“Somewhere in La Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember…” These are the first words of Don Quixote, a book widely considered as being the first modern novel. It is also thought by many as one of the greatest books ever written. This is the story of an old knight driven […]
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Our next stop in Christmas Around the World is São Paulo, Brazil. This trip was the first and only time I’ve been to South America. It was November 2011 and I went there on a business trip. I couldn’t explore the city as much as I’d have liked to since I had to work. Fortunately,
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In 2006 I was living in Dublin thanks to a Erasmus grant. This was my first long stay far from home. For those of you who don’t know, Erasmus is a famous scholarship granted in Europe to students who want to spend an academic year in another European university. It is a great opportunity to explore different
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Happy Friday guys! I’m not only excited because the weekend is coming but also because I’m officially on holidays (yay!). Plus, I’m having a small pre-Christmas’ Eve celebration at home which will signal the start of the holiday season for me 🙂 But now let’s get down to business. Our next stop in Christmas Around
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From L.A. we are traveling north to our next stop: my dear San Francisco. One of the many beauties of the City by the Bay is the variety and richness of its neighborhoods. You can cross a street and feel like you are in a different city or even a different country -this is especially
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The merriest season of the year is upon us and in order to celebrate it on the blog I’m going to do a series of posts about Christmas in different cities. I’ve spent Christmas (or the weeks around it) abroad several times during my life: California, Sao Paulo, Dublin or Belgium have been some
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These images remind me of warmer and less stressful days. If you’ve been following my blog you’ll know that I spent part of my holidays traveling around Switzerland. One of the stops on the trip was Basel, a less known but equally beautiful city. Basel is Switzerland’s third most populous city (behind Zürich and Geneva).
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La Cure Gourmande is a sweet shop I came across recently. If you have a sweet tooth like I do, you are going to love this. The first thing that struck me was the store, it is so colorful that it makes it impossible to pass by without going inside. An assistant is greeting shoppers
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Last Thursday it was my birthday. Today I’m sharing with you the photos of the celebration. First, I had a small party at home with my family and boyfriend. Later that same day, I celebrated it with my friends. I wish all days were as special as birthdays but now that I think about
Happy Monday, dear readers! I hope everybody had a wonderful weekend. I was wondering earlier if it was a good idea to post a recipe today since some of you may still feel stuffed after the Thanksgiving feast. In the end I could not resist posting this savoury pie. There are so many good things
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