Spain and Italy, while being part of EU economic worries (PIGS), in turn offer great adventure for soul and all your senses.. Seeing architecture, eating in family owned restaurant Tapas in Spain or pasta in Italy, hearing people greating each other on streets and smelling air in spring just begs to forgive these nations all the troubles with spending more than they have:) Barcelona was friendly, (it was before Champions League semifinal:)) cosy yet stylish...
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It was love from first sight. In fact, sometimes it takes some time to realize that it was love. Now I am really sure of my feelings towards Africa... She is amazing.. So much freedom, so much wilderness, so much simple life.. And happy people with small or no cash in the pocket... Feeling that takes over there is that we are overcomplicating our lives... True, in Riga we are not placed on the place of the globe, where we could survive from bananas and live under palm-tree, still, most of us carry with us unnecessary things and stupid worries in our heads... Watching animals of course is the greatest and the most educating part... Fight for food, higher rank in hierarchy, mating, all are so well showing the simplest drivers in human's life too... Reading some book from Hemingway on his hunting in Africa ahead of the trip will only make it more memorable.. And yes, take the advice of Hemingway himself about travel : "Never go on trips with anyone you do not love" Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe are great places to "take a sip" of something extraordinary and out of complicated Western life... I plan to go back there one day... And it is safe, though probably better to go in good company of friends... During the trip I discovered great artist Johnny Klegg, who has some great music mixing traditional zulu, african music with more of the modern pop and rock. His music is great amplifier of the feelings that take over observing the beauty of Africa.. |
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