Travel & Lifestyle
Reading time: 12 min. Sasso Barisano at sunset. Matera is a city in the region of Basilicata in Southern Italy, with great history and a bright future. Matera is uniquely built on a rocky outcrop, with cave dwellings carved into the mountainside forming the old town, the so-called Sassi district. Matera was considered “the shame of Italy” in the 1950s [...]
Reading time: 10 min. Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, busy and beautiful. Grand canals, lavish palazzi, picturesque piazzas, captivating Basilicas, and tasty cicheti, set a magical scenery, making Venice one of the most unique cities to visit. If you were fortunate enough to have been at this gem of Italy, you definitely agree with me [...]
The cold water of Kritou Terra waterfalls felt liberating and refreshing. Reading time: 5 min. The moist from the falling water felt both cooling and inviting after an intense hike under the hot sun. I carefully balanced myself at the edge of the cliff and approached further. Taking a deep breath I stepped under the [...]
What a view at Prodromos Dam Reading time: 3 min. The unbearable summer heat in the city has led us to seek a "cooling” shelter at Troodos mountain for a couple of days. The road took us 1,380 meters above the sea to the highest village of Cyprus, Prodromos.Apart from the legendary and abandoned Berengaria [...]
Being notoriously a late planner when it comes to summer vacations, it was already August and I was still indecisive about where to enjoy a couple of relaxing days under the sun. After some brainstorming and excluding options, I finally booked a ticket to the neighboring island. After all, Crete was in my bucket list [...]
Panoramic view of the City from Prague Castle It was spring. The mind was asking for an escape from the daily routine and work! Spring vacations in Central Europe are ideal for me since the weather in the region is mild to warm and the scenery is beautifully green. This time tickets were booked to [...]
With 35-40 °C during summer, the most popular place on the island is at the beach Reading time: 8 min. 2020 is undoubtedly the least favorite for many people, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic which changed our day-to-day lives. The virus is affecting our traveling habits too, forcing most of us to cancel or [...]
Agioi Saranta is a quirk church embedded in the rugged rocks of an unspoiled hill Who would expect to come across this natural cave church in a secluded area in the crowded summer resort of Protaras, Cyprus? Agioi Saranta is a quirk church embedded in the rugged rocks of an unspoiled hill. A white wall [...]
Reading time: 1 min. The alarm went off early in the morning, I jumped out of bed, without hitting the snooze button as I usually do, and started getting ready for a road trip to Paphos. It is a sunny Easter Sunday and I traditionally spend this day with my family and my beloved and [...]
The young boy with the big fish, a bronze sculpture of Yiota Ioannidou Reading time: 2 min. As I was walking across the Paphos promenade on a wintry Sunday afternoon, I noticed from far an unfamiliar skinny figure resting at the edge of the long-narrow stone wharf. I approached and realized that the silhouette [...]
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