White sands in Sannabay - Scotland

In the white sands we put up our tent. In the turquoise water I swam in the morning. 

This beautiful place is called Sannabay and it is located in the West Coast of Scotland, near Kilchoan. With some luck we can get a day like this: hot weather, blue sky and no one around. And this can only happen in Scotland. We had been driving for 3,5 hours, we stopped for newspaper wrapped fish and chips in a pub with grumpy barmen (it was after 8pm on a Friday- Oh my God!!), and I was too tired to be driven to the end of Ardnamurchan Peninsula, where Sannabay is located. But I do not regret it at all - waking up in the morning hearing nothing else but the sound of water and birds...I stop here because there are no words to describe the harmony of the moment.

Paris colours - Food everywhere

By being Portuguese I am used to give food lots of attention, good food. Food is the center of all religious and non religious festivities in Portugal. It is like a religion itself. During my 5,5 years in Scotland I also put a lot of importance in food: I lived with people that loved food, I missed my country's food and I wanted to show my friends how good my country's food was. Now in France, what can I say? Food is everywhere! In the shops, in the street markets, in the restaurants. It is a food overdose!

Paris colours - Grey oysters!

Yes! I also had to queue to eat these tasty "huîtres au citron". Although I was so lucky to be offered a ticket to enter Le Salon d'Agriculture by a random lady that appeared in front of me while I was waiting for my colleagues, I still had to queue with them to get their tickets. I think I am finally "mentalized" for the queues in Paris.

Paris colours - Marc Chagall

I have been in Paris for 3 months now. Only officially, because I have been twice in Portugal and once in Spain already. The main reason is affective: to be with my parents and to see my friend Julia. But there is also another very valid reason: To see the SUN!! And what can I say about Paris? Yes, it is a non-stop cultural life: concerts, seminars, meet-ups, museums, exhibitions...But to enjoy this cultural life one have to queue! For example, I almost turned ice while waiting 1 hour to see Marc Chagall exhibition! - Beautiful though.