I went to Mumbai a couple of times. I can still remember my first impression, first time to India, when going out of the airport. The people, the heat, the smell of spices, it was like in the books I had read. Mumbai was called Bombay under the Brits and it changed name in 1995, […]
Author Archives: Leo
Barcelona
My oldest memories of Barcelona go back to the 1992 Olympics. As a big fan of the Dream Team I went to see the basketball games. There was no iPhone back in the days but I still remember seeing on the floor, in front of me (name dropping!): Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Pat Ewing, Larry […]
Annecy
When looking for a good lifestyle, you need a lake and a mountain nearby, as well as an airfield. Annecy has it. I enjoyed running and cycling by the lake, and even wake-boarding on the lake. The mountains around the lake are the perfect spot for paragliders – still on my to-do list, and the […]
Mauritius
Mauritius island is one of those places that deserved to be called “paradise”. I went there several times as a tourist and cannot be disappointed. It has the beauty of the islands of the Indian Ocean, the food and the hospitality as well.
Jerusalem
I had the opportunity of visiting the holy city of Jerusalem a couple of times. Not many cities in the world carry as much history, in this case for three millenium, still visible and present in the daily life. Seeing in one place the synagogues, the churches and the mosques is not unique, but here […]
Cyclades
The Cyclades, a group of islands in the Aegean sea between Greece and Turkey, recalls the Greek mythology and the poems by Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. I went for the first time to Mykonos for Easter 2019, it was off season and a good timing to enjoy the calm and beauty of the […]
Corsica
I may be biased but I’d include Corsica in the list of most beautiful islands. It combines the sea, the beach, the mountain, the villages, the food and sunshine most of the time. While the south of the island is more touristic, between Porto Vecchio and Bonifacio, the north remains a little wild, between Calvi […]
Seoul
I went to Seoul a couple of times and I feel that I’m still scratching the surface of the city. The first time I was stuck by the modern city, the barbecue, and the karaoke until the end of the night. The second time I walked by the Han River, visited the old and historical […]
New York
New York has a special place in the list because I lived there for almost 2 years, and because it’s unlike any other city in this world. The most impressive is the mix of people coming from all over the world with the same dream. I like going to New York, get the energy and […]
Bangkok
I finally visited Bangkok in 2019 after years of hearing about the energy and crowd of this major city in Asia. I was not disappointed by the mix of experience that this city can offer. The Chao Phraya river, the main one in Thailand, flows through Bankgok, along temples like Wat Arun. The city has […]