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Tag: travel

Filipino Artist Ramos Wins International Caravaggio Art Award in Milan
Art, Italy, journeys, Travel

Filipino Artist Ramos Wins International Caravaggio Art Award in Milan

Posted on 19/12/2018by Nyx

Palazzo Litta, Milan, the city’s oldest theater that is still functioning today. Art has a way of bringing people together…

Art & Ayurveda at Svata Katerina
Art, Czech Republic, Inspiration, Journal, journeys, Travel

Art & Ayurveda at Svata Katerina

Posted on 10/09/2018by Nyx

Stillness is a good place to start. I’m flat on my back, eyes closed, head tilted upward. Hints of coconut…

5 Reasons to Visit Local Farmers’ Markets Wherever You Travel
Art, Italy, Journal, Travel, travel artist

5 Reasons to Visit Local Farmers’ Markets Wherever You Travel

Posted on 14/07/2018by Nyx

Want to hear the true heartbeat of a city? Head to its local farmer’s markets. In Kampala, it was Owino,…

Pompeii: A Buried Treasure
Italy, Journal, Travel

Pompeii: A Buried Treasure

Posted on 29/07/2017by Nyx

If there was any place in Italy I’d always wanted to see, it was Pompeii. Here, I sketched with great…

In Pisa: Embracing Our Inner Tourist
Family, Italy, Journal, Travel

In Pisa: Embracing Our Inner Tourist

Posted on 19/07/2017by Nyx

  Up close with the leaning tower of Pisa, the iconic structure seems tiny. Tourists with selfie-sticks, crowds of visitors,…

Travel, An Awakening
Philippines, Travel

Travel, An Awakening

Posted on 31/03/2017by Nyx

Travel didn’t always thrill me. The first memory I have of an airport was an ugly tarp in the old…

Lake Como in Winter: Budget tips for an Italian Alps holiday
Italy, Travel

Lake Como in Winter: Budget tips for an Italian Alps holiday

Posted on 04/02/2016by Nyx

Lake Como may be the destination of the diamond-studded celebrity crowd, but if you know where—and when—to go, you can…

Postcards From Como
Art, Italy, Travel

Postcards From Como

Posted on 19/06/2012by Nyx

But it’s impossible to paint Perfection.