beltane welcomes in the summer with ... read more
Tue, October 31, 2006 - 4:27 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
It is going on midnight, and I am on a train heading from the Sicilian town of Catania to Messina and the Strait, where the train will drive onto a ferry ship to cross the waters separating the island of Sicily from the boot that is the mainland of Italy before carrying me onwards and northwards through the Southern province of Calabria to Naples.

I left Stromboli five days ago and spend the last four in the wonderful baroque towns of Modica and Ragusa, in particular in Ragusa Ibla, the hi... read more
Sun, October 29, 2006 - 6:31 AM permalink - 1 comment
 
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Current reading

"Emails from over the Edge" by Nick Woolsey

during my recent visit to Pai, in Northern Thailand, I had the chance, due to Nick's kindness, to read his book "Emails from over the Edge" . Exciting, since I have a great repect for anybody having the confidence to not just write, but be published.

Nick Woolsey is a very interesting, not to mention nice, guy and reading his book gave me a tanatlizing glimpse into his world and mind, and was an entertaining and enjoyable read.
The book tells a bit about Nick's life before he discovered poi, his experiences and adventures planting trees, attending retreats and discovering Burning Man.

The book can be ordered via Nick's website www.playpoi.com

"Midnight in Sicily" by Peter Robb

In an intoxicating mix of crime and travel writing, Peter Robb, a writer who lived in Southern Italy for fifteen years, sets out to understand both the historical roots of the Mafia and it's central place in contemporary Italian politics. And whether he's touting the gustatory pleasures of Sicilian ice cream, unveiling Arab origins of pasta, or unravelling the criminal history of a bandit, Robb seductively brings Sicilian culture to life.

"Remarkable and lively. As an introduction to post-war Italy....it can have few equals."
-The Times Literary Supplement

"The Leopard" by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa

"The Leopard" is the story of a traditional way of life at the point of decline. In the spring of 1860, Fabrizio, Prince of Salina, still rules over thousand of acres and hundreds of human beings, including his own numerous family, in mingled splendor and squalor. Then comes Garibaldi's landing in Sicily and the fall of the Bourbon monarchy in Naples.The Prince must decide whether to resist the forces of change or come to terms with them.

 
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