The Summer wildfires of 2017 in Portugal were particularly devastating, destructive and deadly… Every year there’s a wildfire season that goes through the hottest and driest months, has been a chronic issue for decades, specially in the central regions of
Mientras tanto, en Cuba
One morning in Havana I realized I didn’t have enough “convertibles” for the day (Convertible is one of the two official currencies, mostly used by tourists), and that meant that the first thing I had to do that day was
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My newsletter returns
A friend told me sometime ago that since I’ve stopped sending my newsletter she stopped knowing what I was doing. I still have that newsletter, but the last time I’ve sent something was by the time of my São Tomé
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Eid Mubarak
After the hustle of buying a train ticket in New Delhi railway station, and despite knowing the tricks to avoid the touts trying to sell us a “cheap” vacation taxi, me and Fernando headed to Old Delhi for the afternoon,
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Lisbon’s longest night
Today’s 13th Of June. The day of Saint Anthony. The patron saint of Lisbon. In the whole month of June the city of Lisbon goes out to the streets and enjoy the first Summer nights, ribbons and balloons are hanged
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São Tomé Exhibit
Has been almost two and half years since I’ve been at São Tomé, the lush small island placed over the equator at the Gulf of Guinea. I always had something in mind with the output of my short trip there, other than the
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