The Macaques of Monkey Forest in Ubud
The macaques rule over the 12.5 hectares of the The Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud, Bali. It’s the kind of place where you can spend a full day without…
We are rather taught to look for happiness outside, to achieve a certain lifestyle. To judge, to compare and to earn more. We crave “the great lifestyle” — the very-well paid job, the huge house with 5 bedrooms, the latest mobile phone, the infinity pool on a remote island, so we can watch the sunset, the fancy car and so on. Don’t take me wrong, they all can be great … to some extent. And yet, if you stop, breath and relax, you might get a different perspective of what authentic and happy life really means. You may realise that the little JOYS OF LIFE are all around you! 🙂 For some, these joys may be travel, culture, symbols, meeting new people, or a fluffy, loving pet – like my Bengal tomcat called Gingis Han or a caring dog. Others may find joy in reading uplifting stories, hobbies, small things they collect (thimbles, stamps or coins in my case), bespoke jewellery they create, projects they do in their spare time, or unexpected life surprises.
The macaques rule over the 12.5 hectares of the The Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud, Bali. It’s the kind of place where you can spend a full day without…
It’s not without a good reason why Ancient Greeks called dolphins “hieros ichthys” which means sacred fish. Dolphins are extremely intelligent and full of surprises as you’ll see …
Mother Nature designed an amazing and perfectly working ecosystem that we are destroying each day little by little. World Wildlife Day 2018 & Discovery channel honor today the Big Cats: Predators under Threat
Just as the garlic has been thought to ward off vampires or other evil spirits, it is also found in the mythology of countries as a repellant for what is…
Those who read my blog know I am fascinated by myths, symbols and traditions. Those who do not know can check my posts about the magic garlic, vampires, Garuda etc.…
The Romanian IA or La Blouse Roumaine as it came to be known has a long lasting love story with French painter Henri Matisse. This is their story …
June 24 of each year is the day when The International Day of IA is celebrated all over the globe. This story is about Iulia Gorneanu’s exquisite vintage Romanian IA collection.
Romanian entrepreneur Viorel Crețu raised USD 22,000 on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter for Wallor, the new smart wallet comes with a special RFID blocking layer surrounding your wallet, protecting your cards…
In March 2015, I was writing on my blog about the pre-order launch campaign launch of Vector — the smartwatch with Romanian DNA which promised customers 30-days battery life. One year, just few days after CES, FitBit announced Vector’s aquisition.
In Kecak Dance story I’ve shared with you there’s a character named Garuda, a large bird-like creature, or humanoid bird that appears in both Hinduism and Buddhism. When researching a little bit about him, I realized deserves special attention …
From time to time the universe shows you what true people look like and that’s exactly what happened in Uluwatu… and no, it was not an old grey-haired man with some deep and profound story. Quite the opposite, I would say …
Watching the Kekac dance at Uluwatu Temple at sunset is one of the most amazing experiences one can have while in Bali.
For the first day in Bali I planned a trip to Uluwatu Temple–Pura Luhur Uluwatu one of six key temples believed to be Bali’s spiritual pillars. I was planning to see the Fire Dance at sunset. What I did not expect was to see the monkey thief playing a harmonica.
It took over a year for a team of engineers at Reloc-Electroputere VFU Craiova to build the first the first locomotive in Romanian running exclusively on pure biodiesel (B100) or vegetable oil.