November 22, 2024 6:59 pm

Travel

CALLE VICENTE GUERRERO, 33 – Welcome to San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, welcome to the house of the jaguar

A long and winding road – north of Tuxtla and towards Villahermosa – gives you beautiful scenery, but we are headed twenty kilometers further east, in San Cristobal de las Casas (the way we will stop in Chiapa de Corzom to see the Museo de Laca, and buy a bottle made from lacquered gourds). San Cristobal de las Casas was …

Read More »

THE FLOWERS OF SYSTRASTAPI – Southeast Iceland: a sleeping volcano, the floor of a church and two flowery rocks

The southeastern part of Iceland is dominated by Vatnajokull glacier. The small villages of Hofn and Kirkjubaejarklaustur (along with some farm), greet the inhabitants of these places, where nature reigns supreme, next to the terrible sleeping volcano in the slot Lakagigar. South of the camp of Kirkjubaejarklaustur – within the grounds of a farm – you expect a masterpiece of …

Read More »

WELCOME IN AEGEAN JERUSALEM – The island of Patmos, Greece

When your ferry drops anchor in the harbor of Skala, from large protected cove you’ll see the city, but before choosing your hotel safely down to the cafeteria Arion. Sit down, relax and watch the boats, and even the little boats headed to the beaches of this island. Look up, you’ll see the ruins of the acropolis of Kastelli, wanting …

Read More »

A DAY AS MUSCOVITES – A special Sunday with five shades of emotion

Away from museums and guided tours, living as a resident of the city, possibly on Sunday (the ideal day). You could start off by Kalitnikova, leaving you drag from the crowd, to a special direction: the “Pticyj rynok” (Market of the birds). Obviously you will have to love animals to give yourself the experience of birds, cats and dogs of …

Read More »

IN THE HEART OF ART, SURROUNDED BY NATURE – Central Italy, traveling in Umbria and Marche

Two regions covered by the Apennine mountains, which become gently rolling hills, until it touches the Adriatic Sea, where you expect a fine sandy, what you can see from the promontory of Monte Conero. When this headland you shall keep the sun falling asleep to the west, it will also be the wonder of green hills covered with vineyards and …

Read More »

TRAVELING IN SMALL CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS – From Bratislava to the valley of the Vah, the warmth Balkan above a thin mountain ridge

“Malé Karpaty”, so the Slovaks call it the mountain ridge above the great mountain range of the Great Carpathian. Looking at the southern side of this mountain range, you discover a flourishing viticulture, but also places with castles full of history, along with hiking trails for hiking enthusiasts. When you start from Bratislava, after leaving the beech of Vinohrady behind …

Read More »

GREEK EXPERIENCE – Practical information for traveling, while away from the intense heat and from the madding crowd

The cultural and the hedonistic. Inside these two brackets, it is contained the possibility of your first trip to Greece, to fill your memories of geographical beauties, pleasant climate and warm seas, along with the friendliness of the people. You’ll have to choose when to arrive, whereas the high season in the Greek islands (from late June to early September) …

Read More »

LANDSCAPES OF SOUTH MORAVIA – Orchards and vineyards, castles and wish to dream

Walking on the streets and trails of South Moravia, you will have the feeling of walking in Bohemia, in any place filled with Bohemian forests and hills. When you go a little further south, fertile land, orchards and vineyards will give you their welcome, from the city of Brno (place from where to places incredibly charming). Yes, do not forget …

Read More »

MUSEUMS ROUTES FOR IMAGES – Florence: the Museum of the Convent of San Marco

Read More »

PIAZZA SAN MARCO, FLORENCE – Visiting an old Dominican Convent, finding a wonderful museum

The building is in the heart of the city of Florence, and in the museum opens to your eyes a treasure chest of art, with the colors of Beato Angelico and Friar Bartolomeo, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Alesso Baldovinetti. From the year 1300, new rooms and new frescoes continued to embellish what was a monastery and parish church, but it was …

Read More »