My entire vacation in Normandy, France, was driven by a clear desire: to visit Mont Saint-Michel again! A place I saw for the first and only time in the year… brace yourselves,…

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GIVERNY – Monet’s paradise
No, that’s it, I know what I’ll do next time: I’ll sign up to be an extra in Emily in Paris! Scene in season 4: Emily travels from Paris to Giverny, to…
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With a Bag of Romanian Cheese at a Michelin-Starred French Restaurant
…I was peacefully enjoying some grilled sausages with mustard in a Mioritic landscape when I heard about a German chef who owns a Michelin-starred restaurant in France, located in a manor where…
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Veneția inedită
“N-ai ce face mai mult de 3 zile la Venetia” – am auzit de multe ori si am zis-o chiar si eu. Dupa primele 3 zile in Venetia, in 1999, m-am reintors…
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ICELAND (4) – Grimsey, the island on the Arctic Circle
One of the first places I wanted to reach in Iceland was this little island on the Arctic Circle. I don’t know why. I was fascinated by the idea that I, coming…
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ICELAND (3) – With the granny bag to the pilot!
“Mr. Captain, when you fly to Grimsey Island, can you also take this granny bag with you, please??” That’s what I ended up doing on my vacation in Iceland, after the horrible…
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Iceland (2) – With the scooter, to catch the volcano…
I barely get off the plane at the airport in Iceland when I receive the following message from the police on my phone: “Earthquakes! Increased seismic activity in the area. Stay away…
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VIETNAM (4) – the fruit paradise!
Don’t scold me, I know, but if I have to choose between an apple and a chocolate, I choose chocolate… What can I say, I’m addicted to it! But in Vietnam, I…
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Vietnam (3) – the food comes when you crave it :)
A permanent Street Food Festival! That’s how I felt Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, when I roamed around. If the overwhelming traffic was the first thing that struck me when I arrived…
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VIETNAM (2) – the first shock and a wave of curiosity!
I am crazy: I took 5,909 pictures and movies on my vacation in Vietnam!!! You’d say that I went to make a documentary for Discovery, not a trip for my birthday 🙂…