Tag: Travel

Culture, Poetry, Travel

24 Hours In Béziers | Discover One Of France’s Oldest Towns In Only One Day | Art of Saudade

Ah, southern France… the scents of the Mediterranean, the fabulous history, and the architecture remaining its most loyal witness. Today I wonder if we can discover Béziers, one of the most beautiful historical towns in the South of France… in less than 24 hours! C’est parti ! You can arrive in Béziers by plane (yep, the town has an airport!), car, bus, or train (the … Continue reading 24 Hours In Béziers | Discover One Of France’s Oldest Towns In Only One Day | Art of Saudade

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Brazil, Literature

Brazilian literature: Life In The Brazilian Backlands | Vidas Secas by Graciliano Ramos | Art of Saudade

Vidas Secas is one of the greatest classics of Brazilian literature. Published in 1938, this novel tells the tragic story of a poor family living in the Northeast Region of Brazil and describes their everyday life. The cyclical way of writing that the author adopts makes it possible to read the first chapter as a continuation of the last chapter. This means that the destiny … Continue reading Brazilian literature: Life In The Brazilian Backlands | Vidas Secas by Graciliano Ramos | Art of Saudade

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Culture, Life lessons, Literature, Philosophy, Quotes

Fear Of The Other According To Montaigne | Art of Saudade

Only a little less than a century after the Europeans “discovered” new lands, one of the greatest French thinkers Montaigne meets someone who spent some time with the “barbarous and savage cannibals”, as they called the Indigenous people.  Where did the word ‘barbarous’ come from? The name barbarous was given by the Greeks to any people that didn’t speak their language. The term simply meant … Continue reading Fear Of The Other According To Montaigne | Art of Saudade

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Brazil, Culture, History, Literature, Philosophy, Quotes

How To Postpone The End Of The World | Dia do Indio | Art of Saudade

Relax. This title is a provocation, says the author Ailton Krenak, activist of the socio-environmental and indigenous rights movement in Brazil. We’re not so doomed, yet. There is still a chance to reconnect with Nature. Today is the Dia do Indio (Indian Day) in Brazil and it’s a perfect occasion to remember the truth about nature told by the wise Indigenous communities. “I don’t understand … Continue reading How To Postpone The End Of The World | Dia do Indio | Art of Saudade

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Culture, History, Literature, Quotes

Remembering as an act of courage | Eduardo Galeano’s memory of the open veins of Latin America | Art of Saudade

The Uruguayan thinker, dreamer, and truth-teller Eduardo Galeano died on this day in 2015, aged 74. Inspired by the Cuban revolution, Galeano spent his lifetime serving and glorifying his beloved Latin America. Who was Eduardo Galeano? “I’m a writer,” he said, “obsessed with remembering, with remembering the past of America and above all that of Latin America, intimate land condemned to amnesia.” Galeano had for … Continue reading Remembering as an act of courage | Eduardo Galeano’s memory of the open veins of Latin America | Art of Saudade

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Travel

24 Hours In Strasbourg | A Visual Guide | Art of Saudade

A 24-hour trip to a new city may sound like nonsense but, from my personal experience, it’s the kind of journey that I enjoy the most. Why?Because you know that your time is limited and interestingly enough, we humans only seem to cherish the moment when we know that it won’t last forever. Strasbourg is one of those cities that look straight out of a … Continue reading 24 Hours In Strasbourg | A Visual Guide | Art of Saudade

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Life lessons, Literature, Philosophy, Quotes

A World Full Of Baobab Trees And Roses | The Little Prince 79 Years Later | Art of Saudade

What book would you bring if you were stranded on a desert island? I don’t have to think twice. I’d definitely take a tale under 100 pages that will make me travel the universe and remind me of the essence of human nature. The Little Prince. Hey, that’s a simple children’s book, you might say. And it’s overrated. Hmm, are you sure that a book … Continue reading A World Full Of Baobab Trees And Roses | The Little Prince 79 Years Later | Art of Saudade

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Culture, Learning, Philosophy

Learning to love… the hard way | 122 Years of Erich Fromm | Art of Saudade

March 23, 1900: a boy is born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Frankfurt, Germany. 22 years later and a few years before the Nazi ideology started to rise in Germany, he completed his Ph.D. with a dissertation named “On Jewish Law”. If your teachers are Alfred Weber (brother of the famous sociologist Max Weber), the philosophers Karl Jaspers and Heinrich Rickert, there’s no doubt … Continue reading Learning to love… the hard way | 122 Years of Erich Fromm | Art of Saudade

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History

From the Balkans to Western Europe: two almost forgotten gnostic movements | Art of Saudade

Exploring medieval secrets mood activated? Nearly ten centuries ago, in the Byzantine Empire, there was a gnostic movement called Bogomilism that owed its name to the spiritual leader Bogomil (from the Slavic word ‘Bog’ which stands for God and ‘mil’ which means dear). You got it! The Bogomils were dear to God, perhaps too dear to fit into the shadowy medieval times. As you can … Continue reading From the Balkans to Western Europe: two almost forgotten gnostic movements | Art of Saudade

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Culture, Happiness

HOLI – The Festival of Spring and Colors | Art of Saudade

The colorless days of winter are slowly melting away (at least in the northern hemisphere). Holi, one of the most popular and oldest Hindu festivals, welcomes the arrival of Spring as the triumph of good over evil, hope over deception and joy over despair. Celebrating Holi Every year, starting on the evening of the Purnima (Full Moon Day), people in India (but not only) celebrate … Continue reading HOLI – The Festival of Spring and Colors | Art of Saudade

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