Visiting the Dalì Museum in Figueres, Spain
The Dalì Museum is an unique experience. So often this term is thrown here and there as to render it meaningless (if hundreds of experiences are “unique“, they aren’t really that unique…). With the Dalì Museum it is absolutely appropriate.…
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.…
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…
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…
Ethical tourism: “voting with your money”
A vague title for an important topic, one that is rarely talked about in the travel community: what influence has our traveling, and thus our money, on the politics of the country we visit? What does entail “ethical tourism”? The…
How Visiting Bath Can Lead You To The Unexpected
Visiting Bath in England is one of the most popular day trips for visitors to London. But despite its compact size, Bath packs in a lot. We headed to Bath to explore the unexpected side of this town and to…
Naples Yet Again
I was born in Naples. I’ve spent there more than 30 years of my life. Over one third of it all, therefore. I know it, I walked over its streets countless times, I’ve spoken with hundreds of its inhabitants, I’ve…
What Nobody Tells You About Santorini
Perhaps not exactly “nobody” but let’s say what most brochures, travel agencies and travel blogger prefer to ignore about Santorini, while stressing the positive aspects of the island. Understandably. Don’t get me wrong though: Santorini is wonderful and one of…
How to Travel Alone
I admit it: when I travel alone I truly feel free. It is one of my guilty pleasures. It recharges me, even if I sometimes feel lonely. It gives me space to think, even if the time to do it…
Budapest Travel Impressions
A summer or two ago I was invited on board to a one-last-gig journey to Sziget Festival. My close friends and I were travelling between a bunch of European cities motivated by some pretty awesome gigs. Few years ago concerts…