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6 intermediate techniques to improve your photos
Following the 5 basic techniques to take better photos that I posted a while back, here I come back with some extra 6 techniques, a bit more than basic, that might improve your pictures, regardless the camera you have. Check here the first 5 techniques to take better photos – and then follow along with the next 5 below. Just a remind, I am not a photography professional, but I like to test new things, read about it and overall, consider myself an enthusiast. So if taking photos is something you enjoy doing, come along and read more below! For me, personally is really important to pay attention to the…
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How much does a house cost in Ottawa | 2021
Even though we no longer live in Canada, I get asked quite often how much it costs to buy a house in Canada, or more specifically, in Ottawa. So this post is, hopefully, help figure that out, now in 2021. For those who are new around here, we lived in the Ottawa – Ontario region for 12 years before we moved to Germany, where we currently live in August 2019. There’s a post about how much it costs to buy a house in Canada that I wrote in 2015 and it still brings many of you here on the blog, because it really is a complex issue. Nós vendemos nossa…
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Our episode of House Hunters International!
And our secret is out!! About 8 months ago, we filmed an episode of House Hunters International for HGTV in Frankfurt! Of course, it was a hard secret to keep for all these months, taking all the casting process and filming included. A lot of back and forth, paperwork, casting video and getting quite out of our comfort zone. But when we decided to move abroad with everything we owned (Canada to Germany), I joked with Diego about being on the show and he said: “why not?”. Diego and I have always watched the show, still in Canada. We loved the idea of knowing a bit of the cities and…
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5 basic techniques to take better photos this year
Today I will share here some of my techniques to capture better photos this year. These are techniques that I have been testing and improving for years, but that are also always evolving, as a good photography enthusiast. I almost always have a camera in my hand, either just my cell phone or something bigger to capture things that inspire me or moments that go by everyday. These days it’s so easy to take photos, isn’t it?! You can retell every minute of our current lives if you want. And with so many attempts, mistakes are more avoidable and I try to focus on successes, when it comes to photography.…
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6 decor pieces to inspire you this season.
Today I bring you 6 decor pieces of inspiration for your home this season. They are ideas for you to implement in your home, with flexible pieces that could fit any month of the year, with just a few simple modifications. That time of year arrived in the northern hemisphere where a cozy place in the house is golden. Create that Hygge moment (I talked about it in this post here), which defines a feeling of well-being, being alone or accompanied by family and/or friends. And below you will find my selection of 6 products for the month of November. I selected stores that are found in most European countries…
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5 must-see places in Athens – Greece
Here in this post are our 5 must-see places in ATHENS that you definitely should visit in your days in Greece. We were there in October 2020 for 2 days with our 3 children and we were able to see a lot of things by keeping our days full of activities. The advantage of visiting a big and popular city, such as Athens during the pandemic were the minimum crowds, no lines and overall easier way to get to know the city. Check out on this link, how we organized our trip to Greece at last minute, during the pandemic. Getting to the historic center is easy, both on foot…
