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Back to the coast of Alentejo (III)

Dear Barbara, It's early in the morning, and the heat is intense. I thought of leaving Elvas as early as possible to avoid riding a...

Central Alentejo: from Évora to Elvas (II)

Dear Barbara, I'm leaving Zambujeira do Mar behind and heading towards the mainland, known as Central Alentejo. I know: it's tough to leave the coast...

Alentejo Litoral: The end of a continent (I)

Dear Barbara, I'm standing in front of glorious waves, at the end of a continent. And I'm wondering: what am I doing here? I have...

Street photography: of light and shadow

Street photography documents life. But it's through light and shadow that we document our very existence.Definitions often fail to encompass everything, leading to lengthy...

Travel & Street Photography Recap 10

Travel & Street Photography Recap 10 We're now in the heart of summer, and the truth is that I've been looking forward to July all...

Things to do in Astypalaia: a travel guide to the butterfly of the Aegean

Astypalaia, also known as the "Butterfly of the Aegean Sea," is one of the most beautiful Greek islands. Although geographically part of the Dodecanese,...

How to grow your Instagram account (ebook)

Writing an ebook about Instagram has been for a while in my mind. Some of the readers of this website have been asking me...

Astypalaia, a splendid butterfly

Dear Barbara, Traveling sleepless is an old habit of mine that gets worse and worse as the years go by. I can't cope with early...

I dreamed of Syracuse

Dear Barbara, Of all the places I ever dreamed of visiting, Syracuse is the one with the most poetic name. It's something about the syllables...

A tour to Mount Etna and how to make most of it

If you visit the eastern part of Sicily (where Catania, Taormina, and Syracuse are), you should try to take a tour to Mount Etna....

Bucharest and the old town blues

Dear Barbara, My flight from Berlin to Bucharest was probably the most turbulent flight I ever had. The storm Sabine (elsewhere in Europe known as...

How to choose your blog name – Tips & Techniques

If you're thinking of starting a blog, sooner or later, you'll face an important question: how can you choose your blog name? Your blog...

An ebook about photography: tips & techniques

Every summer, I try to produce some extra content in the form of ebooks. Last year I wrote three ebooks about Instagram, travel writing,...

My first flight after the lockdown (with Lufthansa) – Recap 21

After being stranded in Berlin for more than five months, it was time to return to Athens. I've been trying in vain to return...

Polaroid Diaries: Still life (my Berlin Banality edition)

The Coronavirus lockdown days redefined our boundaries. It wasn't easy at all to express ourselves artistically either. Writers always draw a certain degree of...

The end of childhood in Bologna

Dear Barbara, It's not my first time in Bologna, but it's definitely my most sentimental one. Medieval cities have a substantial impact on me, sometimes...

Travel to Greece in the summer of 2020: Is it possible? Tips & Info

With summer just around the corner, everybody is wondering if it's still possible to have a vacation abroad. Greece is always one of the...

Miele dishwasher repairs, hello? – Recap 20

May 2020 marked the slow return to normality. Life didn't start being enjoyable, of course, but I started seeing some elements of city life...