It’s my fourth time in Vienna’s Central Cemetery, but I’m feeling the excitement of the tourist who’s visiting a place for the first time. Back in 2022 —it really feels like ages from now— I came to Vienna for three days, and the cemetery was just another place in a long list of hallmarks which… Read More »The allure of Vienna’s Central Cemetery
Descàrrec de responsabilitat: Aquest article narra la meva experiència personal en la Ruta Blava de la iniciativa Peace Line 2024. No és un article acadèmic ni pretén descriure els esdeveniments històrics del s. XX en els indrets que vam visitar. Les atrocitats comeses pels Nazis i els Soviètics a Europa formen part ara del passat.… Read More »A través dels països Bàltics meridionals: la Ruta Blava de Peace Line 2024
Shaped by tales of victories, but also defeats; by ventures, but also retreats; by leaders and heroes, but also deceits; European history is constantly being written, and the role of European youth in all this matrix is constantly evolving.
Armenia, una nación legendaria que es anterior a la mayoría de los países que existen en cualquier lugar de la Tierra. La primera nación cristiana, un titán del Cáucaso Sur que sobrevivió a un intento de anexión por parte del Imperio Romano romana. Una tierra llena de simbología, leyendas y misterio que ha influido en… Read More »Armenia: una nación que vive del pasado
Armenia, a legendary nation that predates most of the countries that exist anywhere on Earth. The very first Christian nation, a titan of the Southern Caucasus that survived full annexation during the Roman times. A land full of symbology, legends and mystery that has influenced the entire world and that has made it to the… Read More »Armenia: a nation that lives from the past
I’m not sure how I had truly imagined an activity about Josip Broz Tito would be, but there are only two people waiting for the guide beside me. Both of them are Croatians, and when the guide arrives, the first thing she does is ask me to pay her the twenty euros fee in cash.… Read More »Tracing Tito’s legacy in Zagreb
Me bajo del autobús en Zagreb a las seis y diez de la mañana; ha sido un viaje tranquilo y rápido desde Viena, si bien el bus nocturno era tan incómodo que apenas he podido dormir. Entro a la cafetería de la estación y noto la primera gran diferencia respecto a Viena: una berlina rellena… Read More »Tras las huellas de Tito en Zagreb
When going to the Arctic, most of the people are interested in seeing the Aurora Borealis. I won’t debate the idea that it is an amazing experience and one of the most beautiful phenomena we can see on Earth. Nonetheless, since I was young I’ve always been interested in another feature of the territories north… Read More »The place where the sun never sets
Había echado de menos los rayos de sol llenos de vitamina D en el Mediterráneo Oriental después de llevar dos meses viviendo en Estonia. Buena comida, playas, cultura…Chipre es perfecto. Bueno, ¿lo es de verdad? Os voy a dar algo de contexto. Turquía invadió la isla en 1974 para “proteger” a los turcos chipriotas de… Read More »Chipre del Norte: la distopía mediterránea
I missed (quite a lot) the sunlight packed with Vitamin D of the Eastern Mediterranean after living in Estonia for two months. Good food, nice beaches, culture…Cyprus is as good as it gets. Well, is it really? I’ll provide you with a little bit of context so you understand what I was doing in Cyprus.… Read More »North Cyprus, the Mediterranean dystopia