While spending Ramadan in Morocco I noticed how this demanding muslim ritual involves sharing as much as it involves fasting. In origin it was a pagan tradition of pre-islamic arab societies. After Muhammed’s territorial gain, Ramadan became one of the … Read More
My only regret about Morocco is that I will not see it again for the next few years, since I have been twice already. During both my travels I felt welcome, I met friendly people and I found a modern … Read More
Tourists have been visiting Egypt for thousands of years, since the Ancient Greeks and Romans, through participants in the Grand Tour, and right up to the modern day tourists taking photographs of the very same Pyramids with their iPads. Thousands … Read More
For years the small Mafia Island, Tanzania, has been shadowed his more popular and touristic neighbour Zanzibar, but since lately a growing attraction has spread among travellers looking for peace and authentic exotic atmospheres. This island, whose peculiar name has … Read More
The first time I attended a goa trance festival I was in Switzerland. During the party I saw something you rarely see on a rave: the people kindly smiled to anyone and they all seemed seriously busy making sure everyone … Read More
Cairo is like a beautiful, and very capricious, woman. You can’t tame her, every day is a frantic mess of sufferings and surprises, but you just can’t help but love her. Still, after a while in Egypt’s capital city every … Read More
People travelling to Egypt are mostly interested in the popular resorts on the Red Sea or in Cairo’s Pyramids. If you are looking for a place far from the usual tourist routes but with no less charm, here is a … Read More
We still have to leave and we are already late. The day started with a Matrix-style awakining, the bottles of wine Vadim brought the night before left on the table. The bottles, not the wine. Shall we leave? Shall we … Read More
In 2010 in Tunisia started the protest wave which became known as the Jasmine Revolution. The following year Ben Ali – who was in power since 23 years – was overthrown and the first free elections in the country’s history … Read More