SÃO MIGUEL, 7-14/06/2022 Part of the Eastern group of the Azores (along with Santa Maria), the biggest, most touristic and most populated island in the archipelago, São Miguel, is home to a bountiful ...
Not your typical travel entry. Most likely you won’t rush on Google Flights or Skyscanner after reading this. And it has nothing to do with the places themselves, for they were indeed glorious. Simply ...
SÃO JORGE, 30/5/22 – 1/6/22 Long and thin, dramatic as it can get, renowned for its local cheese, São Jorge is an island in the central group of the Azores and, along with Pico and Faial, part of “the ...
“Why?” “Where?” “Alone?” Probably were the most common questions I got asked when I told people that I was planning a solo trip to the Azores. Some played poker face, some didn’t hide the fact that ...
Naxos and Amorgos (Greece), 9-20/09/21 (if you missed part I, you can check it out here) Day 8-9: Lionas, Apollonas and Mikra Sticking to our original plan to drive around the whole island and ...
Naxos and Amorgos (Greece), 9-20/09/21 The beauty of a naked body is something undeniable. The way the muscles take shape, how they become more evident when specific poses are taken and when the ...
Naxos and Amorgos (Greece), 9-20/09/21 A few years ago I saw the photos my dear friends Karolis and Joana took in Naxos. I was instantly blown away. It was a mix of wilderness, dramatic coastlines, ...
Inle Lake, 1-2/3/2019 When I think about the night bus ride to Inle Lake two things immediately pop in my mind: the air con set on polar temperatures and the pungent stench of exhaust fumes (imagine ...
Hpa-An, 27-28/02/19 So where was I? Oh yeah, me in bed, 3 AM. Suddenly waking up and rushing to the toilet to throw up the infamous 100 years eggs salad. My stomach must have very much said “hell no, ...
Myanmar was the the country I picked for my first solo big backpacking experience. Why? Basically I wanted to go to South East Asia, making the most of its food culture, safety, nice weather and ...
28-29/08/2018, Dubrovnik (Croatia) “Oh my God, this is so pretty” This, repeated at a frequency of at least once every ten minutes, easily sums up how I felt about Dubrovnik right from the start. ...
El Nido, 15-17-18/03/2018 When we left Busuanga Island I was pretty sure we had already seen the best that the Philippines had to offer, at least according to most locals and fellow backpackers… I ...
“I used to have a client in London, a lady from the Philippines. Knowing that I was a fond traveler, everytime she had an appointment she would interrupt my consult to proudly tell me stories about ...
30/11/2017, Udaipur (India) “What about spending the night in a wonderful place?” “Oh well, Raam, I bet wonderful and cheap don’t always go hand in hand” “NO, NO, NO. This is place is wonderful AND ...
28-29/11/2017, Jodhpur + Ranakpur (India) A mighty fort that towers over a stretch of Brahmin blue rooftops, hundreds little mountains of multihued spices, a tangle maze of uphill and downhill narrow ...
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