{"id":523,"date":"2026-07-02T11:57:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/en\/news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T23:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:20:52","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/en\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News \u2014 Sindola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n\/* ============================================================\n   SINDOLA \u2014 brand layer (overrides Avada \/ theme defaults)\n   ============================================================ *\/\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;1,400&family=Inter:wght@300;400;500;600;700&display=swap');\n\n:root {\n  --si-burgundy: #6B1F2E;\n  --si-burgundy-dark: #4E1622;\n  --si-sand: #E8DFC9;\n  --si-sand-light: #F5EFDF;\n  --si-forest: #2E4A34;\n  --si-charcoal: #2A2A2A;\n  --si-gold: #C9A24A;\n  --si-cream: #FBF8F1;\n}\n\n\/* ---- Hide Avada \/ theme chrome so our custom layout owns the viewport ---- *\/\n#wrapper > #header, .fusion-header-wrapper, .fusion-secondary-header,\n.fusion-page-title-bar, .fusion-footer, .fusion-footer-widget-area,\n.fusion-footer-copyright-area, #side-header, .fusion-sliders,\n.fusion-main-menu, .avada-header, header#masthead,\n.awb-menu, #main-nav { display: none !important; 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Every trip, a story. Twenty years of updates.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"si-section\" style=\"padding-top:32px;\">\n  <div class=\"si-container\">\n    <div class=\"si-news-grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);\">\n      \n      <a href=\"#post-451\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250131-WA0011.jpg\" alt=\"2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2025<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2025<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-442\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250131-WA0008.jpg\" alt=\"2024\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2024<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2024<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-440\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250131-WA0005.jpg\" alt=\"2023\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2023<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2023<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-436\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250131-WA0002.jpg\" alt=\"2022\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2022<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2022<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-429\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250120-WA0010.jpg\" alt=\"2021\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2021<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2021<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-414\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250120-WA0009.jpg\" alt=\"2020\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2020<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2020<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-404\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250120-WA0008.jpg\" alt=\"2019\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2019<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2019<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-371\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250120-WA0006.jpg\" alt=\"2018\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2018<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2018<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-354\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250120-WA0004.jpg\" alt=\"2017\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2017<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2017<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-336\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250120-WA0001.jpg\" alt=\"2016\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2016<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2016<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-328\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250112-WA0002.jpg\" alt=\"2015\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2015<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2015<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-315\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250120-WA0003.jpg\" alt=\"2014\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2014<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2014<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-292\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250120-WA0000.jpg\" alt=\"2013\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2013<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2013<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-270\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20250112-WA0000.jpg\" alt=\"2012\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2012<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2012<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-258\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2-12.jpg\" alt=\"2009\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2009<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2009<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-230\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-12.jpg\" alt=\"2008\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2008<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2008<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-115\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29.jpg\" alt=\"2007\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2007<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2007<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n      <a href=\"#post-109\" class=\"si-card\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28.jpg\" alt=\"2006\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <div class=\"si-card-body\">\n          <p style=\"color:var(--si-gold);font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;\">2006<\/p>\n          <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\">2006<\/h3>\n          <p>Field notes and photos from this year.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      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