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Berlin street photography while moving out of my flat

I didn't travel in December: I stayed all month long in Berlin because I had to move out of my flat. Moving out is...

Finding Kyiv, forgetting Kiev

Dear Barbara, It's a wonderful flight over Europe -and going East is always a pleasure. I'm traveling to Ukraine for the third time: the first...

Polaroid Diaries: Berlin 1 (with the Polaroid OneStep+)

Berlin is where I live most of the year; however, I usually don't carry my polaroid camera with me. I often feel there's nothing...

Travel summary 2019

I still remember sitting on the exact spot writing last year's summary. And here I am again now, writing the travel summary 2019. Where...

Polaroid Diaries: Scotland

I traveled to Scotland with loads of enthusiasm regarding my Polaroid project. You see, it would have been the first time to take polaroids...

Things to do in Glasgow: a travel guide to Scotland’s biggest city

Glasgow is a lively and diverse city, and one of the most interesting places you'll see in Europe. Despite being Scotland's biggest city, Glasgow...

Glasgow before Brexit

Dear Barbara, My flight to Glasgow is full of businessmen. Fancy suits, conservative ties, and shoes shining like the sun. It's two days after "Super...

Travel & Street Photography Recap 14

Travel & Street Photography Recap 14 November was much busier than I initially thought. In the previous recap, I thought that I'd upload just three...

Polaroid Onestep+ Review: performance & polaroid tips

Buying the Polaroid Onestep+ camera I've been shooting instant photos for more than seven years. Actually, I even thought of starting a travel blog where...

A letter to Anafi

Dear Anafi, You have both the privilege and the misfortune of belonging to Greece. It is a privilege to belong to Greece, Anafi, because, as...

Things to do in Donoussa: Best Beaches, Walks and Travel Tips

Donoussa -or Donousa- is one of the most beautiful islands in the Cyclades. With turquoise waters, impressive cliffs, scenic walks, and a wonderfully slow...

2020 year review: the horror is real (& how I went through it)

Lockdown (x2), quarantine (x2), no life (x366). Can it really get worse? My 2020 year review won't be a happy post -especially if you...

Nemea: Temple of Zeus, the Nemean Games & the Wine Region

Not many places have the historical continuum of Nemea. Located just 120 kilometers away from Athens (and ideal for a day trip), Nemea has...

Polaroid Diaries: Athens

I didn't want to shoot a lockdown edition of Polaroids again, but even though I'm fed up with the situation, there seems to be...

Sudden drop in Pinterest traffic? – What I decided to do – Blog Recap 26

The story is as old as the Social Media world itself (so, not that old anyway). And it goes like this: create content, be...

The in-between places

Some places deserve our gratitude, even though they never requested it. They are not fancy, and no word of poetry ever touched them. We...

Things to do in Bucharest: A travel guide to Romania’s capital

Bucharest, also known as Little Paris or Paris of the East, is a city in transition. While it definitely looks more advanced in certain...

Readers’ Questions – Life, blogging & the future

A couple of weeks ago, I reached out to the most faithful readers of Letters to Barbara. As I often say, having readers is...