Best of 2025

I am back with my traditional “best of” entry. Only this year I feel like taking a more impressionistic route … More

Heraclitus goes island hopping

Tropical Island hoppings make me think of the Heraclitus quotation: No man ever steps in the same river twice, for … More

As I’m writing this more than a month after my 2023 Balkan trip, my heart and mind still escape to … More

When traveling, sometimes you follow the plan and it’s fun. Sometimes it’s like, well, ok I see the point, but … More

Inevitably, the story of the emperor’s new clothes came to my mind when reflecting on our three-night stay in Holbox, … More

The owner of our simple hotel in San Miguel was clear about it: go to Playa Mia. It’s beautiful and … More

My third stage on the Ibiza coastline walk was a hybrid one: half solo, half with my better self.It was … More

After the scenic, rewarding hike from Cala d’Hort to Cala Bassa the day before, on day 2 I would be … More

I admit it. My expectations about the first leg of our Greece trip were, um, modest. After all, it was … More

K. said we were enjoying the Mediterranean dream, and I had to agree. She couldn’t get over the olive trees … More