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The desert, the keeper of old memories which were turned into sand by the passing time, scattered around by every blow of the wind, trying to tell stories. Many eyes are there to see, but fewer are there to comprehend…… Read More

I left the wadi but I could still hear the gigglish sound of the water falling, I was happy and still wet with a black scarf around my body.  For few hours  I was immersed into another world, a world that is still there now..in my memories…… Read More

Away from a bustling and never sleeping Tel Aviv and from the prayers rising to the sky from the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, deep in the Judean Desert, winding its way towards The Dead Sea, lies the most scenic and challenging canyon in Israel, Wadi Dragot or Wadi Darga. Nature was particularly generous with the deserts of Israel because for millennia was continuously carving deep hidden valleys, where rapid waterfalls were creating natural pools and high dry falls. Life was thriving in those places and even now a very rich flora and fauna can be found despite the dryness around. … Read More

Roque Nublo, the pillar of heaven and the most iconic landmark of Gran Canaria   The tallest standing rock, 80m, Roque Nublo defies gravity, seeming that it needs just a push to fall in one of the steep valleys around it. … Read More

Roque Bentayga, one of the most fascinating and mysterious Gran Canarian landmarks There is no place in Gran Canaria more mysterious than Roque Bentayga. Its story begins million years back when Gran Canaria was rising from the oceans waters due to … Read More

Hiking into the wild to reach the remote Playa de Guigui Guigui is one of the secluded and hard-to-reach beaches of Gran Canaria and with this two attributes it became imperative to see it. At the beginning of my vacation, I … Read More

A stunning island wich seems to attract again some needing attention. Probably the closest exotic Island to Eur… Read More

First Day. Driving on GC210 one of the most scenic and dangerous roads of Gran Canaria It was few months since my last escape and I was beginning to become impatient. Being January and really not fond of Winter my … Read More

A year of travels, in images. 1.Portugal February.  The first trip of the year to a country which took me by surprise with its beauty.  My trip has begun in Porto exploring the Douro Vally. Followed by a long drive … Read More

Rough, spectacular, wild…only a few attributes of this exhilarating  Pirates trail I did some travelling since my visit to Tenerife and although I saw some beautiful places, Tenerife remains one of my favourite places. Sure, Portugal is also running for … Read More