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The State Hermitage Museum seen from Palace Square (Dvortsovaya Ploshad) The day we visited the Hermitage, it was packed with tour groups given in many languages. Our large Cunard group was masterfully guided by a Russian tour guide – a … Continue reading →

St. Petersburg

A rainy day in Helsinki Havis Amanda Fountain and Sculpture  by Ville Vallgren Bicycles at the edge of Esplanadi Park Esplanadi (Espa) Park Helsinki Central Station Helsinki Central Station Helsinki Central Station Senate Square and the Lutheran Cathedral of St. … Continue reading →

The Queen Elizabeth docked in Warnemünde Whenever I tell anyone that I am going on a trip, the predictable question asked of me is, “Where are you going to in Portugal?” But as much as I enjoy visits to the … Continue reading →

I EMBARKED on a very long journey of self-discovery in July of 2000. It was meant to be only a holiday in Ponta Delgada, with perhaps a hint of nostalgia for the city where I had been born, and where … Continue reading →

WHILE TRAVELLING during the month of September I made a conscious decision not to read emails, blog posts, text messages or news. In that time, I experienced a heightened level of disconnection from all methods of communication and that suited … Continue reading →

It’s October and there are days when the sun still shines warmly on my body as I return to sit in my garden after a month’s absence. Since my last post, when I wrote about the joy of staying in … Continue reading →

Dragonflies resting in my garden Lay down my camera,                                                                … Continue reading →

August light covers my garden like a sheet of yellow cellophane. It then fades in fleeting moments, only to return again, in a game of peek-a-boo between sky and earth. And then, perhaps bored by the game, the light goes … Continue reading →

I was born in Sr. Borge’s house, on rua da Arquinha, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Açores. I lived there until the age of two, so it’s not probable that I remember its orchard of banana trees (bananeiras), figs trees … Continue reading →