Madrid to Andalucía and back: some pics
When? August 2015 How long did it take? 5-6 days (12 days in total) How far? ~600 km (one way) Why? To visit some beautiful friends!
Category: PICS
Bustarviejo, Europe
50 kilometres away from Madrid, Bustarviejo (or Bustar) is the right place to be if you feel like being nowhere. Lit up your pipe and stroll around, and start writing a novel: Bustar...
From a Sama-Bajau village
One of the greates maritime people of Southeast Asia, the Sama-Bajau live in communities spread all over the Martaban Gulf, the Malacca Straits, the Sulu Sea, Borneo, the Celebes Sea and the seas...
Naples is acid, and so am I
The walk from the guesthouse to the university is pitiless. There is no poetry in what I see. Things are as they are. No exoticism added. Napoli is a city of nicotine-addicted people...
Ghana is kind: some places I definitely approve
Ghana treated me extremely well and today I’d like to inflect the beauty of this kind country – my first time in sub-Saharan Africa – with a list of 10 places. Ten places...
Hotel de France, Kano: sleeping in history
One thing I’ve learned in Nigeria: old hotels suck, new establishments give you some hope. But there’re a few exceptions, and the Hotel de France in Kano is one of them. This hotel...
Manengouba lakes, Cameroon at its best
The twin crater lakes of Manengouba are perhaps the most delightful place I have ever visited in Cameroon (Maroua and Kribi are on the list too). Just a three-hour walk from Bangem (and...
Alternative Pulau Siladen: a visual tour
Siladen Island, Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi: 450-500 inhabitants, 81 households, 1.1 km long and 0.6 km wide. Intimate and harmonious, Siladen gave me exactly what I was looking for – and didn’t...
African interiors: the descreet charm of objects (2/2)
Welcome to the second episode of my personal selection of African objects and spaces. It seems that you – well, some of you 🙂 – appreciated the first post, so here I am!...
African interiors: the discreet charm of objects (1/2)
Travelling to Africa offers us wonderful sights, countless memories, amazing encounters. But beside the landscapes, the experiences, and the people, what also capture our attention is the aesthetics of the objects and spaces...
