It’s a quarter past five in the afternoon and the train isn’t here yet. From the loudspeakers of Casa Voyageurs train station there come updates about the delay first in Arabic and then in French. The result will be 47 … Read More
When travelling on the tramway in Morocco I always got the felling of entering a different world. Inaugurated one year ago, it is the public service’s pride. At least in the two towns where it has been set: Rabat, Morocco’s … Read More
Going from one country to the other on the road has always fascinated me. Crossing a border sometimes is like shifting to a different world, and doing it in a slow and gradual way makes it an unforgettable adventure. One … Read More
They say that Morocco has four capitals: Rabat is the administrative centre, Marrakech the cultural one, Fes has the spiritual leadership and Casablanca is the financial capital. Of all four, the latter is the less beloved by international tourism, infamously … Read More
Reading makes you travelling with your imagination. It changes the people’s mood, it lets you fly. So let’s start, let me take you yo Mauritius. This island is usually linked to honey moons, beaches and wonderful sight. There isn’t a … Read More
Watamu – ‘sweet people’ in Swahili – is in Kenya, about 110 kilometres from Mombasa international airport and 15 kilometres from Malindi. The whole coast of Kenya is defined by long white beaches, creeks and mangroves. Watamu sums all this … Read More
‘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
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