Color

Photos of the pretty Polish city: Poznan. With colorful buildings in the Old Town plus street art and colorful architecture, Poznan is oh-so-pretty

Review of the backpacker and gay-friendly Yellow Hostel in Rome. Located near Rome’s main central railway, Roma Termini Station.

Photos from the bi-annual flower carpet in Belgium. The 2012 Brussels Flower Carpet’s theme is “Africa” and features one million begonia flowers.

I’ve never been to as colorful a place as the Burano Island in Venice. While all the buildings may be painted in pretty pastels, I found the windowsills in Burano to be worthy of their own special attention. So many colors and flowers! The color combinations were truly unique and original. Several of the flowers …

Photos of the very pretty Potsdam (day trip from Berlin) and its palaces & colorful parks, notably the Rococo Sanssouci summer palace.

There’s no doubt that Venice is beautiful, but I didn’t quite realize how beautiful until I started exploring more than just the main tourist areas. At the recommendation of a friend I headed for Venice’s most colorful island: Burano. Getting to Burano Getting to Burano was easy. I found the ferry right away at the …

Most people may not realize this because I seldom talk about it, but when I was studying in Sydney, Australia in 2006 I took a week-long vacation to New Zealand. I went with one of my best friends and we rented a car and drove around the southern island. One of my favorite places I …

Marrakech is one of those cities that captivates and mystifies. It’s old and new; big and small; rich and poor; beautiful and dirty. Everyone seems to have a different perception of it. This city of contrasts has a lot of history. And a lot of beauty. The Majorelle Garden (Jardin Majorelle) is a small oasis …

I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this, but one of the 5 reasons why I’m traveling around the world is to get inspired. And that’s why I ended up in Morocco. Ever since I visited the Great Mosque of Paris, I’ve been interested and intrigued by Muslim art and design. Add in my interest in …

Though I’d heard the word a lot while planning my trip, I didn’t understand what a medina was until I stepped into one. It’s an old city. Walled off, you often enter through a clay gate. The walls are beige or brown or clay-colored. But not in Chefchaouen. The walls, the steps, the roofs of …