On my Grand Tour of Morocco, I met them in the Atlas Mountains and Southern Morocco – from the Sahara to Marrakech. This is where they are most concentrated today, which, after all, is their ancestral land. They were excellent horsemen…
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Mesmerized, I looked around me. Modern architectural marvels had risen from the sands. In front of my eyes was the challenge of architecture! I was in Abu Dhabi. In the past, it was a tiny Bedouin…
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It's one of the most fascinating places I visited in Chianti on my recent trip to Tuscany. It’s not only the immaculate beauty of the gardens but its soul that creates an atmosphere full of warmth…
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I was eager to visit Seville and patiently waited for our cruise on the river to be completed. When I saw a huge bridge open in two and rise, stopping the car traffic for HARMONY V…
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Poseidon was offering me comforts which Odysseus had been denied, as he had been forced to go to and fro. The question now was how I would get to Astypalea. I called the Port Authority of Amorgos…
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I went back to the Mykonos of my childhood, and I saw it was a thousand times more fascinating than it had been then. The Mykonians made a miracle during all this time. Almost half a century…
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I went back down to the Old Town and found myself in a labyrinth of alleys, arched passages, Gothic churches and mosques, knightly buildings, the Hebrew…
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I feel overwhelmed by a wave of tenderness while I admire this aspect of Rome, that the historical vicissitudes make it appear unruffled and fragile. The gigantic marble monument of Vittorio Emanuele obstructs…
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I believe there are beautiful landscapes, more beautiful landscapes, and a third category – those that are incomparably unique. That’s where I placed the location we were looking at now, which in Italian is called le crete senesi…
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Mine had been a different idea of Sicily. I had expected the land to be arid and dry, the people unsmiling and just as austere – after all, isn’t this the kind of Sicily we have grown accustomed to through Hollywood productions…
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When we had sailed past the island, leaving the Adriatic behind us, the cruise-ship reduced speed and it felt like we were sailing a lake, a natural labyrinth with bays and capes, surrounded by the spectacular…
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When I turned and Dubrovnik came into my field of vision, it was like looking at a perfect postcard; I put down my camera and gazed at the medieval city, totally captivated. It was time for me to get closer. As I walked downhill...
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Autumn in New York City is the most beautiful season of all. Early in the morning, Ι walk in Central Park, not needing to hurry and, with each passing step, I enjoy the foliage of the trees lit through…
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Berlin imposes its Prussian style, which no doubt is awesome. My eyes admire the greatness, the extreme order that I see everywhere but, at the same time, I find my inner gaze…
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I visited St. Petersburg after the summer season, a few years ago. I enjoyed the beautiful colours of its buildings with the golden domes against the lush green background…
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While we were motoring to the Lake Palace, the spectacle of Udaipur, which was built in the 16th century by the Maharajahs of Mewar, unfolded itself along the banks…
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When I visited the royal palace in Bangkok, with its glazed tiles in green and red, I was struck by the shiny gold throughout the building, but instead of pondering over the history and significance…
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In front of us was the Hawa Mahal, the famous Palace of the Winds, whose rosy façade is the emblem of Jaipur. It has over nine hundred small windows, through which the women of the palace could gaze at the traffic of the market road …
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