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In Ljubljana the old meets the new and it seems that history has spent all of the settlement’s five thousand years preparing it to become the nation’s capital. It has managed to retain traces from all periods of its rich history. From the legacy of Roman Emona; through to the Renaissance, Baroque and Art Nouveau […]
One of the world’s most visited cities whose iconic landmarks are well known all over the world.
In search of a shelter from the merciless afternoon sun, my steps wander around a labyrinth of passages and mud brick built houses whose windcatchers, sticking out of the rooftops, ratify the inclemency of the desert’s climate. According to UNESCO, Yazd is one of the oldest still inhabited cities in the world. The historical structure […]
On a very cold afternoon, just before the sun went down, some solitary silhouettes flirt with the inmensity of the sea among sand and shingle whilst a flock of seagulls raucously welcome a very colourful end of the day.
Peru is a country rich in resources and one of the best performing economies in Latin America according to the World Bank. Regardless of economic growth, Peru is a country that remains extremely divided between rich and poor. Although the main sources of wealth are located in the Andean region, its inhabitants are the ones who […]
Wandering the cobbled streets of Sultanahmet, the main neighbourhood of the historical centre of Istanbul, astonishingly decorated by the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace and Hagia Sophia, I enjoy my wanderings at the beginning of the spring. A fresh breeze and some sunny spells accompany me along my encounter with this spellbinding city and an omnipresent […]
Martín Chambi is today regarded as one of the most important photographers of the twentieth century. Between 1920 and 1950 he assembled an unprecedented collection of photographs of the people and landscape of Cusco, the ancient Inca capital that was in his day a cultural center in Peru. His studio was favored by the local […]
With almost everything covered by a thick layer of snow, temperatures of -12ºC and a sharp icy wind, the northern German city of Hamburg welcomed me into its beautiful bay, lake and streets. I happened to make a short stop in Hamburg on this very cold day during winter time. Apparently, it was one of […]