Duna de Cresmina is located in the Natural Park of Sintra-Cascais and it is an amazing natural area of beauty side by side the famous Guincho Beach. The Guincho-Cresmina dunefield is an unstable system due to the prevailing northwest winds bringing the sand from...
Colonial del Sacramento
One hour by boat from Buenos Aires, and on the opposite side of the Rio de la Plata (plata =silver in Spanish), the historical town of Colonial del Sacramento is located. We are now in Uruguay, but in the colonial past this town belonged...
I love Buenos Aires!
It is impossible to not fall in love with Buenos Aires! Such a vibrant and culturally interesting city! Said to be very European in its style and yes, having in mind the large boulevards and many imposing buildings in French and Italian style, that...
La Pampa, the Gaucho and his horse
The name “La Pampa” is illusive to the imagination, for sure making everybody thinking about a wide plain and its inhabitants. The area is large (750.000km2) covering the southern states of Brazil, the whole country of Uruguay, but the biggest part of Pampas is...
The Tango- introduction
The tango was born in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, in the frontier between pampa and the last houses of the city around 1870. It is a miracolous mixture that merged African, American and European Rythms and dances of different origins; the candombe, the...
Up&down in Lisbon
Lisbon is a hilly city and some of its most interesting attractions are located exactly on the hills or on the slope of the hills. It can be a real challenge to walk from one hill to another but to facilitate there are several...
Rio de Janeiro
Rio! I never feel so alive as when I am in Rio de Janeiro. There is a special energy in the air that reflects on my mind, body and soul. Rio is effectively one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with a...
