Once upon a time, it was Italy’s best kept secret. A rainbow of houses in Ligurian Cinque terre, literally meaning five lands. These 5 Italian cliffside villages along the Mediterranean coast from north to south are Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore.
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This small region of Liguria in the Italian Riviera is so beautiful. With the sea in front and the mountains behind, walk near the water between colorful Santa Margherita and Portofino to admire the dramatic scenery of green hills and the magic of a blue sea.
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When you live in Brussels you can visit cities in the country’s other regions, Flanders and Wallonia, or even in neighboring Germany, France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and still manage to return home the same evening. I miss that sometimes. More postcards from the past below.
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In this Greek port city, experiences that seemed simple or random, were in fact memorable – the sun setting in the Aegean sea, seeing Olympus mountains on the horizon, or a conversation about faith and religion inside Hagia Sofia church of Thessaloniki.
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Those years I lived in Brussels had events, concerts, Art Nouveau buildings, conversations and exhibitions attended I don’t want to forget.
The photo exhibition the World of Steve McCurry at the Bourse de Bruxelles was in 2017, but I remember it so well, because it combined two of my passions, photography and travel, plus it had storytelling.
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The light goes out, people take their seat and the silence settles down, before the play starts. My notes from Berlin, after I spend the month of March in the theater world, described in an amateurish way also in my last London story.
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Hello from London. It felt natural to be back. After a February filled with Berlinale festival films and other cultural events, March theme is Theater, both English and German.
Bucket list item (read with British accent) was a theatre night in West End, in the City of Westminster, London (with good seats). Theater is a strand of English national culture, next to afternoon tea, their accent, pub’s fish and chips, Shakespeare, sarcasm, or the monarchy.
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Reading keeps us in shape, that’s a fact. Hans Rosling is the author of the bestseller “Factfulness“, a book that presents a fact-based worldview. Encourages us to think about instincts that prevents us from focusing on what is important or seeing the world as it is.
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Best memories are connected to the Sea. A photogenic place in Bulgaria must be this corner at the Black Sea, with the Botanical Garden and a Palace. Former summer residence of the Romanian Queen Marie of Edinburgh, complementing also Bulgarian traditions.
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Valencia – city of runners, of palm trees, beautiful architecture, paellas and friendly locals. Near the Mediterranean. Like Valencians, I started discovering their city from the ancient narrow alleys of the old town to imposing boulevards, from the Gothic Cathedral and Art Nouveau Mercado Central until modern City of Arts & Sciences.
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For my retrospective, is not always easy to put in a few paragraphs the results of a year’s work and of personal milestones, of travels, planned events or unexpected moments.
Writing small notes and travel diaries helped me to reflect, remember details of this year, or to hold feelings in my body. I wrote and worked, traveled and volunteered to open my eyes more and grow.
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Maybe this sounds familiar, but the year ended with many beautiful German Weihnachtsmärkte and sparkling decorations in Berlin, as a tradition, in anticipation of Christmas. Not just like the movie.
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One memorable destination in Romania, classic for a reason. In the stunning southeastern Carpathian Mountains, a castle designed in German Neo-Renaissance style. A visit here was travel at its best = discovery combined with education.
Feeling the quiet royal charm going near Sinaia, even as a day trip from Bucharest, to visit Peleș Castle and nearby, Pelișor Palace, former residence of the Royal Heirs.
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A little bit of everything this season in a short transition trip. Last week I went to Budapest, and the first afternoon I crossed the 19th-century Chain Bridge over the River Danube that connects the hilly Buda district with Pest.
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Looking back at summer stories and my notes from the road. But first, coffee with ice cream and chocolate with fresh figs, just as I had in a Balearic Island. Summers where I find myself across different European countries or cultures is a story I want to be part of.
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Berlin mix of the week. This edition is about an exhibition from Vienna, Berlin Fashion Week, a nomad at home, art after work, one island and 5 museums.
One of my favorite and the first place I recommend to anyone heading to Berlin is this Museum island, located in historic Mitte, in the heart of the city. Every. Single. Time.
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Paris is often on my mind in summer, and on my camera roll. Has a certain “je ne sais quoi”. Luckily is a city I have come to photograph often and got to know so well in the last 10 years, still can’t believe while writing this. I feel is just the beginning.
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All the roads lead to Rome for a reason. Lately – more was less. The walks, work, history, architecture, the beauty and all the impressive food in between. This city has it all.
Rome you experience and then write home about.
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