5 things about The Great Falls Let’s make it short, should we? 🥾Great hiking trails by the river – side cliffs. 🛶This a spot where some olympians train for kayaking and requires experience HOWEVER – the thrilling rapids can be enjoyed by anyone! There are some rentals in the park. 🧗This park is one of the few climbing areas on the east coast that allows climbing directly above water! 🏇There are trails open to horse ride however visitors must bring their own horses . 🧺Picnic tables and grills are 1st …
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Déjà vu
Déjà vu Today, I couldn’t help but remember this Banksy artwork. So provocative, meaningful and heartbreaking. A year ago while in Porto, I saw a graffiti on the floor with signs that led to a museum’s basement. I followed them and ended up at a “Dismaland” (2015) photography exhibition of Banksy by Barry Cawston.I took me 2 mins to be paralyzed by his works. In silence, each piece questioned the values of society: war, poverty, power and the environment. This armored anti-riot van description read: “Built to serve on the …
Lisbon is quite sexy. | Lisboa tiene lo suyo.
I think of all the cities I’ve visited this year, Lisbon is the one city that really seduced me. The fact that Lisboetas still “meet for coffee” (aka: bica) instead of take it “to go” is quite sexy. . Then there is Lisbon’s street art. The other day, I saw this tiny tunnel. A tunnel that had its archway covered on both sides in a cartoon comic strip. Each strip tells a part of Lisbon history, from the Phoenicians founding the city ( btw Lisbon is older than Rome) to …
Portugal, you got me. |Portugal me atrapaste.
That feeling of life rubbing her hands… my plan was to visit Portugal and stay a couple of months. But for some reason, I ended up visiting 6 other countries; I even jumped to West Asia (Dubai) and went back to Europe (?) That’s right, I don’t stick to the plans lately. I was not like that, in fact, I was a corporate brain that breathed retro-planning charts (so useless) and seasons; always thinking 6 months in advance, a duly planned time.But now, 2 years into traveling I adapted. I …
My Luck! | Mi Suerte!
If I were the same choosing boyfriends as I choose random photographers! ⠀⠀⠀It was my mission to fit the world’s tallest building and me in one frame. I tried several times with no luck. I was sweating, upset and ready to go when I saw this guy equally frustrated in the other side of the street. I approched him and offered to help. I took angle shots, portrait mode, light – you know, I was giving it all!I showed him the pictures and with no filter he said: “Ugh, I …