Taste Your Way Around Lisbon- The Ultimate Foodies’ Paradise Traveling taught me that, in order to understand a country’s culture, I need to do more than visiting its capital, seeing its main touristic attractions, and exploring its museums. Learning about its past, getting in touch with locals, engaging in their favorite activities, and indulging in …
Traveling has been my passion for more than a decade and, since the beginning, optimism has always been my partner. I used to say that life is just one big party, but I never imagined I would move to a place where this saying meant more than a whisper in my head. Tenerife is my …
I am engulfed in Viking culture this year. And, as for one recreated Viking ship in the Shetlands this week, it is engulfed as well! In flames that is. It is all part of the spectacular event called Up-Helly-Aa, or as I like to call it, the “Oh-Hell Yeaaaah!” festival that is taking place in …
It was right in the middle of one of the long, bright days of midsummer in Northern Sweden, that I first met Tina Goldmann. On my way into town I had stumbled upon a small Gastronomy festival in a local park, and was taking the time to sample some of the local artisanal delights that …
The Story of Multnomah Falls, Oregon Columbia River Gorge, Oregon – One of the most beautiful places in all of the United States lies within the interior of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Natural Preserve. It is located just north of Mt. Hood about an hours drive east of Portland. I visited this little …
Folk Fusion – Brooklyn Street Art New York City has seen the emergence of many cultural movements that have given identity to the American Urban lifestyle. Such movements as the Harlem Renaissance, modern dance in the early 20th century, jazz, expressionism, hip hop and punk rock have all gotten their start in this massive great …