December 22, 2024 9:11 am

SINGING THE REAL ME – Svala Björgvinsdóttir: Start singing, being part of electronic music bands.

Wonder of musical Icelandic world. When that cultural evening was born, nobody could imagine that it would become so famous. On the first Saturday after 18 August, the Menningarnótt is celebrate in Reykjavík, becoming an event that has become the biggest festival in Iceland. You too can join the many people who celebrate the creativity of life through a day …

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A PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN FORMS AND LINES – Gunnlauger Scheving: How people behave when they work.

When the artist develops symbolic images of the identity of man and nature. City Walk Reykjavik https://citywalk.is/ is a free walking tour. In all public swimming pools of Reykjavík, thanks to the abundance of geothermal energy, it is possible to swim outdoors throughout the year. One of the few beaches where the temperature of the water allows swimming without a …

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THE EDEN YOU SHOULD NOT WANT TO LEAVE – Azores Islands, the destination at your tipping point.

Moving in a cloud creative people, a thousand feet above sea level. This is an http://meetingbenches.com/ journey, where creative places and people invite you to travel. After our author’s journey in Canada http://meetingbenches.com/2019/03/travel-through-canada-over-a-great-creative-party/, your basket of memories will enrich with something new, this time crossing the creative rainbow that embrace a piece of Azores Islands. The Azorean Woman in the …

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BECOMING FASHION DESIGNER – Felipe Oliveira Baptista: The reality of fashion that can be an incredible drive.

Because fashion runs in your blood, so you are able to translate that into your work. In the city of Lagoa, there is historical Ceramica Viera workshop, where you can purchase your favourite ceramics and watch a master at work. Visiting the island of Terceira, you can find Queijo Vaquinha eatery shop, where can taste and purchase cottage cheese from …

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WHEN, OF ALL THINGS, THE WORST IS HAVING BEEN BORN – Antero de Quental: Writing poems, between pessimism and depression.

Poetry, a sincere confession of the most intimate thought of an era. Ponta Delgada https://www.visitportugal.com/en/NR/exeres/6B6EEBF7-573E-4DD7-A758-8D260C6CA546, where to experience whale and dolphin watching, or a private tour of Sete Cidades and Lagoa do Fogo. Here you can also relax in the hot springs of an active volcano, heading towards the Furnas volcanic complex (in Povoação), bathing in the warm waters of …

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WING THE BOAT – José Medeiros, the sorcerer of the wind.

Bad Weather in the Canal. Its clear water and the enchanting beach are magnificent for swimming and diving. In the island of São Miguel, the islet of Vila Franca do Campo http://www.azores-islands.info/uk/places/sao-miguel/vila-franca-campo.html, is what remains of the crater of a volcano, and offers a busy day to those who visit it. Inside the crater, there is a natural pool, which …

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SWIMMING AGAINST THE CURRENT – João de Brito: Awaken hope, speaking to the heart, through colors.

When oils stimulate the sense of sight to producing emotion and thought. In 1427, it became the second of the islands discovered by colonists from continental Portugal. São Miguel Island is the largest and most populous island in the archipelago of the Azores http://theazoresislands.blogspot.com/search/label/S%C3%A3o%20Miguel%20Island. In the early 15th century, many settlers from the historical provinces of Estremadura, Algarve and Madeira …

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TRAVEL THROUGH CANADA – Over a great creative party.

Emily, Patricia, Shaina and Denis. Four ways to be Canadian. After our author’s journey in the Northeast of America http://meetingbenches.com/2019/03/travel-memories-inside-a-poster-authors-journey-in-the-northeast-of-america/, your basket of memories will enrich with something new, this time crossing the creative rainbow that embrace a piece of Canada. You will remember bears and whales, a music festival under a full moon in July and the extraordinary paintings …

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LOOKING FOR DESIGNERS DRESSES – Canadian fashion designers, to wear on your daily life.

Stunning fashion creations to covet & creative Canadian peoples to know. Known for its fine sand beaches and busy calendar of events, the friendly town of Alma http://tourismealma.com/en/, offer to you historic and gourmet discoveries, made through attractions, boutiques and restaurants. Here you can discover À l’Orée des Champs http://www.aloreedeschamps.com/, an unforgettable country-style dining, establishment located in a wooden building …

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SINGING THE MOST VALUABLE LIFE LESSONS – Shania Twain: When you feel like in a way, you are starting over, with everything.

Why it is important to give it all you have, while you have the chance. It became home to dozens of prospectors during the gold rush who explored the areas around Porcupine Lake and the Frederick House River. Human settlement in the area is at least 6,000 years old. On the Mattagami River, Timmins (northeastern Ontario), has a large Francophone …

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LIVING WITH NEITHER CALENDARS, NOR CLOCKS – Patricia Kathleen: Poetry is a dangerous honey. I advise thee to taste it with the Tip of thy finger, and not to live upon it.

Something in the air, that made people appear to be old or young. Royal British Columbia Museum offer an introduction to the region’s history and culture. Here, you too can connect with a Pacific coast setting, as you have never experienced before. Relish in the gift of being present, as you relax into Victoria http://www.tourismvictoria.com/, where Butchart Gardens have impressed …

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WHEN YOU PAINT THE VOICE OF THE TREES – Emily Carr: The turbulent story of a genius everyone laughed at.

The woman who painted what the forest told her. Its tourist activities include surfing and fishing, whale and bear watching watching, camping and biking, swimming. Ucluelet http://ucluelet.ca/ is on a peninsula on the west coast of Vancouver Island (British Columbia). In the indigenous Nootka language, Ucluelet means people of the safe harbour. During the Full moon weekend of July, the …

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TRAVEL MEMORIES INSIDE A POSTER – Author’s journey in the Northeast of America.

A long creativity trail through Stockbridge, New Rochelle and New York. After our travel in Mexico http://meetingbenches.com/2019/03/where-persons-virtues-always-shine-through-no-matter-what-travel-mexico-without-forgetting-al-mal-tiempo-buena-cara/, your memories will enrich with something new, crossing the creative rainbow that embraces Stockbridge, New Rochelle and New York. Along the way, the memories of our trip will include a poster purchased in a museum shop and an echo of a song about a …

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NEW YORK FASHION TRENDS – Labels newcomers: Tomo Koizumi and No Sesso to.

Clothes mean nothing, until someone lives in them. Overflowing with architectural treasures, New York that never sleeps is easily one of the most exciting places to visit. You are looking for cool and unusual hotels? Located two stops from Midtown Manhattan, this 4-star boutique hotel started life as a paper factory. The Paper Factory https://www.paperfactoryhotel.com/, it was open in 2013, …

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ALICE’S RESTAURANT AND THE THANKSGIVING STAPLE – Arlo Guthrie: Never forget cannot have you a light, without a dark to stick it in.

The true story behind a song. Here you can see Casino (home of the Berkshire Theatre Festival) and Children’s Chimes Tower. The town has a tradition as an art colony. English missionaries settled it in 1734, for the Mahican Indian tribe. A special museum was open in 1969 in Stockbridge, where an original artist lived the last 25 years of …

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