Entering The Ghibli World
I discovered the Ghibli movies and fell in love with their poetry. So, of course, when I flew to Japan, I book a ticket to the Ghibli Museum.
16 November 2020
Dharavi Slum Tour
On my last day in Mumbai, I followed the advice of my local friend and decided to do the slum tour in Dharavi. She said that it was an important part of the city’s life and that many skilled people work there and have stories to tell.
2 November 2020
The Ancient Maya City Of Uxmal
During my trip around the world, I spent a week at a friend in Merida. That gave me the opportunity to visit some of the wonders of Yucatán. I was quite disappointed by Chichen Itza, which has become some kind of Maya Disneyland. It’s full of tourists taking selfies and of souvenirs stands. I was shocked. It was a totally different feeling in the ancient Maya city of Uxmal.
25 October 2020
The QVB in Sydney
I don’t know about you, but in most of my destinations, I find a happy place where I love hanging out. In Sydney, it’s the QVB, the Queen Victoria Building.
29 September 2020
Dune du Pilat: Between Desert, Forest & Sea
Last week, I ticked another destination on my wish list (probably the last one for 2020, given the Covid-19 situation…). I had heard about a desert in France. Not really a desert actually, only a massive sand dune.
19 September 2020
Venice, My Safe Haven
Venice was and is still one of my favourite cities. Because it’s beautiful and full of cool places, but also because, for a few months, it was my safe haven, a place where I felt in security and free.
27 August 2020
Lavender Everywhere
For years, I have been wanting to see those fields with my own eyes and to smell the air filled with lavender scents. Being in Toulouse and kind of stuck in France, last July, I used two days off and a weekend to drive five hours and go there.
14 August 2020
A Giant Pillow Fight
As a child, you were probably involved in a few or even many pillow fights. Do you know that there is an official Pillow Fight Day on the first Saturday in April?
19 July 2020
The Heights of Belogradchik
Not too far from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, there’s an ancient fortress at the the top of a mountain: the Belogradchik Fortress. The place is known for its huge rocks, that were formed more than 200 million years ago.
3 July 2020