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Donostia – San Sebastian

Barcelona

Sevilla

Madrid

Toledo

Eindhoven

Amsterdam

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Hvar

Cantabric Shores. Donosti-San Sebastian

Atlantic Shores. Carcavelos

Adriatic Shores. One Month in Croatia

Thyrrenian Shores. Corsica

A few Things About Me & My Travels

Somewhere

there’s a terracotta terrace
with a deep view down the cliffs
where the days run slow as honey
and the nights are set adrift. (@piecesoflonging)

The world awaits to be explored and this is what I do. Sometimes, I wander in circles. Closed circles. Some other times, I choose random paths that reveal unexpected beauty. Some other times, I walk in extended spirals that go further and further away from the point I’ve started, even though I can still see the point I’ve started.

Besides that, I’m an architect and I love patterns. I also believe that each and every one of us has their unique pattern. so, I hope you enjoy my travel in patterns style.

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white bubble & the northern sky . . . 'the blob' of eindhoven's centre is an iconic shape and a reference point within the city. the 5-storey concrete structure, designed by italian architectural practice massimiliano & doriana fuksas in 2010, is wrapped in a freestanding glass and steel structure made of triangular modules. the building offers office and retail spaces plus a huge underground bike parking. . . . #travelinpatterns #travelblog #see #enjoy #discover #eindhoven #netherlands #blob #bubble #fuksas #fuksas_architects #contemporary #architecture #glass #steel #pattern #photography

"stories have no end. countries have no line. everything you think you know maybe blurred and remade in other lights, at other times." . barcelona seems to me like an infinity pool of architectural worlds. a never ending reflection of mirrors that expand every single detail into new and vast parallel universes. . . . the poem i started with belongs to @piecesoflonging. . . . #travelinpatterns #travelblog #see #enjoy #discover #barcelona @casamuseuamatller #modernist #architecture #puigicadafalch #sgraffito #metal #stone #glass #metaphor #eixample

#thestreetsoflondon ... this is floral street, close to covent garden. originally called hart street, it changed to the current name in 1895 to reflect the market trade around the area. however the street itself was mainly used by tradesmen associated with the fruit market. besides pubs and cool stores there's this unique, helix-shaped walkway twisting above the street: 'the bridge of aspiration'. it connects the royal ballet school with the main opera house building and was designed in 2003 by wilkinson eyre to represent the fluid grace of the prima ballerina. structurally, the primary element is an aluminium box girder, which helps reduce the weight. the girder supports a series of square frames, with glazing between them, each of which is rotated approximately 4 degrees relative to its neighbour. ... #travelinpatterns #travelblog #see #enjoy #discover #london #thetasteoflondon #architecture #style #floralstreet #bridgeofaspiration #wilkinsoneyre #coventgarden

looking up in lisbon's downtown ... #travelinpatterns #travelblog #see #enjoy #discover #lisbon #thetasteoflisbon #architecture #style #symmetry #bluesky #minimal #photography

this is my favourite place in the district of príncipe real: #embaixada. the building itself is the palace of ribeiro da cunha, built in 1877 in neo-mudéjar style and featuring nice neoclassical details. it was restored in 2013 when it opened as the 'embassy' of lisbonense style - a place with concept stores, a restaurant in the central, 3-storey-high atrium, and an amazing gin bar. ... ... #travelinpatterns #travelblog #travelinstyle #see #enjoy #discover #lisbon #thetasteoflisbon #neomudejar #architecture #conceptstore #restaurant #interior #style

i love to get lost in a new city, to go out of my map, beyond what i know, just to find my way back a while later. and i did have to get completely lost, somewhere between alcântara and home (which was near marques de pombal) in order to find the amazing bairro do príncipe real and this hidden gem called 'lost in' (what a sweet coincidence :). it's a café bistro with a great terrace overlooking the city (i could even see my home street from there) serving a simple yet super tasty menu. #travelinpatterns #travelblog #taste #enjoy #discover #lisbon #thetasteoflisbon #foodie #gourmet #lostin #queijodosaçores #vinodoalentejo #redwine #petiscos #goodvibes #bairrodoprincipereal

no other city in europe uses such trams as these iconic 'remodelado' lisboense ones which originally date from the 1930s. and that's because of the tight corners and abrupt gradients of the streets, that also made the tram tracks in lisbon be the world's steepest. the widely used E28 route is one of the longest in lisbon, connecting baixa to graça with campo ourique, via alfama and estrela. yellow is the signature colour of the trams, still there is a historical red version too, which is more comfortable and offers a guided tour as well. the first tram tracks were laid in lisbon in 1873 and used horse pulled carriages. the lines became electric in 1901 and this gave rise to the ‘carro e létrico’ name (carriage with electricity), which later became eléctrico. between 1936 and 1947 there was massive investment in the tram network and the 'remodelado' trams were constructed. #travelinpatterns #travelblog #see #enjoy #discover #lisbon #thetasteoflisbon #street #yellow #remodelado #tram #28 #charming #old #city #traffic #icon #cityicon

'ler devagar' ('read slowly') is a great bookstore installed in a former printing space in the 'lx factory'. the space has 2 bars, an exhibition gallery, a restaurant, a music store and counts with over 40,000 books. what i love about this place is its industrial vibe and also - or maybe in the first place, the original creations that decorate it. the flying bicycle is designed pietro proserpio, italian artist that works upstairs in the space of 'ler devagar' and creates complex and poetical 'kinetic stories' (or 'machines') out of vintage objects. ... #travelinpatterns #travelblog #see #enjoy #discover #lisbon #thetasteoflisbon #lxfactory #lerdevagar #flyingbicycle #kinetic #bicycle #bookstore #industrial #pietroproserpio

mirrored sunset ... right before bursting into all the colours from pink to orange and dark purple, the setting sun caresses, with a warm yellow light, the western facing hills of lisbon. from this miradouro (são pedro de alcântara) i have in front of me the hill of são jorge castle, with the alfama and mouraria bairros unfolding below its walls, with all the houses reflecting the sunlight like a giant set of mirrors. ... #travelinpatterns #travelblog #see #enjoy #discover #lisbon #thetasteoflisbon #saojorgecastle #alfama #mouraria #miradouro #cityscape #view #hill #perspective #urbanvibes #sun #light

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