by eliasc64 | Oct 19, 2014 | Destinations, Europe, Italy, South Italy 2014 trip
We arrived in Catania with a flight from Rome. The sign next to the car rental office warned us not to leave any luggage in the car nor to park the car in the city center. After one hour in the queue, we finally got our car and took the road to Castelmola, a small...
by eliasc64 | Nov 10, 2013 | Destinations, Europe, Greece, Short Visits
What’s in a weekend break? For some it is the opportunity to visit new places and meet new people, for some others it is the chance to bond with their friends and family. And for many it is the chance to live a life they can’t have. For three long days you...
by eliasc64 | Oct 25, 2013 | Austria, Destinations, Europe, Short Visits
This is a city I often fly to, but I rarely stay. This time it was for a business conference and I would stay for three days. The first evening, I had a pleasent surprise. A good friend of a good friend, whom I also know, was also in Vienna for the day and we decided...
by eliasc64 | Oct 20, 2013 | Destinations, Europe, Short Visits, United Kingdom
Right after my return from Madagascar, I visited London for three days. It has been a while since my last visit and forgot what a great city it is. Lovely restaurants, an excellent theater and art scene, an international crowd, great shopping, in other words a city...
by eliasc64 | Feb 27, 2013 | Czech Republic, Destinations, Europe
The zoo is a form of meditation to me. Whenever I get the chance, especially when I feel the blues, I ll go to the local zoo. Last week, I was in Prague for a business trip and had the opportunity to visit the Prague zoo, considered by many as one of the top 20 in the...
