Oh the good old days, when I could just go for a quick weekend getaway... In 2018, I found some cheap flights to Dublin, leaving from London quite early one Saturday morning (or late into the night) and coming back on the following Sunday at the end of the evening. I had never been in … Continue reading Postcards from Dublin
(today's bonus post... read about how we celebrate Easter in Portugal here!) Many countries celebrate Easter in different ways and even on different dates. In Romania, as well as other eastern European countries Easter (known as Orthodox Easter) comes after the western Easter we're celebrating at the moment here in Portugal and many other Western … Continue reading Easter Eggs from Romania
I am one of those people who prefer animals to well... people. When I'm travelling I love to photograph the animals that I encounter. An no, not only the most exotic or wild ones. Anything - from ducks, to seagulls, cats and dogs... I love to place them with the scenery behind them and bring … Continue reading My favourite shots of animals from my trips
The Pantheon From what I gathered, I prefer Rome on the outside. Its streets gave me so much history, so much life, so much of what I wanted to take home from this trip. But Rome is great in its interiors as well, as we can easily imagine. My Roman holiday also included visits to … Continue reading The interiors of Rome
Piazza Navona was definitely one of my favourite spots in Rome. Surely I won't be the only person to say it. The perfectly geometrical designed plaza features three beautiful fountains. The main one, at its centre, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, or Fountain of the Four Rivers, was sculpted by Bernini, one the stars of Baroque … Continue reading How to bring life to rocks -a lesson by Baroque Roman masters
