Travels



San Marino

19/05/2023

In the self-proclaimed oldest country in the world

Samana

12/05/2023

I found myself watching the planes on the runway at Barajas airport, trying to control my anxiety because I knew that some very intense days were waiting for me on an island that is very dear to me.

Throughout the description of this trip, I sometimes spoke of Almofala. This remote village was our starting point for all these adventures that I have been relating. Located in the district of Guarda, municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, very close to the border with Spain, it is a peaceful village typical of the interior of our country.

Yes, it's true that I've always heard that to get to the most interesting places we had to take curves and turns on roads that seem lost in the landscape, but arriving and feeling the pleasure of the contrast with the city where we live is rewarding. Some of the villages and places we visited give even more meaning to...

In April 2019, in my last year of high school, I had the opportunity to visit Rome, Vatican City, and Florence with classmates and teachers. It's something we'll keep for life, I have no doubt about that because it was phenomenal! Thank you all for making this trip so special!

A few days before reaching the age of majority and while I was thinking about plans to celebrate the date, I was gifted with a trip to Madeira. I had no idea that the beauty of this island would mark me so much...

Punta Cana is perhaps the most visited place in the Caribbean by the Portuguese. And there are several reasons for this fact. The most critical will say it is massive but, for me, it remains a place where we can spend a fantastic vacation! There is 35 km of amazing beaches with resorts for all tastes.

The natural colors of this island contrast with those of vintage cars. Around every corner, there always seems to be another color that we hadn't thought of yet... And as for the color of seawater, it's simply a shade of blue that the Cubans invented and only exists here!

This trip aimed to combine enjoying the beach with getting to know some history and visiting some places that we had chosen in advance for this or that reason. These were: Chichén Itzá, Tulum, Ek Balam, Coba, Playa Paraiso, Playa Akumal, Playa del Carmen, Valladolid, and even two cenotes, Ik il, and Tamcach-ha. Indeed for me an experience of a...