I was very lucky to be a spectator at one of the summer Olympics: no, not really the one from the 19th century J, but the one in London, in 2012. I…
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PORTOVENERE – a town like a postcard
What does a person do when she manages to see Cinque Terre faster than she intended? Well, she explores the neighborhoods too! I had read only a little about Portovenere – a…
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It’s like riding a bike…
You know what they say… I always hear about a lot of things that they are “like riding a bike”, but is riding a bike after many years really “like riding a…
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I was burgled on a vacation!
As much as I’ve traveled in recent years, I can say that I was lucky to have had safe holidays. But there are exceptions… I realized the other day that, in different…
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Amsterdam – what does the pandemic smell like?…
I felt the taste of the cities in the pandemic times and I admit that, if there weren’t so many travel restrictions, I would have gone to more places than I saw!…
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“Florence is all yours!”
That’s how I started my trip to Florence, one of the places that fascinated me from the first visit (now I’m on the 8th!). When I checked in, the woman gave me…
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In Milan, the pandemic is in fashion…
I caught Milan just before Easter. I felt the air of celebration in the pulse of the city, but also in the shops full of specific products. From the spectacular chocolate eggs,…
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Nadia and Bart have no idea what a great champion I was :)
Man, this is like a bomb: I was a gymnastics champion!!! When I had the privilege to take a picture with Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner, I didn’t mention anything to them.…
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The Venice Carnival, with a different kind of masks…
It seems to me it is the ultimate luxury to visit famous cities now, during a pandemic! You feel like they are there just for you… After a 2020 with missed vacations…
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What is the most bizarre thing you carried in your suitcase?
Stuffed cabbages? Cheese? Bacon? Pickles? I am sure that those of you who live abroad or visit their relatives abroad have put something like this in the suitcase at least once, when…