Who Are Your Facebook Friends?
A couple of years ago when I became a travel blogger and my personal Facebook account turned from private to public, I was suddenly confronted with the need of increasing my numbers. Obviously, as a...
View ArticleThe Weekly Postcard: the Gornergrat Experience
If seeing the Matterhorn was a once in a lifetime experience, admiring the sleepy giant from different angles and altitudes was even more fascinating. The highlight of our two days in Zermatt was a...
View ArticleInterview with Jo Karnaghan from “Frugal First Class Travel”
This month I had the pleasure of interviewing someone whom I have always admired for her refreshing approach to luxury: Jo Karnaghan, from Frugal First Class Travel. 1. Tell us a little about...
View ArticleThe Weekly Postcard: Winter in Mono Lake
Last night, as I was getting ready to write an article for The Weekly Postcard, I realized this series turned into something very different from what was initially intended. The Weekly...
View ArticleJungfraujoch, the Mountain that Took My Breath Away … Literally!
Ever since I first saw Switzerland, I keep thinking that God must have created this place to show the humankind what Paradise looks like. It’s difficult to imagine a more perfect scenery than the Alps...
View ArticleThe Weekly Postcard: Jacksonville, the Gold Rush Town of Oregon
The gold frenzy was arguably one of the most significant events that shaped the history of the United States in the first half of the 19th century. As the gold began luring people to the west coast,...
View ArticleBreakfast Cruise on Lake Brienz
Lake Thun or Lake Brienz? We had to make a choice. Our two-day stay in Interlaken was too short to cram in all the great day trips that make this area so famous. Interlaken (meaning “between the...
View ArticleThe Glacier Express – Why I Wouldn’t Ride It Again
Now that I look back, I think I owe my first trip to Switzerland to the mythical Glacier Express. After all, it was the picture of this train passing over the dramatic Landwasser Viaduct that...
View ArticleThat Day I Played the Photo Journalist at the Szechenyi Baths
I’ve been in Budapest so many times that I can’t even remember and still never got to visit the Szechenyi Baths. Why? Because I have an aversion for public pools, where you soak your underwear with...
View ArticleThe Weekly Postcard: Diavolezza, the Mountain of Eternal Ice
High above the sun-filled valley of Engadin, in the area of Pontresina, lies one of the most spectacular mountain peaks in Switzerland: the Diavolezza (the she-devil). The legend has it that long, long...
View ArticleOne Day On The Streets of Milan
When you only have a day in a city like Milan, there is no sense in making any big plans. Trying to accomplish anything will only fill you with disappointment, especially when that one day happens to...
View ArticleInterview with Rhonda Albom from “Albom Adventures”
My guest for this month’s Travel Blogger Interviews series is Rhonda Albom, from Albom Adventures. Many of you know Rhonda and delight in reading her always interesting posts about New Zealand, or...
View ArticleThe Weekly Postcard: Vancouver, Facts and First Impressions
Please pardon my silence for the past two weeks, but even travel bloggers go on vacation sometimes. I mean real vacations, where they enjoy themselves instead of trying to keep up with social media or...
View ArticleVancouver Attractions
Vancouver may not be the city where you want to live. The high cost of living, tight job market and astronomical housing prices may be a set back for its potential residents, but the city’s sensual...
View ArticleThe Weekly Postcard: Colors of Vancouver
There are cities just feel right. Whether it’s the skyline, or the scenery around, or the people, Vancouver is one of those places that inspire you to take pictures. And if the weather steps in to...
View ArticleSled Dogs, Mushers and the Iditarod Race
What heart remains untouched by the amazing story of White Fang, Jack London’s half-woolf half-dog hero sold to be a sled dog in the harsh and frozen Yukon Territory? That was my first thought as we...
View ArticleThe Weekly Postcard: Greetings from Engadin
But for an article I’ve read in the National Geographic Expeditions magazine, I might have not discovered the beautiful valley of the Engadin. The article was actually about the Bernina Express, one of...
View ArticleInterview With Cedric Lizotte, from “Continents & Condiments”
My guest for this month’s series Travel Blogger Interviews is Cedric Lizotte, a freelance travel journalist with a passion for food. He is the creator of Continents & Condiments, a blog about food,...
View ArticleThe Weekly Postcard: Boating on Lake Como
I knew I was going to like Lake Como even before I got to see it. It is one of those places that is hard to believe it’s quite real. A perfect mix of scenery, culture and seduction. Quaint villages,...
View ArticleLake Como, the Playground of the Rich and Famous
No, it was not George Clooney who made Lake Como famous. The tranquil Italian retreat has always been a magnet for the elite. Noble families, artists, royalty, world leaders and the cream of Old...
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