To be completely honest, a skydive doesn’t scream “romantic Valentine’s Day activity”. There’s a world of difference between dressing up and enjoying a champagne-laden dinner with your partner and donning a safety jumpsuit and throwing yourself out of a plane … Read More
I am writing these words several months after my visit to Hiroshima, yet the emotions that surfaced during that trip remain as vivid as the day I arrived. While cities like Tokyo and Kyoto showcase Japan’s vibrant future and spiritual … Read More
Walking, for the unacquainted, is a whole lot more than moving one leg in front of the other. For travellers, especially those looking to see the world in exciting new ways (which is all of us I’d hope), walking is … Read More
It’s a spring day, year 1999, I’m not 12 yet. An insert of the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera is there, on the sofa of my dining room. On the front page I see a wooden house, coloured in dark … Read More
When we first thought of spending New Year’s Eve in Morocco’s Sahara Desert, the idea evoked romantic notions of a luxurious tent, starry skies, warm breezes and candlelight. Who wouldn’t want to spend a magical night in the folds of … Read More
A coach full to the last seat proceeds among the majestic sand stretch of the Western Sahara. The contrast between the outdoor temperature – hardened by a scorching sun – and the inside of the bus – softened by the … Read More
The Church of Saint Elizabeth is an unexpected sight presenting itself before you even got into the old town. Its bell tower rises over the squat body of the building and stands out among the grey and anonymous buildings of … Read More
A short while ago I had the chance to spend a week end in Pescara, an Italian town facing the Adriatic Sea. The region of Abruzzo did not welcome me very well: on my first day here I had the … Read More
In Switzerland ‘summer’ is a thin idea, a quick chapter of two or three weeks between the everlasting winter. But it has rarely been so mean of sun and warmth as this year. Until the last day I hoped in … Read More