“Ain’t Nothin’ But…” Blues Bar – A London Gem
Usually once you have stayed in a place for a good period of time, and that is for the period of time enough for one to get a good grasp of the general atmosphere and vibes – provided of course you are a … restless soul – you will have created your personal, … bespoke…
Travel Truths 03 – Exoticness proportional to travel distance? or “Would Hawaii be equally exotic to Europeans if it were in the Med?”
Let us take a test. Let’s ask 100 Europeans what their 3 most exquisite travel destinations are. What we will most probably get is Hawaii, Bora-Bora, Chile, Rio, Canada, Japan. Fair enough! As a European I fully sympathise with them. Now, let us take the same test with 100 North Americans. What they would probably…
Travel Truths 02 – 10 best places of the known universe
I am sure everybody has “bumped in”, metaphorically speaking, in any travel article presenting the “The [X] best [Y] in [Z]”. I know for many Mathematics is not their piece of cake, but let us just say that X is a number usually in the area of 10-100 Y is a name like city/bar/hotel/beach/restaurant… up…
Travel Truths 01 -Picking destinations to show off?
I will posse a simple hypothetical question to all those fancy (or not) travellers out there! What if you walk into a travel agent and they make you an offer … you cannot refuse! What if …you get to choose your dream destination for a fortnight! What if… you fly there first class (even a…
Bella Vraka, Igoumenitsa
Spring Time
Scotland and the Highlands – Part 2
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Scotland and the Highlands – Part 1
A trip to Scotland is a virtual trip to one’s hidden and innermost feelings. Loneliness, solitude, sadness, self-healing Feelings that one feels when one walks and wanders in the Highlands – in those remote and barren lands away from what we call “civilisation”. No wonder why after my first road trip there I truly believe…
London in January. A habit of 4 times in a row (Part 2)
The morning of the second day found the two of us staring puzzled at the kids at 6.15 am and wondering what we might have done wrong. It could not have happened for a second day the kids to wake up that early! Well, there was no plan for supermarket and after the usual full-English…
Personal Stories on travelling 