Perhaps some destinies, if not all, precede existence. Perhaps some dreams are so vast because, in truth, they are echoes of deeds already lived in another fold of time—memories that shimmer in the distance and beckon from the distant future.

Jules Verne, master of unimaginable journeys, enchanted the young Luiz Fernando Brandão with worlds woven from words. In his pages, ships cut through uncharted seas, balloons defied the skies, and submarines glided through hidden realms long before science made them real. Inspired by these adventures, Luiz Fernando heard the call of the East echoing through his readings and, without waiting for the future to catch up with him, leapt into the present—toward India, toward the vastness of the world, toward the mystery that reveals itself only to those who dare to depart.

Both wrote what they dreamed and dreamed what they would later write.

Perhaps this is the secret of great travelers and writers: to see the journey before taking the first step.

TRIPTIK is now in its second edition – are you up for the trip?