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  • Looking back at our trips in 2023, Part 2

    Looking back at our trips in 2023, Part 2

    Happy New Year ! It is a tradition on this blog in January to take a look back at some of the places we visited in the previous year. We were in Asia and Australia – read Part 1 is here. Enjoy some tunes and see where else we went in 2023. Click ▶ to

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  • Looking back at our trips in 2023, Part 1

    Looking back at our trips in 2023, Part 1

    Happy New Year ! It is a tradition on this blog to take a look back at some of the places we visited in the previous year. Let’s kick off with some tunes by Australian artists (4 songs) and see where we went in 2023. Click ▶ to play Because of our move to a

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  • Road Trip: Relais Villa Pomela, Novi Ligure

    Road Trip: Relais Villa Pomela, Novi Ligure

    This post is the last of a long travel series that documented our road trip from Lausanne to Tuscany. We made many stops on the way in Turin, Genoa, La Spezie, Pisa and Florence, a journey of 15 days. We turned around in Mensanello in Tuscany and spent two days to drive back to Switzerland.

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  • Under the Tuscan sun, Villa Sabolini

    Under the Tuscan sun, Villa Sabolini

    Tuscany (Toscana) is the final destination of our two-week road trip from Lausanne, Switzerland. Florence (Firenze) is the capital of this region which is the second most popular region for travelers (after Veneto where Venice is located). If you like to join us on this epic road trip from the beginning in Switzerland, click here

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Interesting Stories You May Like …

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Jungfrau, a must-see in Switzerland

  • Jungfrau #1, Switzerland
  • Jungfrau #2: Kleine Scheidegg
  • Jungfrau #3, Top of Europe
  • Jungfrau #4, Ice Palace
  • Jungfrau #5, Descent via Grindelwald

    • Art and Architecture on Naoshima 直島, Japan

  • Art & Architecture on Naoshima 直島, Japan
  • The Unique Benesse House Museum
  • Valley Gallery, the latest by Tadao Ando
  • Ando Museum by Tadao Ando
  • The Subterranean Chichu Art Museum in Naoshima
  • Hiroshi Sugimoto Gallery: Time Corridors

    • Morocco Adventure: Sand, Sea and Souks

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    Road trip in Morocco #1 – from Fes to Merzouga
  • Road trip in Morocco #2 – from Merzouga to Boumalne-Dadès (ⴱⵓⵎⴰⵍ ⵏ ⴷⴰⴷⵙⵙ)
  • Road trip in Morocco #3 – from Boumalne-Dadès to Ouarzazate
  • Road trip in Morocco #4 – from Ouarzazate to Essaouira
  • Port of Essaouira – part 1
  • Port of Essaouira – part 2
  • Jemaa-el-Fna, Marrakech – part 1
  • Jemaa-el-Fna, Marrakech – part 2

    • Venice, its canals and carriers

  • Grand Canal #1, Venice
  • Grand Canal #2, Venice
  • Buses, taxis & gondolas #1
  • Buses, taxis & gondolas #2
  • Buses, taxis & gondolas #3

    • Small Bookstores of the World – Series 1

  • Farewell… Mount Zero, Hong Kong
  • Bookshop at Teatro Niccolini, Florence
  • Wardah Books, Singapore
  • Maison Assouline, London
  • Bookstore Librairie, Biarritz
  • Libreria La Flor de Papel, Santiago

    • Familiar food we (as travelers) ate while in Tokyo

  • Japanese comfort food #1
  • Japanese comfort food #2
  • Japanese comfort food #3
  • Tokyo food diary: Wagashi
  • Tokyo food diary: Snacks

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