Harbin Ice Festival – a freezing experience
byThe Harbin Ice Festival is held in the Chinese city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, near the Russian border. It takes place from January 5th…
Travel Blog
7 Tips to save money on accommodation
byTravelling doesn’t have to be expensive! Sometime ago we gave you some tips about how to find cheap flights. Flights are indeed a big…
The most curious house in the world
Casa do Penedo
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Prime raw material, the stone is for many a cold and unwelcoming material in its natural form. Larger stones, commonly called “rocks”, while imposing…
Pakistan – beyond all expectations
byWhen I arrived at the Lahore airport, in Pakistan, and despite the sympathy of the customs police, I was questioned for about 15 minutes…
Kiev, where old grannies will give you a hand
byI was going to visit Kiev! I arrived in Ukraine through the airport of Kiev. At the airport I soon realised that nobody spoke English!…
8 Must See Road Movies on Motorbikes
byWho doesn’t love a good road film? We love all movies that allow us to discover new places and that tell about encounters that happen…
Hong Kong Neon Signs – a Black and White Essay
byKink in my neck that won’t heal for days, thousands of letters that I’ll never seize, trapped in the crowd, stopped in nowhere, my feet…
Hidden Amidst Beautiful Mountains
Castro Laboreiro
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We had just arrived to Castro Laboreiro, a small village with no more than 800 inhabitants situated in the mountain range of Laboreiro. “Shall…
Our offices on the road
byMost of the diariesof issue about Morocco was prepared while being on the road. We did not need much, and very often didn’t even have…
Morocco, door to the colourful and exotic African continent!
byOn the surface Morocco is the country of the delicious tajines and the big beach resorts. But Morocco is so much more than this. Those…
Drave, the magical village
byDrave is decidedly a magic and mystic village. Abandoned and uninhabited the village lies somewhere in the valley between the mount of Freita and…
Iran, my love…
by‘Travelling to Iran? You must be nuts! Iran is dangerous.’ – This was the sentence I heard the most when I told my friends…
You can make a difference to the children of Rosario
byIt is possible to change a child’s life by sponsoring a scholarship that provides education and health care. You too can make a difference…
Exploring San Pedro de Atacama and getting a wise advice from an old amigo
byAfter backpacking through South America for a couple of weeks, it was about time to continue my journey from Bolivia to Chile. In order to…
One Euro, One Jump
byI was crossing the “Dom Luis” bridge by Gustave Eiffel, in the beautiful city of Porto, when I saw some kids running just above…
The day I conquered Gibraltar… or maybe not…
byMy first attempt to visit Gibraltar happened a couple of years ago. We were having some days of rest with friends in Southern Spain, in…
Shall he go or shall he stay now?
byAlone on the station platform, he is waiting for something to happen – or is he just killing time ? The station, wrapped in…
Reunion, land of contrasts and an open book on the creation of our world
byIn love with all things natural and determined to broaden my horizons, I decided to take off for a few weeks. 28 September 2015…
The moving story of a Nepalese immigrant in Malaysia
byOn a fine day during our stay in Batu Ferringhi, we spent a lovely day on the pool of our hotel. And as the…
I’m no angel, but I’ve just fallen from the sky!
byThere are moments in our lives when we find ourselves at crossroads, maybe afraid, confused, without a roadmap. The choices we make in those…
