Category Archives: travel

CITINERARY: Pont-Aven

Pont-Aven is a charming Breton town nestled on the banks of the river Aven. Once a commercial town ensuring the transport of goods between the river and the ocean, it became a meeting point of a colony of painters during … Continue reading

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CITINERARY: Hampton Court Palace

Royal Greetings from Hampton Court Palace!   The original Tudor Hampton Court Palace was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in the early 16th century, but it soon attracted the attention of Henry VIII, who brought all his six wives here. Surrounded by … Continue reading

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2023.08.09.Sinaia-Brașov

Greetings from Brasov! First time in a city… History Museum! From the travel.wish.list… Bastionul Țesătorilor… Jazz Bastion… on the wishlist! Hoping to be back in beautiful Brasov… for another walk… a longer stay… or citinerary 🙂

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2023.08.06.Sinaia

Re-discovering Sinaia… slow-pace traveling…

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2023.08.03.Rouen

A whole day in Rouen… a special request… for a special day… continuing the impressionist itinerary… rendez-vous avec la lumière… Greetings from Rouen! Adding to the citinerary… Cathédrale Notre-Dame… Donjon de Rouen… Gros-Horloge… to be continued 🙂

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SUNDAY TRIP: Santa Cruz Triangle

UCSC Upper Campus Natural Reserve… Seymour Marine Discovery Center… Dolphin quick bite… clam chowder and fish&chips… a yummy triangle 🙂

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ITINERARY: 2023.07-08.UK-FR-RO

From Great Britain… to Brittany… and for something completely different in Romania… a tentative itinerary: [01.Tue] 07.18.SJC-LON: BA [02.Wed] 07.19.LON: Nell Gwynn House [03.Thu] 07.20.London [04.Fri] 07.21.London [05.Sat] 07.22.London [06.Sun] 07.23.London [07.Mon] 07.24.London-Paris: Eurostar [08.Tue] 07.25.PARIS [09.Wed] 07.26.Paris-Nantes [10.Thu] 07.27.Josselin? … Continue reading

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WINTER TIME: Rain and Snow…

… take it slow… flooding… snow records… extreme weather… back home safe… travelling… thoughts…

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CITINERARY: Chichén Itzá 2022

Summer solstice itinerary… to be repeated! “In the mouth of the well of the Itzaes” This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatán peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples have left their mark … Continue reading

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6.COBA: Father’s Day!

Father’s Sunday… a musical surprise… moving on to Cobá… a wonderful discovery… even if expected… even without climbing Nohoch Mul… even with a short shower… right on time for an isolated pic… the jungle… the birds… butterflies… bats… beautiful! Wish … Continue reading

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