Lyon, la capitale gastronomique du monde et une merveilleuse ville! I’m starting with quite a strong statement, that I plan to prove till the end of the article. One important note for myself: I didn’t use Google Translate for the
Only Lyon
There’s something electric and untold about Cluj-Napoca
Ten years. That was the amount of time that had passed, since my last visit to Cluj, till some weeks ago. Third visit, but first two had lasted less than a few hours. This time, I was going to spend
Lisbon and Algarve: Portugal’s popular city and its best beaches
Is Portugal the best European destination of 2017? Searching a bit online, you will see that many articles say so. Checking a few photos will also increase these beliefs. But what’s with all this hype, that grew bigger and bigger
Amsterdam XXX
XXX… a symbol you will spot everywhere in Amsterdam. But what does it mean? Is it somehow related to the city’s liberal views? No, not at all, it is just a coincidence. The symbol is formed out of three white
Weekend in Transylvania: Brașov county
Transylvania, the land of Count Dracula and vampires. Wait, that’s just an overused cliché, which I am not a big fan of. Many Western Europeans associate this region of Romania to vampires, due to Bram Stoker’s Gothic horror novel, Dracula,
The Cologne experience
I’ve been thinking of writing this post for quite some weeks now, and finally decided to give it a go. Why did I do it? Because Cologne is such a tasteful place, where I enjoy spending time. Why was I
One week in the land of Gods: Athens and Mykonos
During the past years, my memories of Greece have been pretty vague. I’ve visited the country twice when I was a kid, 15-20 years ago, and still had in mind the sandy beaches, the crystal clear sea, the small white
Searching for the bear and the strawberry tree in Madrid
My trip to the capital of Spain can be easily described by this statement: the beauty of having no real expectations. Why? Beats me, but for one of the few times in my life I didn’t have a clear plan