Postcard from Switzerland
In Switzerland, not just the quality of life is high, but also the quality of the chocolate, people and moments. Postcards from Zürich and Lucerne below.
Author: A I D A
Welcome! This website is a creative outlet and a visual digital journal for my stories and the joy of travel, where cities are the main character: Berlin, Brussels, Bucharest, Vienna, Lisbon, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Copenhagen, London, Amsterdam and more.
White Nights in Estonia
Remembering the time I went to Estonia for a summer school. The seminar: “Changing Europe: Migration – Challenge or Opportunity” was a project funded by EU’s former Youth in Action, current Erasmus plus programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe.
Continue reading “White Nights in Estonia”
Brussels Fever
Besides to much information about chocolate, living in Brussels I got to know the city very well while attending events, working, learning French and discovering places. I was what people call a “social butterfly”.
So when you have a limited amount of time in the city of Brussels, let’s say just a weekend, you should put on your list the following 7 locations and events.
Heart of Europe
The neighbourhood with the European institutions in Brussels is a piece of Europe within Europe. Initially, I wanted to write about places to visit in Brussels and a small paragraph about the European institutions and the elections today, and in the end, the following piece turned out. It became o plea for being critical, optimist, base everything on facts. How my mind works while thinking … Continue reading Heart of Europe
Chocolate. Part III
Chocolate museums, chocolate fair, caffeine fix in Brussels and final thoughts. Conclusion – balanced diet is having chocolate in both hands.
Brussels. Chocolate. Part II
Time for more chocolate. If you travel to Brussels or live there and you like chocolate, you can call yourself lucky!
In this second part we will cover Royal chocolate, the rebel Pierre Marcolini and 3 Brussels based places, just for chocolate ‘connoisseurs’.
From Brussels with chocolate. Part I
Chocolate o’clock. This story was written after my chocolate trail during my last month in a place I called home for almost 4 years. Thus, it was my way of honoring Brussels, my adoptive city, where I moved in 2013 without knowing anyone. Continue reading “From Brussels with chocolate. Part I”
Purple Berlin
This April is my first month in Berlin, last week was the Holly week and it was indeed a special one. A beginning filled with hope. Now in Berlin, Spring is in full bloom – lilac flowers, magnolias cherry blossoms, glycine and wisteria are everywhere. Lavender color and amazing smell. I admire them walking in neighborhoods and I hope to spot them every time I visit a flat. As a good purple sign. Continue reading “Purple Berlin”
Full circle
Growing up I always projected my life and career as a clear path. Or as a ladder. Something linear, straight, filled with clichés. Now I see both as a painting – beautiful, bold, deep, lively, patterned, but also uneven, dark, broken, rough, changing.
stuttgART – Bansky
Love is in the Bin. The most talked piece of art at the moment is in Baden-Württemberg, plus other ART stories.
Symmetry & Fashion
When in chaos, create your Symmetry. My thoughts in the city of Ludwigsburg exactly, where I visited the castle and the fashion museum inside. Continue reading “Symmetry & Fashion”
Viewpoints & vineyards
You probably did not expect this, but Stuttgart is part of a wine growing region and has many hills, with 400 to 600 staircases called “Stäffele” in the lovely local dialect. In the past the staircases served as access to the vineyards. Continue reading “Viewpoints & vineyards”
Stuttgart. Food for thought
Germany, a place that now both feels like home and somewhere foreign. I wrote a weekend ritual so I can remember.
60 Hours Food Journal in Puglia
When the girls and I decided to visit Puglia, we knew the trip would revolve around food – pretty much the best part of any Italian journey! Stay tuned for “Pugliese cuisine” tips, what to see and where to eat.
There is something about Portugal
My though exactly while crossing the River Duoro on Dom Luis I bridge in Porto, as well as in Lisbon and Sintra.
Is advised to always look ahead, literally and in life. When you are on this particular bridge, look also down. The view might surprise you. Continue reading “There is something about Portugal”
Porto, sweet & salty
From Harry Potter to sweet pastel de nata and the salty Atlantic Ocean – my top 4 recommendations for what to do, see or eat in Porto, the favorite parts that made my journey special. Oporto, the second largest city of Portugal is a true gem. Continue reading “Porto, sweet & salty”
Day Trips from Lisbon
Perfect locations from Lisbon for amazing day trips are Sintra for castles and Cascais for the Atlantic Ocean.
Sintra is about a 40-minute train ride away, from the train station in the beautiful Rossio square, located in central Lisbon. To this day, is one of the most amazing places I ever visited.
Belém, Fado & the Age of Discoveries
When you go to a new city, you travel also in time. In Lisbon, you feel you travel back in the Age of Discoveries.
This is what I felt in my trip to the neighbourhood Belém of Lisbon, packed with monuments, nostalgia and places to see. There you can visit Jeronimos Monastry, one of the most visited landmark in Lisbon.
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