Europe

The Ars Electronica Festival in Linz

Last September I moved to Vienna for a few months, and during this time I tried to travel as much as possible in and around Austria. My very first weekend there was thus dedicated to Austria’s third-largest city, Linz.
Geological wonders of Roussillon, Provence

On the road towards Roussillon, you’ll notice right away what makes this town different from the others in the region surrounding the Luberon, in southeastern France.
Cooling down in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

As I’ve mentioned multiple times in some of my previous posts, there are a lot of pretty towns in Provence and in the South of France in general. Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is absolutely one of them, though it distinguishes itself from the others thanks to is location and its history.
Around the Gorges du Verdon

Provence is a wonderful region in the Southeast of France. Known for its warm weather, Marseille and its lovely harbour, the turquoise water of the Mediterranean Sea, great food, lavender fields, olive oil and cute towns. It is also very famous for the Gorges du Verdon, a river canyon that is said to be one…
A Day in Avignon

A friend of mine came to visit me in the South of France a few days ago, and I took that as an opportunity to show him around the city of Avignon, very well-known in France for its history, its theatre festival and, surprisingly, for a song.
Day Trip in West Cornwall

Cornwall has a lot to offer with its huge variety of landscapes: from white sandy beaches, breathtaking and windy cliffs and wild moorlands, to cute little towns and small harbours.
My small guide of St Ives, Cornwall

St Ives is a small town in the South West of the UK, and it is one of the most popular destinations in Cornwall. It is surrounded by beautiful beaches and has a lot of narrow cobbled streets sprinkled with cute independent shops. Most of all, it has this coastal-town vibe that I really like,…
Visiting Manosque

Manosque is famous because the French author Jean Giono was born and lived there, and most of his books are set in the South of France.
Daydreaming at the Tsars’ residences – Peterhof and Catherine Palace

Peterhof Palace and Catherine Palaces are stunning architectural marvels, with sumptuous rooms, beautiful gardens and breathtaking fountains, that perfectly showcase how the tsars used to live.
Studying Russian in Russia for a month

I stayed in Russia for a month in order to study the language through language courses and immersion. It was an amazing experience that I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn or improve their language skills, as immersion proves to be very useful to truly learn a language.