Stamani mi son presentato all’ufficio che potrebbe essere la versione medio-orientale della nostra Motorizzazione Civile: devo rinnovare la mia patente locale (che, sfiga vuole, è scaduta a Settembre dell’anno scorso), non potendo convertire quella italiana in quando risulto, giustamente, in possesso di un permesso di Dubai alla conduzione di veicoli.

Il processo dovrebbe essere di una rapidità ed efficienza mirabile: la volta scorsa mi è costato una decina di $ e in meno di 15 minuti avevo tutto, quindi ero sereno e positivo.

System is down” mi dice l’addetto.

“Do you feel I can come back later today, or even tomorrow morning?” gli chiedo? Ho visto anche dei kiosk all’ingresso per il self service su pagamento multe, rinnovo targhe, etc. La sua risposta è laconica “Dio voglia!“.

Raccatto le mie carte e le mie patenti e sto per andarmene, quando mi viene lo scrupolo di fargli una domanda “Hey mate, how long has the system been down for?” mi risponde “Two months, maybe three months“. Insisto “And do you have any clue if tomorrow the system will be running?” “Ah, no. Maybe one month more, maybe two months or even three“.

Riconosco la mia perfetta integrazione nel tessuto socioculturale dal fatto che sono uscito perfettamente sereno e conscio che la cosa sia normalissima: son talmente zen da essere zen

Foto? quel che si vede dall’ufficio …

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It has been more than fifty years since I began traveling across the world — and the seven seas — for work or for pleasure, always with a Leica M camera close at hand. The camera has never been an accessory; it has been a constant companion, a way of observing, remembering, and making sense of the places and people I encountered along the way. I started keeping this kind of journal some time ago, not as a diary in the traditional sense, but as a space where images and words could meet. This is not a publication driven by schedules or algorithms. At times I disappear for long stretches; then, inevitably, I return with semi-regular updates. Publishing, for me, is a mirror of my state of mind and emotions. It follows my rhythm, not the other way around. You have to take it exactly as it comes. Every photograph you see here is mine. They are fragments of a life spent moving, looking, and waiting for moments to reveal themselves — often quietly, sometimes unexpectedly. This blog is not about destinations, but about presence. About what remains when the journey slows down and the shutter finally clicks.

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