europe

Live in London once and leave before it makes you hard

March 9, 2010

A few nights ago over dinner, the Boy and I were talking about cities and their personalities. Places are like people. They have their own quirks, faults, assets, mannerisms. They can be moody and giving, beautiful and bland, intoxicatingly intriguing or tragic. And often times, like the most important people in our lives, we can […]






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Finally! Gallery of August in Italy

December 12, 2009

It has taken me nearly four months, but I’ve finally uploaded a good selection from our trip through Italy in August. I’ve got to say that Italy is one of the best countries in the world. If all you had was a few weeks to explore Europe, GO TO ITALY. The history, the scenery, the […]






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A picture is worth a thousand words: Pastel coloured Italy

November 10, 2009

Another shot of Verona. The city of love.






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On looking Brazilian in Italy

October 26, 2009

Wow, do I ever look dark in this photograph.  A month in Africa and then a month in Italy will do this to you.  I’m finally starting to get around to processing oh, about 1000 or so pictures from the last 4 months of travel.  It is hard work and really needs some time. This […]






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Livin’ la dolce vita

September 4, 2009

No… I didn’t mean to write ‘Livin la vita loca’. You were about to break out into Riki Martin weren’t you? 😉 It has been five days, onetwothreefourfive, FIVE days since I’ve had real Italian gelato. How many days? FIVE. Why?! Why, you ask?! Because we decided last weekend to cross from Italy into Slovenia […]






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Salzburg stream-of-consciousness style

September 1, 2009

Small. Cute. Wow this place would look amazing under snow. Castles and snow go well together. Christmas town. So peaceful. So green. Reminds me of Canada but sorry, not as nice! Mmmmm pastries. Amazing, amazing pastries. Cobblestones, churches, horsies and music. Cute music store with shiny shiny beautiful guitars. 30% of the city was destroyed […]






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Graffiti in Ljubljana

August 30, 2009

Interesting coming from a place that was part of communist Yugoslavia up until 1991. Street art provides such great social commentary.






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Greetings from Ljubljana Slovenia

August 30, 2009

It’s tiny but pretty.






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