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The Palacio Salvo at Plaza Independencia is considered the landmark of Montevideo. As magnificent as the Art Deco building is, I was almost more impressed by the Edificio Ciudadela opposite, a residential building from the construction boom of the 1950s. Its facade, with its hundreds …
On Bali I began my one-year journey over water and land to Berlin. After a week of restless traveling around the island, I found a beach without hotel facilities, garbage and souvenir sellers just before the boat ride to Lombok. Apart from me, there was …
It was low season in Uganda when I spent six days alone on Bushara, a small island in the middle of picturesque Lake Bunyonyi. The place was perfect for forgetting time and savoring the idle life. My daily routine was reduced to elementary activities: bathing …
It was the best taco I had ever eaten. At the small taqueria in San Cristóbal de las Casas, the only filling was cochinita pibil: a day’s worth of suckling pig meat braised with smoked habanero chilies and served from a huge stainless steel vat. …
On my way home through the village of Jambiani, I approached this enchanting child, “Hello, I like your little handbag!” She smiled at me and was visibly proud of her outfit as I cautiously asked if I could take her picture. At that moment, I …
The boat trip from Belém to Manaus across the Amazon is one of the most social affairs I have experienced in my travels. On deck, passengers crisscrossed in hammocks, in many places three on top of each other, so I was among people 24/7. The …
They’re everywhere, blighting cityscapes, annoying passersby and amusing drunken teenagers at best: electric scooters. When I came across a collection of them in Coimbra, I discovered something charming about them for the first time. I didn’t know until then that they had even the rudimentary …
After being panicked by some palm-sized spiders during a hike through the adventurous, waterlogged caves of Khao Soc National Park, I encountered this enchanting creature. It was sitting in the middle of a jungle plant and was introduced to me by a Thai as bull …