Under the light of a thousand stars. In Copenhagen. Found myself thinking out loud about my Erasmus in Denmark – the experience that had the first greatest positive impact on my life. “Europe, here I come!” was the thought in my head the weeks and days before my scholarship started. Years later, I return under the Danish sun for a reunion or for new memories …

Why Brussels? And where would Phil eat!? Not so long ago, while back in a dear city this March, I attended also the event of Phil Rosenthal, host of Somebody feed Phil unscripted travel series. Happy coincidence and a show I mentioned in my travel stories as inspiration a few times, including in Lisbon or Dublin. Now Brussels, next Berlin.

Now that we’ve made it to summer, I found myself in Italy, Liguria—near Portofino – where floral notes meet the fresh scent of lemons and the calming blue sea. Got to explore Camogli, swam in San Fruttuoso, and enjoyed a morning coastal walk from Camogli to nearby Recco, and a sunset one from Levanto to Bonassola.

It’s music o’clock in Vienna — the capital of elegant balls, classical music, waltz dancing and traditional coffee houses. It’s fascinating to think that “The Blue Danube” and more of the world’s most important and celebrated classical music was composed here, during the time when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Beethoven, Gustav Mahler and Johann Strauss called Vienna home.

Berlin is not a city that tries to hard to seem what is not. Is unfiltered. Do you agree? This year I found myself thinking about the contrast between the raw edges of Berlin and the joy of cultural moments in elegant halls. So many contradictions in modern cities and classical art, and if you find it also confusing – you are not alone.

Istanbul, a world unto itself. My mind is still unpacking from this journey in Türkiye. So much to explore in this megacity of millions of people, set on two continents, that I wanted to visit since a long time. These days had Turkish food and coffee, sights as Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque, Bosphorus cruise across the Asian side, culture and a Hamam experience.

Where next? Bolzano/Bozen – Innsbruck – Munich via Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The summary – dreamy Northern Italy, Tyrol cultural region, Austria and spirit of Bavaria in Southern Germany.