Angola and its capital Luanda, are not a usual touristic destination. Not as yet anyway! The potential is there and is enormous. Nevertheless it is certainly one of the work destination for many Portuguese, mainly due to our common language and historical facts. A lot of families still hold members of both countries. Portugal and Angola have a common history and one that…
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TravelAround: CopperBelt, Zâmbia
Zâmbia is a southern African country that has Angola, Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia as neighboring countries. With a large country size and a very disperse population of 13M+, Zambia is one of the largest mining countries, with a region named Copper Belt as a reference to that specific industry. This was the zone I visited for…
TravelAround: Gävle and Sandviken, Sweden
November 2016. In Lisbon I start packing my cabin sized bag with my first (of many I hope) trip to Sweden. Outside a warm Autumn with temperatures around 18º C strongly influences me on the choices I make regarding clothing. A quick check on one of many weather forecast sites, focus me on a reality around 0ºC an possible some…
TravelAround: Vancouver, Canada
While traveling to TR, I had a fabulous opportunity to visit Canada for the first time. I headed for Vancouver in an inspiring mentoring session. Thank you Willy-Peter Shaub for a receiving me, spectacular conversations and sightseeing. Here are some humble captures of a the lovely scenery. All images captured with a Canon G12, handheld, no filters. Post production in…
TravelAround: Timisoara, Romania
Timisoara is the capital city of the Timiș county, one of the total of 41 counties and Municipality of Bucharest that make up Romania. Located in Southwest Europe, Romania has as neighboring countries Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Ukraine, Moldavia as well as a natural border with the black sea. Located in the western part of the country, it is the third most populous city in…