Tag: #traveldiary
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Outside Tehran, the rest of the trip to Iran I did by moving around in the very comfortable buses. The cities are less chaotic and you get to breathe oxygen again. In August it is very hot, we are in desert territory, and I well remember a certain sense of suffocation when I got off…
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A tour of Europe by bus was a novelty since my traveling tours had always been by train or car. Overall I was not satisfied with it, although the places visited were beautiful. On Frankfurt I had gathered conflicting opinions, I decided to spend a few hours there. I can say that it is interesting,…
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Where Cars Disappear is a verbatim account of the traveling oddities that happened to me during my trip to theisland of Cyprus. It was a trip of only 8 days, in December 2023, but very rich in anecdotes. In particular there was trouble with cars and encounters both human and animal. Please note the audio…
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Walking in the Casentino Forest Park has now become a pleasant habit. This is the park’s website with many directions for visiting it. If I can’t be away one night, but I have enough time, on the weekend I do the hour and a half I need to get there. If I have more time,…
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Already on the first day of my trip to Iran, I had confirmation of what I had already realized by informing myself from reliable sources.Iran is like a hidden treasure chest, so much so that people are amazed to see you, especially alone. I settle in, almost, immediately In the touching museum of the Holy…
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The majority of people decided not to travel during Covid. I when possible and respecting all directions, I did. But I didn’t take planes or go out of Europe. This was a two-week, solo trip by public transport in August 2021 between Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. The destinations were. Here is the itinerary on my…
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Toasting marshmallows on a volcano is a verbatim account of the travel oddities that happened to me in Guatemala, Honduras and Belize. In particular, it was my first group travel adventure genre. Although truth be told it was more of a Spartan trip. For those not yet familiar with them, you can find out what…
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Ignorance in social media was the most overt fact of the period before my trip to Iran. The one on my return was that it is wonderful. Highlighting two extremes in the country: great cultural wealth and religious dictatorship. Going to Iran It was a beautiful experience, and having done it solo in August 2019…
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Machu Picchu and Rainbow mountains were the grand finale of the trip and deserve the fame they have. I place this article in the KO/OK category because it recounts two moments that I believe remain indelibly in the memory of anyone who experiences them. For once I am highlighting the most mundane of photos taken…
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During a busy day in Germany in the Black Forest, with short trekking and visiting Triberg im Schwarzwald and especially Freiburg im Breisgau, I shot the following video. It was the last in the series Spring Bridges with a Z. Black Forest, a taste It was the last day of a long weekend in which…