For those, not so much contact with countries below the Equator you may not understand the irony on the title, but I will explain… Paraguay is a South American country which has boarders with Brazil and Argentina. One of the boarders is a city called Ciudad del Leste which is separated from Foz de Iguaçu (Iguassu Falls) by a bridge. Ciudad del Leste is very well known to sell cheap and fake items from China. A lot of people, especially Brazilians cross the bridge to purchase electronics and all sorts of goods, to sell throughout Brazil. These people are called… Read more

It is 33 degrees Celsius outside… I have a Spritz in my hand and I am looking at the world around me… I see everything pink… I know I prefer to see the bright side of life but this time it is not about that… It is about my sunglass… Pink lens… The 2017 summer hit… Transparent bright colourful lens… I love them and I thought of sharing my favourites with you… Isn’t life more beautiful through one of those? XX Valentina… Read more

How would you feel if you knew that you are sleeping under the same roof  where global treaties were agreed and signed? …Where if the walls could speak, we would hear deliberations and politics all over the place…. …Where Empress Elisabeth of Austria (“Sisi”) used to spend her summer vacations, and  unfortunately in 1898 got stabbed and died on its footsteps? This place exists and it is now 152 years old… Impressive, don’t you think? Especially in a world where we are constantly looking forward and not back… It is wonderful to make a pause and learn from the past…… Read more