Culture in digital format is nothing new, but due to the lockdown most of the world has been put in these last few weeks online museum tours, exhibits, and artistic manifestations of all sorts are experimenting a major revival. Do you want to know how to enjoy art and culture during COVID? I’ve got an […]
Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl – the ‘smoking mountain’ and ‘the white woman’ respectively – are well-known by mountaineers, but also by everyone else thanks to the legendary love story behind them. In January 2020, during a trip to Mexico City, I visited Cholula, in the state of Puebla. Cholula is the longest continuously inhabited town in […]
Yoga is an attempt to align mind and body with our breath and bring our attention to the present to feel what’s happening now. By letting go of the past or the future, we find peace of mind. I’ve been doing hot yoga for a few years and, apart from how great it feels, I’ve […]
Life in the big city can become overwhelming, even when you’re lucky enough to dodge the daily commute bullet and work from home. In my case, after a period of hard work with big urban parks as the only escape, the call of nature becomes too loud to be ignored. Last July I visited Snowdonia […]
I like it dry. But I’m not talking about a good martini here. I’m talking about the land, specifically about a part of the world capable of seducing the most desert-averse souls: the US Southwest. A few days ago, Facebook reminded me that it’s been one year since I was hiking, rowing and climbing on […]
After a three-month reclusion in London, the air starts to get thick and doesn’t slide down the pipes all that easily. It doesn’t matter where I live, every two or three months I need to pack and go explore, and this time I am excited to get a taste of Cornwall – a short five-day […]