https://alisaabramova.com/ Survive in Cyprus and enjoy it. Fight the pollution and develop eco-habits. Learn about the best destinations in Europe and Asia. See the best exhibitions and the most interesting exhibits. en Alisa Abramova, all rights reserved Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:09:52 +0000 Writer, designer, traveler… and a full-time wrangler of a hyperactive kid https://alisaabramova.com/en/life/me/about-alisa-abramova/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/life/me/about-alisa-abramova Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000About me]]> London. I’m on Brick Lane. The morning smells of cinnamon. Why do I have a cucumber and a rubber rat in my bag? And what will happen next? https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/uk/brick-lane-rain/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/uk/brick-lane-rain Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000UK]]> This is my Dubai — not about the Burj Khalifa, but about carrots, beautiful socks, and absolute freedom. Often it’s not landmarks that make a trip memorable, but people. https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/asia/uae/dubai-notes-people/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/asia/uae/dubai-notes-people Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000UAE]]> So, we land in Hong Kong around 4 PM – the sun is already starting to set. https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/asia/hongkong/hongkong-up/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/asia/hongkong/hongkong-up Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000Hong Kong]]> Spoiler: this place is just fantastic! https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/asia/hongkong/ocean-park/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/asia/hongkong/ocean-park Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000Hong Kong]]> Who said it's not possible to have an active vacation with a baby? https://alisaabramova.com/en/life/motherhood/blue-lagoon-baby/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/life/motherhood/blue-lagoon-baby Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000Motherhood]]> The Netherlands provide you with one delightful perk – an opportunity to gaze! https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/netherlands/windows/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/netherlands/windows Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000Netherlands]]> Italian classics, natural products and exquisite design https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/italy/simbiosi/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/italy/simbiosi Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000Italy]]> The beach is calling, and we must obey... https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/cyprus/sea-you/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/cyprus/sea-you Sun, 08 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000Cyprus]]> Not only is Venice a city 'on stilts', but also is a mosaic city... https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/italy/islets/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/italy/islets Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000Italy]]> We all start sticking to a certain lifestyle when we are thrown into certain circumstances and/or some eco issue affects us personally. My eco-friendly philosophy emerged in Cyprus... https://alisaabramova.com/en/life/noplastic/mycupstory/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/life/noplastic/mycupstory Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000Eco]]> https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/cyprus/a-gouache-cypriot-spring-in-pics/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/cyprus/a-gouache-cypriot-spring-in-pics Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000Cyprus]]> This was the first topic I started to work on. I did not intend to start my observation of the island from negative moments, but... https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/cyprus/not-a-paradise-a-short-list-of-cypruss-shortcomings/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/cyprus/not-a-paradise-a-short-list-of-cypruss-shortcomings Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000Cyprus]]> Cyprus’s villages are unique. They occupy a special place in Europe’s architectural and cultural heritage and stay forever in your heart once you’ve got a chance to visit some of them. https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/cyprus/an-almond-fairytale-limnatis/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/cyprus/an-almond-fairytale-limnatis Sat, 09 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000Cyprus]]> The winter in Cyprus is a special time. It is more enchanting and romantic than any other season. https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/cyprus/a-water-color-cypriot-winter/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/cyprus/a-water-color-cypriot-winter Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000Cyprus]]> It’s been almost 2 years since we've arrived in this country. Who could imagine – another island in my life. https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/cyprus/the-warmest-winter/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/cyprus/the-warmest-winter Sun, 10 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000Cyprus]]> Once upon a time, when my cousin was desperately giving up smoking, we were sitting in a summer cafe in Sitges, Catalonia, having a morning coffee... https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/lgbt-in-spain/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/lgbt-in-spain Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000Europe]]> Spain is always an up-to-date topic for me, I just cannot help visiting it and writing about it. Below I compiled a list of 17 features of Spain, as I see it. https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/17-things-i-learnt-about-spain/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/17-things-i-learnt-about-spain Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000Europe]]> There is a separate galaxy fitting into several tiniest islands in the South Pacific. There you can find two volcanoes, hotels on trees, the most powerful international organizations, and the least secure attitude towards women... https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/asia/pacific-escape-part-2-the-controversial-world-of-samoa/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/asia/pacific-escape-part-2-the-controversial-world-of-samoa Tue, 09 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000Asia]]> Have you ever been to the Pacific? Sometimes emerald, sometimes turquoise, sometimes sapphire and always precious – my childhood dream to see it and breathe it came true in February 2014. Although it would be enough for me to go to the Far East of Russia, it is far more exciting to visit a tropical country which is hotter than my country’s summer and even my body’s temperature. https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/asia/pacific-escape-my-vacation-in-fiji/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/asia/pacific-escape-my-vacation-in-fiji Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000Asia]]> The feeling left in my soul after the visit was nothing else but confusion. After spending one year in the UK its miracles stop capturing your spirit: all castles are equally gorgeous, lawns equally green, inhabitants equally polite, catharsis stops striking. Regularity. And when we decided to make a guest visit to an island in the middle of the-Irish-sea-nowhere, we would not expect any difference. https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/man-island/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/man-island Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000Europe]]> The gallery is inspired by Natadola and Nadi Beaches, Viti Levu Island, Fiji. No filter, no photo-editor enhancement. https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/asia/pacific-enough-to-be-a-fiji-sunset/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/asia/pacific-enough-to-be-a-fiji-sunset Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000Asia]]> The most enchanting, charismatic, wild, bewitching, a little bit barbaric and unconstrained – there is no such country as Spain in one hundred worlds… https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/angles-spain-my-personal-discovery/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/travel/europe/angles-spain-my-personal-discovery Sun, 23 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000Europe]]> Being a master in International Relations does not clear up in the head what politics is truly about. Although various intertwines and peripeteias have somehow become easier to recognize, it is still hard to set and keep your personal “objective” opinion… even trying to stir and put, say, “The Economist”, Novaya Gazeta and “Russia Today” in the daily menu. https://alisaabramova.com/en/life/politics/the-strong-do-what-they-have-the-power-to-do/ https://alisaabramova.com/en/life/politics/the-strong-do-what-they-have-the-power-to-do Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000Politics]]>