It has been exactly 5 years since I first experienced New Year’s Eve in Paris. It was December 31, 2019; we were packed like sardines, tens of thousands of people crammed together,…
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BAGGAGE BELT
A lady scolded me at the airport. I agreed with her. But… wait, let me tell you. OTOPENI AIRPORT I’ve been to many corners of this world and have departed/arrived at airports…
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I’m neighbors with Emily in Paris!
We live in neighboring buildings. Me and Emily in Paris. Well, “in London”. In Barcelona 🙂 Sounds like I’m in another dimension, doesn’t it?… I came to see the play Barcelona, which…
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MONT SAINT-MICHEL – fabulously beautiful!
My entire vacation in Normandy, France, was driven by a clear desire: to visit Mont Saint-Michel again! A place I saw for the first and only time in the year… brace yourselves,…
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ROMÂNIA – turist la locul de muncă…
Cand ma plangeam eu ca n-am mai plecat de mult pe undeva, ia uite cum job-ul ma arunca pe harta Romaniei, pe un traseu pe care nu l-as fi gandit niciodata asa…
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GIVERNY – Monet’s paradise
No, that’s it, I know what I’ll do next time: I’ll sign up to be an extra in Emily in Paris! Scene in season 4: Emily travels from Paris to Giverny, to…
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BUDAPEST – visiting the neighbors, because it’s cool at their place
Even though it’s just a stone’s throw away from Romania, I almost never had a clear desire to visit Budapest. The first time I came here was many years ago, on my…
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With a Bag of Romanian Cheese at a Michelin-Starred French Restaurant
…I was peacefully enjoying some grilled sausages with mustard in a Mioritic landscape when I heard about a German chef who owns a Michelin-starred restaurant in France, located in a manor where…
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Paris – on the home stretch for the Olympic Games
I was really curious to see how Paris looks on the eve of the Olympics, if I see it, if I feel it differently than in other years I’ve been here. OLYMPIC…
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Florence – melting for ice cream!
I have dreamed for a long time about opening a gelateria. Thank God I don’t have an entrepreneurial spirit, otherwise, I would have finished the stock before the customers arrived! I eat…