I have realised I haven't posted much since the start of the year. Well, it's been busy in my professional life, and not so much on the travelling side of things. I did go to Dublin briefly - for work. And perhaps that's what I can talk about now. A little bit of work really... … Continue reading A quick visit to Dublin
It might seem like a oxymoron but it's often when I travel and found myself in strange lands that I feel I belong to something. When I go through the arrivals gate, I always find the same expectant faces. Wide eyes carefully skipping from one face to the other. The smile bright smiles suddenly emerging … Continue reading Finding home in strange places
How many times do we forget to see? It's easy to look. Many times we're given the advice to look around, to look at, to look for. So many looks, and yet how many of these actually see? We are too busy looking forwards or looking back. Look into the past and perave in the … Continue reading Looking at the sky and seeing it
I have now celebrated fours years since I moved to London and I don't know how to feel towards this anniversary. Let be completely transparent and honest. My mood isn't exactly celebratory. Lately and special this year, my state of mind swings from melancholy to complete apathy. I've found myself at times not understanding what … Continue reading London and my fours years living in it
One of the things I like the most in any European city is simply the streets. Not that you can find any sort of pattern, mind me. But I like that these streets were not built for cars. I adore how intrinsicate, narrow, wavy or even steep they can be. I love the way buildings … Continue reading Exploring the living old parts of Rome
Two things to know about me. I am very, very impacient. I am never, never satisfied. This is a hell of a cocktail. It's not easy to keep up. Not for others, not even for myself. It is also a very lonely place to be in. Thankfully, being alone, travelling alone, doing anything alone has … Continue reading If not now, when?
Perhaps because I have lived most of my days near the sea (yes, I have been lucky) I have always felt a connection to it and all the living beings who make of it its home. As a child, when talking about pollution, my biggest worry has always been the oceans. The dolphins and the … Continue reading Sian Ka’an biosphere reserve and the 2nd largest reef barrier in the world
I felt like an happy kid would feel if he or she discovered santa claus is actually real, when I learned Mayan culture isn't extinguished and lives on in small communities where families pass their traditions, their craftsmanship, their knowledge, their rituals and their language. And there were two very interesting people who took on … Continue reading Indigenous culture lives on in San Cristobal de las Casas
It was love at first sight. I was still not quite there but the road leading the way was already sending me some very positive signals. I had flown from Mexico City to the state of Chiapas - the poorest in Mexico. I was going to spend two days and two nights in San Cristóbal. … Continue reading San Cristóbal de Las Casa, un pueblo mágico, indeed
Sounds odd, doesn't it? In my mind, Mexico does not resemble Europe, despite having been colonised by europeans. And, let's be fair, after visiting Mexico, I can still stand by this. Mexico doesn't feel like any European place I have been to, and I am far from thinking this is a bad thing. For architecture … Continue reading Finding European Golden Times in Mexico City
