Greetings from Belgrade, Serbia! I’m currently writing this blogpost quickly on my phone while waiting for my brunch at this restaurant just outside our apartment rental in a pretty hip street just outside of the Old Town. I’m traveling around for the next 4 weeks to Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia and Israel (just me) with […]
In love with Vietri Sul Mare handpainted floor tiles
One thing you’ll notice immediately when you visit the Amalfi or Cilento coasts or pretty much most of the Campania region in Italy is the abundance of these beautiful handpainted ceramic tiles from Vietri sul Mare, one of the 13 pearls of the Amalfi Coast. As you all know I love colors. I am obsessed […]
Acciaroli, Italy: The (Urban) Legend of Ernest Hemingway’s Old Man
Acciaroli is that kind of charming fishing village along the Cilento coast in Italy where they don’t even bother calling possibly their only bar any other name but that, Bar. Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway visited in 1953 and met his “Old Man” here. They say that he based the character of Santiago in […]
Cetara is for Anchovy and Tuna Lovers
I love seafood. I could give up meat and poultry any day if I could eat fresh seafood everyday. It’s so difficult to find good or fresh seafood in Germany where I live so every time I find myself in the Mediterranean I make it a point to always eat as much seafood as I […]
Is this the most beautiful terrace in the world?
On my recent trip to the Amalfi and Cilento coast, I visited the fabulous gardens of Villa Cimbrone which is famous for its scenic belvedere, Terrazzo dell’lnfinito or Terrace of Infinity. AND MY GAWD IS IT SCENIC! There are truly no words to express how beautiful this terrace it. I stood in awe of the […]
30 Photos That Prove Amalfi and Cilento Are The Most Beautiful Coasts in Italy
If there is one place that keeps surprising me with its beauty, cuisine, culture and history, it’s Italy. As much as I hate to admit it because it is so cliche and predictable even: I love Italy. No no no no. This is not coming from a tourist visiting for a week for the […]
Amalfi Coast Map and Its 13 Villages
You all know by now that I love traveling to Italy. I just recently travelled to the Amalfi Coast for the second time and before I tell you all my stories and travel tips about this beautiful area in Italy, I would like to orient you first about it with a map of the […]
“There is no return to normalcy after that.”
There is no return to normalcy after that. This sentence sums up my life since that day 6 years ago – has it been that long? – when I quit my job to move to Europe and study for 2 years as a scholar of the European Commission. I wanted to chase and live […]
Zürich in Slow Motion
Greetings from Switzerland! I just recently travelled to Zürich, Switzerland the other week and loved it. It’s a new city and a new country for me so I was very excited to be here. I mean I have been traveling around Europe since 2009 and I only travelled to Switzerland now. Shocking, I know! […]
Deal Alert: Roundtrip Europe – Philippines for 474 euros
Since I travel pretty much most of the time, my friends always alert me with anything related to travel like this cheap flights from Europe to the Philippines with Cathay Pacific for as low as 474 euros! Thanks to my German friend, Julian, for the tip! Now I’m gonna pay it forward. El Nido […]