‘Flavio, listen to me: if you are going to follow my advice you won’t have any surprises.’‘But I like surprises.’‘I mean you are not going to be cheated.’‘If you are able to avoid me being cheated, you are not just … Read More
I have a room with a balcony over Talaat Harb Square. I always liked this part of Cairo. A short walk from the bus station, from the Egyptian Museum, and from Tahrir Square, where three years ago – when I … Read More
The capital of Queensland, Australia, Brisbane is mostly known as a forced stop to reach the wonderful beaches of the Gold Coast or the Sunshine Coast. But Brisbane is a vibrant, cosmopolitan town, with a lively night life and excellent … Read More
To get to Morocco from Tarifa, Spain’s southernmost tip celebrating the encounter between arab and Western world, there are ferries every hour between nine in the morning and six in the evening. After on hour and a half – more … Read More
The Great Mosque of Sheikh Zayed in Abu Dhabi is UAE’s greatest mosque, the eighth all over the world (the biggest one is the Mosque of Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saud Arabia). The mosque can host about 40.000 faithfuls who … Read More
There are many reasons to discover Italian region Marche and especially its inland: sweet hills revealing enchanted woods, an archaeological heritage still filled with uncovered secrets, stunning landscapes and an irresistible local food culture. If you happen to be in … Read More
While the darkness slowly covered Barcelona, I got on my coach and left. The following morning I woke up in Malaga where another bus was waiting for me to get me to Tarifa. Clung to the southernmost tip of Spain, … Read More
We wake up in Agdz, a village of mud bricks located in the south of Morocco and located in the middle of a palm grove stretching for 200 kilometres. Agdz is in Draa Valley, an ancient river which nowadays only … Read More
Finally I arrived in Barcelona. I can’t say why I never visited this town before: I have always admired Gaudì’s work, but at the same time I figured out the Catalan capital as a cove of drunk kids, showing off … Read More