Que bonita Salamanca!

This city of Salamanca has a history dating back to the Celtic era. It is famous for its sandstone architecture, and for its University.  Founded in the 1100s and a key intellectual centre in the 15th-16th centuries, the university continues to add to the city’s vibrancy with its international student population. The famous cathedral is stunning,... Continue Reading →

Portrait of Porto!

The pretty city of Porto is situated in the northwestern part of Portugal. Famous for its Stately bridge, and also for the production of port wine. Porto is the second largest city after Lisbon. Sometimes the city is also called Oporto. Porto is a fascinating and vibrant city that is rapidly becoming one of Western... Continue Reading →

The Mermaid’s Kiss!

Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. It is a beautiful city with pristine waterways, modernist lights, bridges and cycling commuters.This dynamic city features progressive modernist architecture. A great place to explore Copenhagen is walking by the canal, and around the pretty narrow streets. It is one of my favourite Scandinavian destinations. Now it is close... Continue Reading →

Mad for Madrid

The stunning city of Madrid is the capital of Spain. The city centre is surrounded by elegant boulevards, and well manicured parks. In addition to its modern side,  it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighborhoods and streets.   The main shopping area and tourist attractions start at C/Alcala and runs... Continue Reading →

Dancing Umbrellas, Sharks & a Reef

Recife is situated in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, Brazil. This city has many canals and a little island, and, because of this, was once known as the Venice of the north east. Recife is the fourth-largest urban agglomeration in Brazil with 3,995,949 inhabitants, the largest urban agglomeration of north eastern states.   The town dates back to the... Continue Reading →

Mysteries of Darkness

The beautiful  Basilica Cistern is one of several hundred cisterns that lie underneath the city of Istanbul. This incredible place was built in the 6th century, just next to the Hagia Sophia. It is quite a dark and mysterious attraction. The cistern was used to supply water to the Great Palace of Constantinople as well... Continue Reading →

Cosmopolitan Catalan

The cosmopolitan city of Barcelona is situated in the region of Catalonia, Spain. This city is famously known for its incredible architecture, and also for modernist landmarks designed by Antoni Gaudi, the Picasso Museum, and Joan Miro.   When walking around the city, I couldn't stop admiring the beautiful architecture. Casa Mila was designed by... Continue Reading →

Heavenly Butterflies!

Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park is a veritable secret paradise where butterflies actually dance nonchalantly in clumps of fern amidst scented beautiful flowers and flowering vines.   This is the largest butterfly garden in the world spanning over 80,000 sq ft of landscaped garden with over 5,000 live butterflies, exotic plants, butterfly-host plants and ferns Other... Continue Reading →

Visions of Aphrodite

If you are looking for ancient culture, diversity and wealth the Cyprus Museum is the place to visit. The country of Cyprus is quite small, but it has cultural influences from the Aegean and Near East as well as Anatolia and Egypt and this is reflected in the museum's collection. Extensive excavations throughout the island... Continue Reading →

Out and about in London!

London is such an amazing place to be. I went to see an exhibition in the crypt of a church called St. Martin in the Field. It was a very interesting exhibition with work from Middle Eastern women artists. The Church itself is a very interesting place to visit. It's an English Anglican church situated... Continue Reading →

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