Ever got to the airport and kicked yourself because you left something behind at the hotel? You’re certainly not the only one, and if you left behind a book or a laptop charger, your forgotten item is definitely not the … Read More
From the first part: When we have the opportunity we like to escape Dubai, with its technologically advanced skyscraper landscape, to find ourselves in the hills. We left the children at home for a short overnight trip to take part … Read More
If you look at an aerial map of the Arabian peninsula, you could imagine that a fiendish dragon or dinosaur had laid its weary head down to sleep on the soft, warm sand and fallen asleep. Over the years 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
Most travellers do not know Val Chisone. You can easily reach it by car from Pinerolo (nice smiling city at the foot of the Alps) and go up to Sestrieres. In winter time it is a far away, quiet place, … 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
I am standing, or to be precise wobbling, on a boat as it bobs about on the leaden water, storm clouds brewing above. For a moment I truly believe that I’m in the Norwegian Fjords. I can see the harsh, … 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