Just on the opposite side of fishing town Peniche, the Beach of Baleal is sought by people of all ages and nationalities to enjoy the sun, dive and swim in the ocean that has the right type of waves for those who want to learn to surf or simply practice it. The sand here is … Continue reading Beach of Baleal, Portugal – a paradise for surfers and non-surfers
It was a grey day in New York, with the threat of rain looming over - yet, the weather app on my phone kept reassuring me the pouring would come only in the late afternoon. My plan for the day definitely involved quite a bit of walking and the temperatures were lower than the day … Continue reading NYC Impressions: the High Line & Meatpacking District
Train stations. Central Stations. A place where destinies have a very literal meaning. And the grandeur of some of these places is there to ensure either arrival from or departure to a new destiny is celebrated, marked, and deeply underlined in the chapters of our lives. You may just be arriving into the unknown. But … Continue reading NYC Impressions – Grand Central Terminal & the City Beautiful Movement
I know Spring ended a couple of weeks ago, but I had planned this post, and it slipped my mind. Time has just been going by so fast. How come it's already July? I barely felt Spring... and Summer is now here. Officially. Just before it started, I went to see the beautiful roses at … Continue reading The Rose Fever at Queen Mary’s Rose Garden
Famed Central Park. The park in Manhattan is big enough for anyone to completely forget we are in the middle of the concrete jungle that New York City is. The place was once occupied by pig farms, a garbage dump, and African American village, in the 1850s. Twenty years were needed to transform this place … Continue reading NYC Impressions: The Lung
The Winged Bone 