Posts from year 2016
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Historic city of Cusco
At 3400 meters above sea level, one don’t so much walk through Cusco as climb it. Lungs burning, legs whining and breath slowly deflating with every gasp of thin mountain air. It’s not just the altitude that hits hard. It’s the weight of centuries pressing down, every worn cobblestone whispering secrets in Quechua and Spanish.
Conquering Machu Picchu
They say the journey matters more than the destination. That’s easy to say when the destination doesn’t involve dragging yourself out of bed at 4 AM in a town that smells like damp socks and stale pizza. But when that destination is Machu Picchu, the sacred city of stone, it all makes sense.
Things to do in Quito
Quito is the capital of Ecuador, located high in the Andean foothills. At 2850 meters above sea level, Quito is the second highest capital of the world.
Across the equator in Ecuador
Ecuador is a country where ancient volcanoes loom in the background like silent gods, giving way to the eponymous feature that gave the region its name. The equator is not just a line on a map. It’s a metaphor, a balancing act between two hemispheres.
Taking care of business in Panama
Greetings from Panama. The name alone conjures up a cocktail of intrigue, commerce and heat. Equal parts tropical postcard and shadowy offshore haven.
Movie locations around the world part 4
This is part 4 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Star Wars Episode 2, The World Is Not Enough, Sound of Music, In Bruges, Love Actually, Lola Rennt, Stagecoach, Rebel Without a Cause, Star Trek 4, Cast Away, Sex & The City, Entrapment.
The lakes of Lombardy
In Lombardy, the lakes stretch out like mirrors from another time. Como, Garda, Maggiore. Names that drip with glamour, drama and wealth.
Grandeur of Milan
When it comes to Milan, you may think of sharp suits, espresso-fueled ambition and unapologetic swagger. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a veritable temple of excess, a shopping arcade so grand it feels like the gods of consumerism live there.
The old town of Bergamo
Some towns in Italy are swept up in the backwater of popular places such as Rome, Florence or Venice. While they cannot offer Colosseum selfies or derelict canals, there are still interesting things to discover if you look close enough.
Front Fabrik Festival in Krakow
It’s a sunny weekend in Krakow and I’m here to attend the first year of the Front Fabrik Festival. The first night was a warm-up party. We went through Kazimierz across the river Vistula and arrived in the Podgórze district.