The Mediterranean Sea was extended before us with its calm waters, in shades of early morning grey. The most fascinating sea in the world with its amalgam of civilizations since ancient times. Galleons crossed it, and nowadays...
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The first time I found myself in a hotel alone was during my stay at the Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz. I was 17 years old and I had to stay over for one night while in transit to the Basques region in Spain, where I was to stay over for one night …
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I closed my eyes, so that I couldn't see the waves that were coming in on us from behind. Mykonos was fading in the distance and could only be seen when we were perched atop one of the giant waves.…
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The more we approached, the more its silhouette became clearer, showing its grandeur of rocky mountains that formed a plateau at the top. Before entering the protected little harbour, I noticed a white villa…
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What is left of the old Maritime Republic of Amalfi today? Firstly, the poetry of the landscape. A delicate fusion of natural beauty, historical memories and artistic heritage. The town is nestled at the base of a mountain, sheltered from attacks…
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We entered the church through a small door and started to go downwards, so deep that I felt we were entering the very depths of the Earth. It is unbelievable how up-to-date the Vatican is. Automated glass doors opened and closed...
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A series of very ancient traditions called it the "father Rhine" while its steep valleys, covered with woods and vineyards, are the most representative expression of German Romanticism. The beauty of nature has been placed under the protection of UNESCO…
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In Salvador di Bahia, surrounded by forests of palm trees, dunes of white sand that reach even the airport, people smile and have no stress. Women, the shubby Bahianas, wear lacy white dresses, colorful turbans and many necklaces…
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Bermuda revealed itself in fleeting glimpses: green islands embraced by waters shifting from emerald to turquoise, blue to grey, and beaches tinged a delicate pink. The fish-shaped land seemed both tropical and temperate…
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There is a wild beauty to Petra, Jordan, both heavy and mournful, that shakes you. These canyons that stand as natural barriers, just north of Aqaba, became the capital of the Nabataeans, a Bedouin tribe…
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Sunrise in Amboseli has always moved me: the sky easing from indigo into pale rose, Mount Kilimanjaro faint on the horizon, the air cool and expectant. Sleep never crossed my mind. Camera in hand, I watched elephants, gazelles, zebras and baboons emerge with the light…
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Marrakech reveals itself gradually, like a secret unwilling to be told all at once. It draws you in through colour, sound and movement, until resistance becomes impossible and...
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Damascus was sanctuary—murmuring waters, palm trees, orange groves, pomegranates, and succulent peaches. Through earthquakes, fires, and floods, the city endured, its houses rebuilt each time…
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The Sultanate of Oman, in my eyes, is really like Switzerland because of its order. The roads are in perfect condition, even in the hinterland. In Muscat, the capital city, traffic is thoroughly monitored…
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Harran, an area righteously boasting of a continuous human presence over the last 3000 years, is located in southern Turkey, not far from the Syrian border. The legend has it that Adam and Eve, expelled from Paradise, eventually…
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Everything was quiet. It was early morning and the streets of Aswan were empty. Two feluccas were sailing on the Nile, which at that point offered a picturesque site. We left the city and entered into…
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The opportunity to travel with the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre to Jerusalem and to witness their rituals was starting to sound more and more attractive. It tied into my cultural interests, the curiosity of the traveller…
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These were the hotels of the desert, where the caravans arrived after a long, slow-paced journey under a scorching sun. Pilgrims, merchants, cultured travellers, sitting uncomfortably on the backs of the camels, all following a precise path…
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