100 Travel Stories
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Fun Places to Go in Singapore
7 places to have fun in Singapore: Sentosa Island, Clarke Quay, Raffles Hotel, Orchard Road, Club Street, Singapore Flyer and Geylang Red Light District.
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Adventures in West Africa: Banjul, the Gambia
Adventures in West Africa! First encounter with Gambia: Christmas in Banjul, Serekunda Market tricks, the Zoo. The story and the photos.
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300 Steps to the Beach: Brisas Los Galeones
Trip to Brisas Los Galeones, Santiago de Cuba
Landing page to a series of posts exploring the island city-state of Singapore.
It was a quick decision to travel to one of Asia’s top destinations. Booked the flight in Bangkok through AirAsia.com and the “Fragrance Hotel Ruby” in the middle of the Singapore red light district, Geylang.
Quick planning of the trip using the Frommer’s online guide, letting the details out for the fate (or whim) to decide.
For the five days trip I renounced to the checked baggage (that would cost extra) and I took only my backpack as a carry-on luggage.
And, of course I left my chewing gum at home. Singapore banned the chewing gum since 1992!
Revamping some old stories from West Africa, with a hint of nostalgia and wanderlust.
The Longest Flight
The longest flight I ever took was from Bangkok to Banjul, the Gambia: 40 hours, with stops in Cairo (Egypt), Lagos (Nigeria) and Accra (Ghana).
Once I arrived in Africa, the adventure started!
Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. In Toronto the commemoration takes place in Little Italy. The Good Friday procession is a reenacting of the 14 stations of the cross, symbolizing the path Jesus walked before the moment of his crucifixion.
The preparations for the procession take place at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. Hundreds of people line the streets of Little Italy to watch the procession where parishioners are dressed as Jesus, Roman soldiers and disciples – carrying statues and banners telling the story of Jesus’ crucifixion.
High Park and humans in lockdown. But Nature is untouched by the pandemic and flourish into beauty, every Spring, year after year. Humans can only watch and hope for better times.
Welcome to High Park, Toronto! Second year of pandemic. A big chunk of the park is surrounded by metal fences to avoid people crowding to watch the cherry blossoms. But there are a few lonely cherry trees that escaped the “lockdown”. And getting closer with a camera, can bring out the beauty and delicacy of the fragile cherry blossom flowers.
Brisas Los Galeones
Galleone(s): sailing ship in use (especially by Spain) from the 15th through 17th centuries, originally as a warship, later for trade.
Brisa(s): A gentle to moderate wind.
A three stars resort with five stars service
Brisas Los Galeones is an intimate, adults-only all-inclusive resort set on top of a hill, overlooking the Carribean Sea and Sierra Maestra Mountains (two hours drive from Santiago de Cuba). With only 32 rooms and most of the guests being retired Canadians, the place is pretty quiet – except for the occasional goat bleats during the day and the beautiful Cuban music – performed by local jazz and salsa bands during the dinner time.