The alarm-clock rings at nine in the morning. It’s pitch dark. It snowed when we arrived yesterday evening and it kept on snowing all night long. Húsavík is covered in immaculate snow. On the slope of the mountain behind the … Read More
I was walking on Lake Street, the one skirting the Pasquart district, when I saw it standing out at my left. The Reformed Evangelic Parish of Pasquart is an impressive New Gothic sight that gazes over the town from its … Read More
The Sorbs? Who are the Sorb people? And Lusatia? Where is that? Let’s start from the beginning. Lusatia is the easternmost region in ex East Germany. And that’s no small feat, especially if – like me – you were young … Read More
Our flight to Húsavík is late. There’s a little snowstorm in Reykjavík, maybe that’s the reason for this delay. While we’re waiting, Giuditta and I have all the time to keep on surprising on how here things are informal, sometimes … Read More
Rhodes, Greece’s top tourist destination and one of the most historically rich in the world, surprised me in a way I would have never expected. It’s the end of September, beyond high season, and we get to see all we … 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
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