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Into the land of dreams – great travel films of all times

Into the land of dreams – great travel films of all times

This is the second guest post ever on The Wander life, by travel blogger extraordinaire Joe, who shows a flair for film criticism as well. I added my favorite travel movie of all times at the bottom! Enjoy! If you’re a traveller, what’s the next best thing to travelling? Daydreaming about it? Writing about? Talking  Read more »

America by Jonathan Franzen

America by Jonathan Franzen

Over the last few weeks, somewhere between watching a bit of Food Inc, as part of research for a documentary (I couldn´t stomach 10 minutes of it…), reading about the latest cutbacks to personal freedom compliments of the Obama administration, and watching Chris Hodges’ speech on the empire´s severe decline; somewhere along the line, I  Read more »

How to start a travel magazine

How to start a travel magazine

For anyone blogging about travel, starting a travel magazine is the next big step. Much as people may keep talking about the end of printing, print news and advertising still lead the way in today´s world, and a magazine and blog can create a powerful synergy to market a variety of products. FOCUS If you  Read more »

Imagining India: the ultimate spiritual pilgrimage

Imagining India: the ultimate spiritual pilgrimage

Most people I know who have been to India have done it to search for some kind of spiritual enlightenment. People may search for holidays to Goa, because it’s one of the most popular destinations, or choose to visit the Taj Mahal and Delhi. Tour operators often offer yoga and meditation tours of India. Some  Read more »

Orhan Pamuk in Montevideo; an illuminated man.

Orhan Pamuk in Montevideo; an illuminated man.

Years ago, when I was planning my first visit to Istanbul, I tried to get hired to interview Pamuk, just because I wanted to meet him. I hadn’t tried hard enough, and I thought my chances of seeing Pamuk had vanished forever. A dream come true Only five minutes ago, a few blocks from my  Read more »

Chicago travel – just for the music (First guest post ever! by Thomas Stone)

Chicago travel – just for the music (First guest post ever! by Thomas Stone)

Who doesn’t know about the rich history of music from Chicago? Dixieland and Jazz ruled at the turn of thecentury, while the folk jams of the ’60s and the rugged rock of the ’80s and ’90s defined the nation’s, nay, the world’s tastes in their time. No matter who you are, and what you like,  Read more »

ATLANTIDA, Uruguay: Film workshop on the beach – A photo blog

ATLANTIDA, Uruguay: Film workshop on the beach – A photo blog

I have done many things in my life, but I am pretty sure this is the first time I´ve had a class at a beach bar, in a biking, drinking white wine and nibbling on calamari. NÉKTAR FILMS` project THE ISLAND OF JUSTICE was selected for a production workshop with a very interesting Argentinean producer,  Read more »

Two poems on St. Cecilia´s day and the power of music

Two poems on St. Cecilia´s day and the power of music

On this day last year, I was not in the best terms with Saint Cecilia. I was feeling a little bit angry about some of the sacrifices I sometimes made for music & musicians. What came out of those emotions on her day were this too half angry-half worshipy poems.

RAUL se retira de Atlantidoc, un festival poco serio

RAUL se retira de Atlantidoc, un festival poco serio

Recientemente enviamos nuestra película Raúl a ATLANTIDOC.
Al pasar el proceso de selección, y como hay una sección competitiva de documentales uruguayos, con premio para el mejor de ellos, y dado que solamente se habían seleccionado cuatro largos, de los cuales uno no debería de estar compitiendo por estar dirigido por el propio director del Festival (RICARDO CASAS), estábamos seguros de que el Jurado internacional tendría la oportunidad de ver nuestra película.

Underdogs & Upperdogs at Latin Grammy Awards

Underdogs & Upperdogs at Latin Grammy Awards

Ruben Rada´s Life Achievement Award and Max Capote´s Best New Artist nomination. Latin Grammys do Uruguay.

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