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Calabrian Bergamot: The Citrus That Saved My Trip to Crete
FOOD | ITALIA | LIFESTYLE | TRAVEL TIPS

Calabrian Bergamot: The Citrus That Saved My Trip to Crete

ByElena Murdaca August 9, 2026August 9, 2026

I’m addicted to it. It may come in Earl Grey, the Aqua Allegoria of Guerlain, as essential oil or liquor, I never have enough of it. Even Cire Trudon, the…

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Celebrating in Rio de Janeiro: The Best Birthday Adventure in Brazil
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Celebrating in Rio de Janeiro: The Best Birthday Adventure in Brazil

ByElena Murdaca May 31, 2026June 7, 2026

I always wanted to celebrate my birthday in summer. Though I enjoy very much being an Aries born at the end of March, I always felt the regret of not…

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Kardabab Beach Grill: A  open dining experience with the traditional flavors of Bahrain
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Kardabab Beach Grill: A open dining experience with the traditional flavors of Bahrain

ByElena Murdaca January 25, 2026June 7, 2026

You can’t say you were in Bahrain if you don’t taste Bahraini food.  That’s why I ask Hossam to bring us to a local place for dinner.  He’s doubtful. “Are…

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Chontacuros in El Puyo, Ecuador: Discover the Food of the Amazon Jungle.
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Chontacuros in El Puyo, Ecuador: Discover the Food of the Amazon Jungle.

ByElena Murdaca October 26, 2025June 7, 2026

The Amazon forest has been for all my life one of my dream destinations. In 2021, I finally got a sprinkle of it. I’m in Puyo, Ecuador, that is considered…

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Tokyo Tea Ceremony: What it’s like to learn from a Master. Part III
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Tokyo Tea Ceremony: What it’s like to learn from a Master. Part III

ByElena August 1, 2025June 7, 2026

The whole ritual is repeated 3 times. The first time, Soka shows us how to prepare the tea. The second time, she makes tea for each of us. The third…

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Tokyo  Tea Ceremony: What it’s like to learn from a Master – Part II
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Tokyo Tea Ceremony: What it’s like to learn from a Master – Part II

ByElena August 1, 2025June 7, 2026

We sit on the tatami on the floor. As she knows how hard it is for foreigners to sit on their knees, she says we can relax while she explains…

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Tokyo Tea Ceremony: What it’s like to learn from a Master – Part I
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Tokyo Tea Ceremony: What it’s like to learn from a Master – Part I

ByElena August 1, 2025June 7, 2026

The tea ceremony workshop is practically the first thing we do as we arrive in Tokyo. We landed from Okinawa the night before and we still need to recover, so…

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The Most Exclusive Dinner in Tokyo: a Luxury Foodie Night Out You Won’t Forget
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The Most Exclusive Dinner in Tokyo: a Luxury Foodie Night Out You Won’t Forget

ByElena April 25, 2025June 7, 2026

I have been knowing the gentleman for quite a while, now. 12 years. When I informed him I would be in Tokyo for one week, he promised to find some…

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Meeting a Sushi Master in Tokyo: Japan’s Most Authentic Sushi Experience
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Meeting a Sushi Master in Tokyo: Japan’s Most Authentic Sushi Experience

ByElena April 24, 2025June 7, 2026

He describes himself as a sushi artist, while my host, being a high performance athlete, prefers to call him a sushi athlete. «  We have been knowing each other for…

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Sakura: the Best Hidden Restaurant in Okinawa for Seafood.
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Sakura: the Best Hidden Restaurant in Okinawa for Seafood.

ByElena April 22, 2025June 7, 2026

Michelle and I are hungry, we skept lunch and we are looking for local food, it is past 6.00 pm. We are a bit disappointed as we are surrounded by…

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The way of the water has no beginning and no end.
The sea is around you and in you,
The sea is your home, before your birth and after your death.
Our hearts beat in the womb of the world,
Our breath burns in the shadow of the deep,
The sea gives and the sea takes.
Water connects all things, life to death, darkness to light.

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