To Travel or Not to Travel?!
I took seriously Saint Augustine’s thoughts about travelling and made the best to make it happen!
I’m proud to say I was made in Paris, yet born in Bucharest! And that is something I kept reminding my parents, and they loved it! The short answer to their question was travelling … either for business or pleasure.
I do believe that life is about the adventures you take, the people you encounter and the memories you make for yourself. Travelling around the world is the one thing you can do to create life-enriching memories. It’s such a rewarding experience! It will change your perspective on everything! It’s an amazing way to broaden your horizons and enrich your life! I’ve got so many stories to share and pictures to show from my travels to Bali, the United States, Egypt, Cuba, the Philippines, Peru, Romania…
Today I decided to share a great quotes that sum up all the amazing experiences I had. It may have been my first post ever, but better late than never, right?
P.S. The photo below was taken after my flying over the Nazca Lines in Peru.
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.“
Saint Augustine
I took seriously Saint Augustine’s thoughts about travelling and made the best to make it happen!
My grandfather was a simple, wise man who back in 1986 predicted that the communist empire will fall. Discover a very brief history lesson!
An amazing life journey of a man who had seen it all and does his best to change this world for the better. Great lessons for aspiring leaders!
Every once in a while, I just wake up and create magic like this. What else can I call this pink tourmaline and pearl bracelet, which opens the heart chakra …
It’s great when two good friends want to surprise the birthday girl who loves green and purple with one of the kind gift. That was the brief for Alexandra’s Bracelet!
Few hours of work, creativity and love… that’s all it took for Andreea took by surprise her BFF with the Pisces tailor-made bracelet.
The Han and Sira love affair is a pure and simple real-life tale of two Bengals who fall head over heels in love at first sight.
Way long before Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford, Dior, Tory Burch and other famous designers discover the beauty of the Romanian folk costume, there was an extraordinary woman who loved and promoted the suman. Her name was Queen Marie of Romania.
This new article about the Romanian IA tells a different story … what happens when designers forget to give credit and honour the culture that inspired their collections.
The brief story of how the Romanian IA turned from an ethnic blouse into a fashion icon. Yves Saint Laurent, Philippe Guilet, Tata Nakam just to mention a few, found a genuine source of inspiration in the Romanian traditional folk costume. Truth to be told, it all started with Matisse’s paintings and French Designer Paul Poiret.
A great reading for what actually matters when you prepare to send your kids to kindergarten.
“My mojito in the Bodeguita del Medio and my daiquiri in the Floridita.” These are the words left by Hemingway himself on a signed quote still hanging on the wall…
“Daiquiri like Papa” or “Papa Doble” are the old names used for this Cuban rum cocktail honoring Hemingway. Today we simply call it “Hemingway Daiquiri”. This recipe is the exactly the Daiquiri the writer used to have at his beloved El Floridita Bar.
Our first Iscodescu.ro meeting started with my new Bulgarian thimble thanks to Liviu Cristea
I received thimbles for Christmas! Three dear friends from three countries – Holland, Greece and Thailand … So, so precious!