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Stairway to heaven

Stairway to heaven

Starting the New Year with one of the biggest dreams on our bucket list felt symbolic, almost like setting the tone for the months ahead. We finally took on the legendary — and most forbidden — hike in Hawaii, the iconic Stairway to Heaven. This trail ...

January 1, 2020
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Land of extremes

Land of extremes

Have you ever been to Death Valley? If not, this is one of those places you should experience at least once in your life. It’s impossible to arrive here and not feel the sheer power of the landscape. The immensity, the silence, the contrast of textures ...

December 23, 2019
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Art that shapes us

Art that shapes us

Have you ever paused in front of a piece of art and wondered why it touches you so deeply, even before you fully understand what you’re looking at? I genuinely believe that art has this quiet, powerful way of slipping into our inner world. It opens little ...

December 12, 2019
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Caring for our planet

Caring for our planet

Such a fragile world we’ re holding in our arms. We all know that our planet is in danger. The global warming effects came sooner than we thought. The quality of life of future generations is a difficult question. What conditions of living will they get? ...

December 7, 2019
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Hidden beaches of Anguilla

Hidden beaches of Anguilla

What do you choose – public beaches with service or more secluded beaches with fewer people? We really love exploring ‘secret’ beaches. How do we find them? Really easy – we open a satellite map and find the farthest corners of the ...

December 2, 2019
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Anguilla travel diary

Anguilla travel diary

As I promised, I’m going to tell you about Anguilla. Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory in the Eastern Caribbean. There’s a list of countries that need a visa to Anguilla – you can find it on the official website of ...

November 29, 2019
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New York contrast

New York contrast

The architecture of New York always feels like a story you can read just by walking down the street. This contrast is probably one of the reasons why the city has such a unique rhythm. On one side you suddenly find yourself surrounded by massive glass ...

November 5, 2019
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Back to balance after vacation

Back to balance after vacation

Coming back to my normal routine after a vacation is always a little challenge, and Italy makes it even harder. There is something about Italian food that makes you completely forget about balance and routine. Pasta, pizza, desserts after every dinner, ...

September 9, 2019
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Happy Earth Day

Happy Earth Day

Sometimes it feels like conversations about saving our planet are too big, too global and too far from our daily lives. But the truth is, everything starts with the simplest actions we choose to take every single day. We all share one home, and whether we ...

April 22, 2019
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