The sights of Edinburgh

I always, always wanted to go to Scotland. All dashing heroes from historical novels seemed to come from there especially…

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Belvedere Garden

After a very lazy Saturday I almost itched to get outside. So this morning I bundled up to take a…

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What I learned in Madrid

As always done when I come back from a trip (eg here and here), this is what I learned in…

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The doors of Madrid

Please enjoy the beautiful doors of Madrid. After the meager pickings in SE Asia (eg this and this), here I…

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The good life of Madrid

After a whole day of sightseeing, shopping and watching a fascinating football game with nothing to eat except peanuts (okay,…

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Let’s go Atletico!

The next morning started lazy with a long breakfast, some leftover Cava and even better, some leftover chocolate soufflé. It…

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Hola Madrid!

I like nothing better than spending a weekend in a different city. Over the last years I have done that…

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What I learned in Zagreb

As always done after leaving a country or a city here is what I have learned in Zagreb: Markets are…

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The doors of Zagreb

Zagreb has many beautiful wooden and wrought-iron doors. Here is a small compilation of what I have seen. If you…

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A weekend in Zagreb

To put it in one sentence: Zagreb turned out to be way better than I expected. Why? Probably because I…

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