2024 08 Mendrisio – Caught between Past and Future
When I walk through the old town of Mendrisio, I seem to be trapped in the past. Magnificent palazzi with frescoes, Vespas in backyards and
When I walk through the old town of Mendrisio, I seem to be trapped in the past. Magnificent palazzi with frescoes, Vespas in backyards and
My oldest friend Sylvain and his wife Fabienne run the guesthouse “Le Nid d’Omer” with a small holiday home in Brittany. They also have their
Manhattan, the heart of New York, some might say. Loud, commercial, freaky. Old and new, rich and poor collide here. The architecture of the “old”
Cities are made by people. This is of course also true for New York. Be it the Policemen, regulating the traffic delivering a show that
A few weeks have passed since my last blog. The year has a lot to offer. In addition to Brazil, this year there is a
In the last two years, I was several times on business trips in the economic capital of Brazil. It is not really a touristic hotspot,
No worries, I will not write about all the bad things that happened this year. We all know the sad stories that happened this year.
This year’s holidays were Italian. Three different locations in three weeks. First a week in Tuscanny – in Scarlino close to Massa Maritima, then –
The arrival in Rodi gives rise to sadness. When I get out of the car at the bus stop, even the cows show open disinterest