“A map is the greatest of all epic poems. Its lines and colors show the realization of great dreams.” ~ Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Editor of National Geographic (1903- 1954) I have always been fascinated by maps, ever since I was a kid, and as a result of that I became a cartographer. Always liked the wayContinueContinue reading “The Map House in Riga”
Category Archives: Travel around the Sun
Angkor Wat – Casa Zeilor
“When Angkorian society began, Paris and London were not much more than elaborate villages. Europe was crawling with barbarians, and here were the Khmer engineering sophisticated irrigation systems and constructing the biggest temple in the world.” – Kim Fay, The Map of Lost Memories Am o multime de carti in biblioteca… o multime de cartiContinueContinue reading “Angkor Wat – Casa Zeilor”
La pas prin Bangkok în 7 zile
”There is no medium in Siam; it is either gorgeously gilded palaces and fantastically adorned temples, or filthy looking huts.” – Captain GJ Younghusband, 1888 Cu inima cât un purice și cu un nod în gât și stomac, așa am pășit din avion în aeroportul Suvarnabhumi. Când am plecat din România, am plecat cu oContinueContinue reading “La pas prin Bangkok în 7 zile”
Bangkok – Orașul îngerilor
Oricât de mult ai citi despre Bangkok, nimic nu te poate pregăti cu adevărat pentru orașul ăsta. Contraste la orice pas: zgârie nori lângă colibe, străzi cu hoteluri luxoase vis-a-vis de canale cu apă murdară… Oameni cu zâmbet larg… mâncare pe stradă..
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