Last summer I arrived in Outer Hebrides, further north than the Inner Hebrides which can be reached through the ‘road to the Isles’. The Outer Hebrides are a totally different matter. From a geological point of view, the Outer Hebrides … Read More
In the Southern Lands – or Suðurland – one of Iceland’s eight regions, a small village called Vík í Mýrdal is located. As for the last statistics, the village counts 291 inhabitants. There are not many highlights in the village … Read More
Reggio nell’Emilia, commonly called Reggio among its inhabitants (you pronounce it ‘rejjo‘), is an important historic centre located along the ancient Via Emilia of Roman times. It’s a very livable town, never crowded but during the weekly markets, where most … Read More
Painter, sculptor, artist and inventor, dreamer and thinker, genius… Describing Leonardo Da Vinci with one single term is an impossible task. No other historical personality displayed more versatility, more talents than him. Nobody has been able to inspire more people, … Read More
During our travels we always find places more or less worth to fill some room in our lives. Memories, more or less coloured, lively, passionate, dreamy, daring, beautiful…. this is what travelling is about. Less frequently, there are places – … Read More
For those who enjoy traveling around the world, there’s often a desire to visit authentic, cultural attractions. And despite their international popularity (which often indicates something is “touristy”), festivals are sometimes the best examples of such attractions. Major festivals tend … Read More
August, Sicily, two old friends. This is how my journey starts, a bit like a joke, a bit like a challenge. We left totally unprepared, with a map, a tambourine – which helped us to raise some money – and … Read More
Winter time always dresses the usual summer destination with a layer of melancholy. The sea in winter is a charming place and allows to dig in one’s deep thoughts. Same goes for the lakes, but with some important differences. A … Read More
Jökulsárlón is Europe’s largest glacial lake, an unmissable destination for any traveller in Iceland. It is located south from Vatnajökull glacier, about 80 kilometres from Höfn, if you are arriving from Reykjavik. At the beginning of summer, when the daylight … Read More