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