Chernobyl and its message of hope
20/06/2019Anybody who has watched the stunning HBO series will have noticed its bleakness, sadness and despair at what happened. Not so much probably felt more hopeful for the future, quite the contrary. Understandably. I did instead. I noticed a strong message of hope from the heroic acts done after the disaster and at the same time one for us, for today. I’m not going to spoiler the exact scenes of the shows but only talking in general about the nuclear incident, which is (should?) well known. No fear of reading then if you haven’t watched the series yet. Chernobyl, the…
A Week in Rio De Janeiro
Rio immediately evokes sun, beaches, beautiful women, tangas, caipirinhas and football. Most of those are valid for Brazil as a whole but Rio is the most touristic and famous city of the country and gets more credit than the others.…
Where Social Anxiety comes from for me
I’ve been battling against social anxiety for decades of my life, with alternate successes. Sometimes I am really happy, relaxed and enjoying the interaction with friends and feel no fear of having to talk with strangers. Other times I’m the…
The amazing Leba dunes
There are many awesome places in Europe, from the historical ones to the naturalistic ones. A few can be considered truly unique. Even fewer can be considered unique AND uniquely placed. Leba is one of those very few. Located right…
How Game Of Thrones should have ended
We all know by now how Game Of Thrones ended and that it was horribly rushed. Perhaps because Benioff and Weiss were eager to write the new Star Wars trilogy. Or not. Either way, a lot of us fans are…
What I don’t like in travel bloggers
A bold title for a controversial post. I’ve been writing about travelling, and more, on Paper Sounds for over 2 years now, have been travelling for close to 20 and I’ve been following the travel blogging community for the past…
Best Milos Beaches
Milos has around 40 beaches, spread all around the island. Some are unreachable by ground, only by sea. Among them there are a few that are true gems not just of Milos but of the whole Cyclades Islands. Being without…
Top 9 Paros beaches to visit
Cyclades. Archipelago of white houses, brown earth and awesome beaches. You may have heard of Mykonos and Santorini, probably. Perhaps not so much of Paros that, albeit very popular among French and German tourists, isn’t as frequented as the other…
Game of Thrones is ending. Will the books end too?
Game of Thrones is back for the last season. An incredible pop phenomenon. At least the show managed to finish somehow without, or more probably despite, Martin incapability to complete writing the book series. For those who haven’t watched the…
The ultimate travelist: my top 10
A couple of days ago I stumbled upon on an article on the blog of the lovely Charlie where by looking at the Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travelist, she built her own. I wasn’t even aware there was such a list…
Travels, Music and Social Issues
