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The Japanese living poet you’ve never heard of. On the outside this town looks like any technologically advanced modern city, but don’t forget it’s home to some world famous traditional and historical landmarks. Tokyo is a mix of ultra-modern skyscrapers and traditional historical temples. Highlights in Tokyo? Watch a Japanese ceremony and sumo matches, enjoying your special dinner a a …

When reading about other people’s lives it’s a comfort. Visiting Beijing you can go to the Maan Coffee, http://www.timeoutbeijing.com/venue/Food__Drink-Cafes__Teahouses/16636/Maan-Coffee.html the strangest coffee shop y’ve ever visited. Its honey toast is bathed in salted butter (and nestled within a crust that comes with three dipping sauces of maple syrup, condensed milk and berry compote). This understated dessert earns every mouthful. Here …

Because they’re simple, and don’t have many words. Hubei is a province located in the Central China region, where was born poet Yu Xiuhua. The territory was part of the powerful State of Chu. The most celebrated element of Hubei cuisine, is the Wuchang bream (a freshwater bream that is steamed). Its Shennongjia area, is the alleged home of the …

A dwelling on the slopes of the Himalayas, an unnamed cook and a bitch Entering in this site, you can discover that Delhi is a bazaar full of riches, a labyrinth full by a choke of fumes. Rebuilt by many conquerors, you enthralls with the touch of a silk scarf or the scent of sandalwood soap. Here, a discarded beer …

Thinking in verse, thinking about poetry. Don’t forget: enjoy the famous “paratha wali gali” (a delicious stuffed fried bread, with fresh creamy curd and home made pickles). The city of New Delhi still bears the influence of British colonial rule, also in its buildings and propensity for high tea. Uncover its scents and flavors through narrow alleyways and crowded backstreets. …

In his world, we are all terminal cases. The area was the domain of a sub-tribe of the Pennacook nation, which fished at the falls around which a future town would grow. Exeter is a town in Rockingham County (New Hampshire), situated where the Exeter River feeds the tidal Squamscott River. In 1965 the town earned a place in UFO …

Longlisted for the Booker prize. Okara is a city in Pakistan, the capital of the district of the same name in the province of Punjab. The famous eatery in the city, it’s the Dawat Restaurant. According to customer and tourists’ reviews, this place https://www.facebook.com/pg/dawat.resturant/about/ not only have a wide variety in delicious food, but also has great ambiance. In this …

Serious themes and more innovative forms. Its culture is characterized by the blending of Middle Eastern, Western and Asian influences. Located on the coast, Karachi has a mild climate, with low levels of rainfall. Port Grand is an extensive food street and entertainment complex located at Port of Karachi (near Native Jetty Bridge, in downtown). Here, you don’t only get …

Between an aquarium and a small mountain village. The Genoa Aquarium https://www.acquariodigenova.it/ is the first in Europe for animal species (second by surface). This huge aquarium (near the port), has species of freshwater fish, in tanks that reproduce the ecosystem. In this city, do not forget to enter the Palazzo Ducale, http://www.palazzoducale.genova.it/ one of its main historical buildings, former seat …

Memories over infamous sweet rocks. He was born in Genoa in 1855 in a bourgeois family, dividing his life between his work in the bank and writing in newspapers of the time. If you read a particular poem of his you will find the word “gnàgnoa”. That is the existential anguish that the poet CARLO MALINVERNI managed to soothe with …