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November 25, 2021

Costa Rica – The Rich Coast

Costa Rica tempted me following an article I have read in ‘Condé Nast Traveller‘ a few months ago and I decided to write this post. I had not ever noticed […]

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October 14, 2021

Sophia… Loren…

Sophia Loren … A classic. An esteemed brand of world cinema. A living diva who had starred in Hollywood films with Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Frank Sinatra, William Holden, Paul […]

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August 30, 2021

Cornwall – A Pearl on Tip of UK

Cornwall had caught my attention after a few articles I had read last year and I had thought to write a post about it since then. When I heard in […]

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July 28, 2021

El Tortoni, Buenos Aires – A Cafe of Tango with History

When I heard of Cafe Tortoni a few years ago during one of my private Spanish lessons owing to an article my teacher brought to class, I was happy to […]

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July 12, 2021

In Nature and Fresh from Nature

A couple of months ago, I came across two articles in different issues of Paris Match magazine the photos of which captured me at first sight. Looking at those photos […]

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June 22, 2021

The Movie “Coco” and Mexico’s ‘Día de Los Muertos’

A couple of years ago, I watched the movie “Coco”, produced by Pixar Studios and released by Disney Pictures in 2017, after it was strongly suggested in the Spanish class […]

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May 4, 2021

Chalets – (Part 3) and More From British Columbia and Aspen to Wanaka

This is my last post about chalets after my two previous posts titled “Chalets-Winter Tales (Part 1)” and “Chalets-Winter Tales (Part 2)“. In this post, I will mention the chalets in […]

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March 13, 2021

Chalets – Winter Tales (Part 2)

This post is the continuation (the second part) of my previous post under the title “Chalets – Winter Tales (Part 1)“. In ‘Part 1’ of this post, I had mentioned […]

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February 26, 2021

Chalets – Winter Tales (Part 1)

When I saw the book cover with the photo above titled ”Living In Style Mountain Chalets” in the shop window of a bookstore, I couldn’t help myself to go inside […]

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February 9, 2021

Pleasant Morning Briefings by ‘The New York Times’ – Part 2

This post is the continuation (the second part) of my previous post under the title “Pleasant Morning Briefings by ‘The New York Times’ – Part 1“. I will go on […]

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