Kon Hans Traveler

  An open air museum of a unique atmosphere, with numerous churches and impressive monuments By Kon Hans The "water roads" (canals) of Venice (foto by Juana Escobar) A drowned forest.  Fog.  A mask with a big nose is reflected in the calm waters.  A silent black swan emerges in the form of a mahogany gondola.  Memories and fleeting images. It is rather difficult to describe with simple, plain words a city which is located somewhere between a hazy dream and the reality. The fact that an entire forest has been transferred from Slovenia in the depths of an Adriatic lagoon in Italy in order to build upon it the legendary city of Venice with its 118 islands, channels and bridges is just shocking by itself. Your nerve endings get overcharged with each and every picture you may encounter in any corner of this surreal and magical place. Beginning from the fact that the familiar Athenian yellow taxis are replaced with the vaporetto , specially design...

Countless vineyards form a huge red heart beneath the sun in northern Spain by Kon Hans I admire the red color, the deep red, which flirts with the color of a ruby, such as when we lift up a glass of red wine letting the light to reveal to us this magical primeval color of the fruits of the land. There is a unique place, in northern Spain, between the mountains, that pays tribute to this color: with golden-red meadows and medieval monasteries, with a bright blue sky that embraces countless vineyards, forming a huge red heart pulsing beneath the sun; it is the birthplace of the excellent Spanish wine, La Rioja. The Autonomous Community of La Rioja, is a region known even from Roman times for its favorable climate and its rich soil, suitable for growing all kinds of vegetables and various grape types that produce some of the best wines in the world. The entire region's economy is based mainly on wine production, which, in addition to the strong State subsidies and Euro...