Flavio Alagia
I arrived in Kolkata – earlier known as Calcutta – from the Bengala Gulf by train, it was a 16 hour trip over the flagging Indian railways, deep into the upcoming rainy season’s heat. The town is West Bengala‘s capital and … Read More
The Via Francigena is a pilgrimage path leading from Canterbury, England, to Rome. It crosses France and Switzerland, and enters in Italy through Aosta Valley. Once in Italy, the “Via” goes on towards Pavia, Piacenza, Parma, until it arrives in the … Read More
Verona, the charming Italian town where Shakespear set his Romeo and Juliet, has its very own way to celebrate Carnival. The local people call it Bacanàl del Gnoco in Verona’s ancient dialect, and the gnocchi are exactly what makes this … Read More
Little Italy, New York’s popular neighbourhood which became a icon of Italian immigration, will soon be no more. The alarm came recently from New York Daily News, but the process has been going on since many years. The first reason … Read More
My first encounter with Verona was on a day trip with my parents. We lived nearby and the town was the usual destination during Summer time. We spent our time walking to and from Piazza Bra, Piazza delle Erbe and … Read More
Back in my college years, India was a childish dream, slightly more than a fantasy behind which I could take refuge. But the more I grew up, the more I wanted to fulfil that dream. Soon I wouldn’t be able to describe … Read More
So here we are: cold, shaking, doubting how they could ever had us coming this far. It’s 6 am and we are at 2125 metres. Who was able to sleep – not me – didn’t for long and the wind … Read More