We had been told that local women were afraid that incoming people might steal their beads patterns therefore we outlined the reasons of our visit in advance. Emilio and I, are both handicraft lovers and are strongly convinced that in today’s globalized world there is a desperate need to protect traditional culture in all its …
Heliconias, beautiful plants native to the tropical Americas, are one of my favorites plants / flowers in Colombia. Decent in the beauty, easy to find in tropical environment. My heliconias. Heliconias Pyrography on wood, 27x 35cm Author: Pimentona®
Indigenous people from La Libertad community belong to Yagua tribe that originally comes from Peru, just across mighty Amazon river. The community is located at the bank of Amazon river, 3 hours upstream from Leticia on the slow boat. The Yaguas tend to go to city of Leticia very rarely. The cost for boat fuel …
I finally conquered Whistler. Skiing (or snowboarding) on Whistler and Blackcomb mountains is must-to-do! Few shots from Sunday skiing day:
Ostrov Nurmes je počas leta ľahko dostupný, ale v zime je nutné čakať na to, kedy udrie podriadna “kosa” a more zamrzne. Počas januára konečne nastali mínusové teploty a more medzi mnohými malými i väčšími ostrovčekmi nedaľeko Raumy utíchlo a zbelelo. Vo februári nastal čas na bežkársku expedíciu- 7 km po zamrznutom mori z Raumy … Continue reading
Až doteraz som si mylne myslela, že paličková čipka je niečo vyslovene naše slovenské. Paličkovanie ako také vzniklo v Taliansku a rozšírilo sa do Európy, a aj do tej severnej. Mesto Rauma je veľmi známe (ale asi len vo Fínsku 🙂 ) svojou paličkovou čipkou, ktorá sa tu udomácnila s príchodom ženského fintenia, teda v čase, keď začali byť v móde … Continue reading
Rauma je relatívne maličké mesto učupené na pobreží Botnického zálivu, kde žije približne 40.000 ľudí. Historické centrum sa skladá z množstva drevených domčekov, zapísaných v UNESCO. V Okolí mesta sú krásne zelené lesy s machom (a hubami) a v prístave na pobreží parkujú lodičky, prechádzajú sa ľudia a kempujú dovolenkujúci Fíni v karavanoch. Staré mesto: … Continue reading
V Raume máme leto, to znamená krásnych 18 stupňov, zubaté slniečko a vetrík pofukujúci od mora. Predčasne vyťahujeme naše jesenné bundy, u nás predsa leto vyzerá úplne inak, ale mnohým Fínom je fajn. Oblečení v kraťasoch posedávajú pri riečke s nahodenou udicou, mladé Fínky v elesťákoch a športových tričkách šliapu do pedálov bicyklov, staršia generáciu … Continue reading
Konečne prišiel deň, kedy odchádzame na sever. Ranná cesta popri Váhu je magická, ospalé svetlo sa prediera cez kopčeky, z diaľky sa s nami lúči vrch nazývaný Cigánka. Oj darmo, to naše Slovensko je krásne. Continue reading
After exhausting Yazd visit saturated with ancient wisdom we traveled to city called Sirjan, not a tourist place at all, however very special though. Hamed, our young Iranian friend, lives there and we were very glad to spend extra 5 hours in the bus and visit him in his hometown. Good thing about going to non-touristy place is that local … Continue reading
Yazd, clay dry city in the Southern Iran, the capital of Yazd province, is one of my sweetest memories. This place is magical, I wish these pictures could reveal all that beauty, cleverness and inteligence of ancient Persian people. The windcatchers (baghirs), huge towers catching the wind were used to cool the interior of the building, something similar to … Continue reading
I like countries that people know very little about; countries towards which people have stupid prejudices, fears and unjustified concerns. Iran is definitely one of them, although frankly speaking it’s one of the safest countries for travelers in this globe, besides being historically rich and absorbing with beautiful mosque’s mosaics. Sadly the media are omnipotent and we read … Continue reading
It seemed like any other ordinary morning; I connected to the internet and checked received emails and read some news before I plunged the concentration into tasks that had to be done that day. Nothing special until an animated video on the famous social network catched my attention. It was shared by Chilean guy named Nico I … Continue reading
Randoms pics taken in Beijing, on Great Wall and in Hangzhou (2014). Continue reading
My friend Kasia read about Dr.Ho few years ago; visiting Dr.Ho has become one of her dreams since then. We decided to travel to Yunnan and meet him so finally one of the dreams could come true. Dr. Ho is 92 years old herbalist, fluent in English, still active, kindhearted with a sense of humor. … Continue reading
Colombian cinema is undoubtedly influenced by dark evil events that swept through the country; sadly those events are still occurring, in particular well-known drug cartels presence, armed forces fighting, hitmen, murders, missing gun bullets flying in the air… Fortunately more and more thematically different movies are being produced highlighting other problems that Colombia as a … Continue reading
Olmer is always smiling kiddo from indigenous Yagua tribe. I decided to make pancakes for local kids but very soon I discovered that there were no eggs in the village. I hooped on small boat with Olmer and his dad and went to nearby village to find some eggs. This photo was taken while sitting … Continue reading
End of the year 2014 means end of second successful year of Pimentona’s webpage. Thanks for supporting, sharing, asking! Some posts published in 2014 have enjoyed great popularity; if you have a minute or two, please vote for the best article in this past year. Review them clicking on the images. ______________________________________ Amazon Adventure: Life … Continue reading
I have never heard of Dongba language, the last living pictographic language till Kasia mentioned it on our way to Lijiang in Yunnan province. It is written language of the Naxi people, ethnic minority concentrated around and in beautiful city of Lijiang, containing around 2000 characters looking more like a nice pictures. The best place … Continue reading
Duoyishu village, Southern Yunnan, China, early in the morning: I woke up to catch sunrise and first sights of Yuanyang rice terraces, one of five most beautiful terraces in China (also belong to World Heritage Site since 2013). It was cold and small group of Chinese travelers had been already on our guesthouse’s terrace waiting … Continue reading
It was already third car that stopped seeing our “thumb up” hitchhiking sing since we left Tiger Leaping Gorge. Again it was the same scene going on: a Chinese guy stopped and decided to take us and after a while he started to show us money gestures; we should pay him for a ride. I … Continue reading
When the city was finally quiet and calm I sat down on the terrace and painted; without any initial plan as usual 🙂 All three paintings were painted in China and were given to my friends. .____________________________________________________________________ Red explosion, oil on canvas, 32x49cm (13×20″), 2014 __________________________________________________________ Inspired by Flowers II, acrylics on canvas, 20×25 cm … Continue reading
I remember our high school psychologist trying to persuade me: “I think you should be a teacher…” I kept telling her “no no no, teaching is not what I want to do in my life”. And there I am- for past 2 year my path has somehow crossed with kids. LUCKILY. I spent some time with Yagua kids in … Continue reading
I could not wait to leave overcrowded Chinese coastline and flew to Yunnan province, the home of great human and natural diversity. And I was even more excited about trekking in one of the deepest gorges in the world- in Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hǔtiào Xiá, 虎跳峡)- with its maximum depth of approximately 3790 meters from Jinsha river … Continue reading
Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang province in Eastern China and home of one famous Lonjing Tea, caught my attention in the night. October 2014 Continue reading
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