This Fruit Cake was always present on the menu during summer in our house in Bucharest. My mother and grandmother used to make this fluffy and easy cake, and I think it was a must-do recipe for every family…
If you love lighthouses, wide windy beaches, and endless foggy coastline, you should put Point Reyes Lighthouse on your travels list! Located on the northern Californian coast in Marin County, Point Reyes Lighthouse is one of the windiest and…
In a time of social distancing and almost no traveling, making plans for a future vacation is the next best way to ease your wanderlust. But what will you choose as your first destination when things go back to…
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Iconic cafes in the world: Confeitaria Colombo in Rio de Janeiro
Confeitaria Colombo in Rio de Janeiro is not only a landmark of the Cidade Maravilhosa, but also one of the most beautiful cafes in the world, besides Cafe Central in Vienna, Cafe de la Paix, in Paris, or Caffe…
Caipirinha is Brazil’s National Cocktail and one of the classic and well-known cocktails in the world. If you had traveled to Brazil, you know there’s only one drink you can savor in Rio de Janeiro, while sitting on one…
Bright lights, never-ending days, vivid nightlife, time that loses its meaning in the glittering casinos, eye-catching buildings on the verge of kitsch, gambling, and parties. Las Vegas might be well known for all these, but certainly, there’s more to…
While nothing can replace the real experience of traveling, when you hop on the plane or car and hit the road, with tones of plans, list of things to see, and places to visit, there are still ways you…
Cannoli – the tube-shaped pastry dish, filled with sweet ricotta cream, is a staple of Sicilian cuisine, largely known all over the world. “Cannoli” means “little tube” (is grammatically plural in Italian), referring to the pastry’s shape – a…
After more than two years spent in Berlin, I can say this city still holds such a special place in my heart. Completely different from the rest of Germany, Berlin is the city of freedom, people in search of…
I can’t find only one word to define how 2019 was. But it came with some significant changes and challenges: we moved from Berlin to California, which involved a long process of figuring things out in our new place.…