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I've read that Christmas tree sales are to the...

Crete without the crowds

The travel corridor announced mid-October...

Open borders in Africa right now

The African wildlife is thriving and the hotels...

Open borders in Africa right now

Oct 15, 2020

The African wildlife is thriving and the hotels have plenty of capacity. For those who can, and have the appetite for risk in this tumultuous environment, it's one of those rare times in our lifetime to visit the vastness of the African plains without many 4x4 in...

On my bedside table

May 31, 2019

These are some of the books and magazines that I am currently daydreaming with. A new travel magazine YOLO is a new magazine out of New York, conceived and published by Yolanda Edwards. She was the creative director of Conde Nast Traveler until it closed down (sadly)...

Lost Luggages? Try the Unclaimed Baggage store

Mar 29, 2019

Oh, only in America, I feel like saying. But maybe there are more initiatives around the world like the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama?! It's a 40,000sf store selling clothes, suitcases, surfboards, you name it, that they have purchased from the Lost...

Homeopathy: tips to stay healthy on trips

May 13, 2018

Homeopathy is a great resource to stay healthy on trips. It is widely used in France, but not so well understood in Anglo Saxon countries despite being all natural and particularly adapted to young children. My problem is that I firmly believe in homeopathy benefits...

The life cycle of a plastic bottle

Sep 25, 2017

{Wanderlustitis}: inflammation of the desire to explore. UK-based tour operator Steppes Travel is organising a fantastic travel festival for all ages this w/e in London: Beyond Travel. I have never used their services but I have long admired Steppes' commitment to...

On making money while we were away

Jan 10, 2014

We just rented our apartment in London over the holidays, through Kid & Coe, to a family who flew in from New York. It was a bit nerve-wracking at first. Getting the house ready, getting used to the idea of strangers staying in our place. All of this while I also...

Pack for a Purpose on your next trip

Sep 13, 2013

Pack for a Purpose is a relatively new charity set up by a couple who realized during their first trip in Africa that they could have maximized their weight allowance and packed in their suitcases so many useful items for the local communities. By partnering with...

The best travel-inspired online shops

Jul 8, 2013

There are 3 travel-inspired e-shops that I wish I had created myself! Or a combo of all 3! Love them all. Interestingly, each of them has been created by two bff . The term limited-edition takes a whole different meaning when you source products from local...

Portraits of a city. Not just another travel book.

Jul 8, 2013

Portraits de Ville is a beautiful collection of travel books. But not just another travel book. Published since 2007, each of the 17 issues (and growing) gives carte blanche to a photographer on one city. There are no texts, only printed photography and lots of blank...

When the dress defines the holiday

Mar 8, 2013

Deep inside me (a bit deep right now, since i still have my Lior kilos to loose..soooo hard the 3rd time around..grrr)..Well deep inside, I have the heart of a true fashionista. And I will say something that will outrage some of you, but I'll still say it. Sometimes,...

Children’s safety bracelets for some peace of mind

Jun 25, 2012

Every parent's worst nightmare is to lose a child in an airport, at the park, on a beach. I've literally seen some of my friends take a pen and write their mobile numbers on the palms of their children when going to crowded places. Do you do that too? Well, these...

A320 Cockpit experience…Did you know?

Jun 10, 2012

My (not so little anymore) brother recently flew us to Napoli in Italy on an Air France flight with an Airbus A320. It was the first time I was flying with him as a pilot. Needless to say I was over-excited, and over-emotioned. After all, this is my little brother...

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i am a pure and proud product of immigration

this is me in the 70's at my beloved grandmother's house. i am a pure and proud product of immigration. My Christian grandmother escaped poverty in Italy between the two wars and crossed the Alps with mother and brothers in search of a better life in the mining towns...

I wonder what Hemingway would say about Cuba today

Everyone's talking about Cuba these days, and I am thrown 20 years back to when I first visited this special island, and left it with mixed feelings about its future. I was 20 years old back then. During a summer internship in Caracas (that's a whole other blog...

The wife vs. the mother, Bhutan |1|

We're back from a trip in Bhutan, which I really want to document properly on BozAround. It will be mainly through photos as I took sooo many, and they will tell much more about this beautiful country than my own words. Bhutan is roughly the size of Switzerland,...