I’m really not much of a beach guy, but when you’re faced with beaches like the ones in Cancun, it’s hard to not to be impressed. Cancun beaches are picture perfect, white sand, clear turquoise light blue waters, palm trees,
Ruins of Pompei : Southern Italy
I’ve heard so many things of Pompeii and watched so many movies about it that my expectations were set really high. In my mind, the city has just stopped in time, that since it was covered in lava all this
Philadelphia city walking tour
Last year I had my first visit to Philadelphia, to see the UPenn campus and tour the city a bit after a conference in NYC and a stop at the Princeton University campus. I did plenty of walking around Philadelphia during that
From Salvador to Dali Expo 2016 : Liege Belgium
It was only a few days ago that I summarized my visit to the Dali Theatre and Museum in Figueres Spain blabbing about how much I adored Dali and how brilliant and diverse this man is, and to my great amazement
Visions of beautiful Sintra : Portugal
My visit to Portugal during carnival week in the Netherlands was a trip to remember. Flying in with zero knowledge and expectations, I had the most wonderful time exploring Lisbon, but the nicest day was – by far – the
Visions of Lisbon : Portugal
During the one week off for carnival in the Netherlands, I took off for a first visit to Portugal. I knew very little about Portugal, and had absolutely zero expectations. Despite rainy gloomy weather most days I visited, I can
War memorial and Arizona capitol building : Phoenix
I collect capitol buildings, or maybe – visits to capitol buildings across the US. I mean, I try. Whenever I visit a capital city in a new state I try to fit it to my schedule to go and take a
Star Wars Ice Festival 2016 : Liege Belgium
Like Star Wars? I’ve probably watched these movies hundreds of times. Not that I’m that big a fan, but this is a cult movie series, and back in the 80s there wasn’t really that much that could compete. The earlier movies
Brooklyn Bridge : New York City
On my last visit to NYC for a conference I met up with a good old friend who now lives in Brooklyn. After saying my goodbyes I decided that instead of taking the bus or subway I’ll just walk my
Citadella at Gellert Hill : Budapest
Arrived at a new city? A good rule of thumb to get yourself oriented in a new place before starting your explorations is to find the highest point in the area, and go see the city from above. Whether it’s
