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The Basilica Cistern is Istanbul’s Underground Palace of Shadows, Water and Memory.
Plato once asked us to imagine human beings living in an underground cave, chained since childhood, able to see only shadows projected on a wall. For him, the cave symbolized ignorance, illusion and the struggle to reach truth.… Read the rest
There are dinners you remember for the food, others for the company and some for the setting. Then there are rare evenings, like the one we spend at Comunale Caffe e Cucina in Belgrade, where all three come together in perfect harmony.… Read the rest
The Prince Mohamed Ali Palace is a hidden gem in the heart of Cairo. The first impressions are that it’s like stepping into another world.
Tucked quietly away on Rhoda Island in the Nile, almost hidden in plain sight, is the Prince Mohamed Ali Palace.… Read the rest
Belgrade’s Old Town is quite contained and so walking Belgrade is an easy task. This beautiful city, crowned by its fortress and hugged by the Danube and Sava Rivers is a delight of old and new. A tapestry of styles, stories and scars that reflect the city’s long and complicated history.… Read the rest
At the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, high above the shifting currents and sprawling city below, stands Belgrade Fortress, a living manuscript of stone, war, resilience, and renewal. To walk its grounds is to step across millennia, from Roman ramparts to Ottoman fountains, from medieval towers to 20th-century monuments.… Read the rest