Travel

A WICKER BASKET, THE FRAGRANCE OF ETERNITY: Welcome to Armenia, Colombia, at 1550 meters high from the sea and from the routine

Welcome to Colombia. I hope that your stay in my country has been happy, but if you want to add scent of coffee, come into my city, Armenia, what everyone calls “the coffee capital”. My name is Manuel, I am one of those who lives on a hill – 1550 meters above the sea – in this city south of …

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NOT THE BEST ON ROAD: The end of Europe, walking up to Corcubion, Spain

Welcome to Santiago de Compostela, my amazing and incomparable city. To visit it, just that you have a tour guide, but to learn something really special (around the city), you need the help of a friend, that is mine. I am happy to meet you, my name is Alonzo and what I want to give you is 35 km from …

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LOCHINVER, A VILLAGE WITHOUT TIME: At North of Scotland, to get carried by the wild colors of its rocks and its waters

Hello, welcome to Thurso, a small town on the northern coast of Scotland. In this wide bay you can watch ferries for two island groups that are certainly worth a visit you. Today, however, I would like to talk to you some opportunities to hike, starting from Tongue – a lovely village – dominated by the ruins of the castle …

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TRIP TO SCANDINAVIA: The tenth section, by Mo i Rana to Narvik

Ready for our tenth day in Scandinavia? Well, today a path undemanding – just 350 km – that will lead up to Narvik, the port (or rather, “the door”) to the islands of Lofoten and Vesteralen. Released from Mo i Rana, Rana travel along the great valley of meadows and forests of birch, but we will have to make a …

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CAIQUE OF THE AMAZING: Holiday on a chartered boat, in the Aegean Sea

Renting a caique to navigate the Mediterranean Sea? One intriguing idea, but you will need to consider two important things: it is an experience that you will have to share with strangers (in a confined space); is an experience that you can start with a tour operator, or by choosing a gulet offered for rent privately. I’ll I can talk …

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A WONDERFUL MOVIDA ?: When the evening overlooking the table, but only for a drink

Coincidentally, last night while I was with some friends at the bar, I listened to the conversation that took place next to our table. No, I’m not a snoop, but next to us talking so heatedly for something special. It was impossible not to hear. I had arrived by bicycle, in a bar in Milan – on the shore of …

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GREEK ISLANDS IN MAY: Wreaths and wild garlic soup mageritza and joy

Of course, even in Greece life follows the rhythm of the seasons. The holidays, a few special places, have their roots in ancient times, when they celebrated the harvest of grapes, wheat and olives. This is important to keep in mind when you decided to go to this fascinating destination. Where and when. In this month, May is filled with …

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TRIP TO SCANDINAVIA: The ninth section, by Trondheim to Mo i Rana

Welcome, again, in our camper directed towards the great north. Today, along the ninth section of our journey I will accompany you in what is most dramatic and sensational my country is able to give to your sensibility of travelers. As you know, my name is Arne, my land is Norway, but because I love to travel, wherever I’m wonder …

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MYSTICAL, MAGICAL & MAGNIFICENT: Monasteries in Meteora, Greece

At one time, there were 24 peak-top monasteries in the region of Meteora in central Greece. Built on sandstone megaliths that rise up to 1,800 feet from the valley floor, strange but breathtaking landscape that has been sculpted by wind and water over thousands of years. Me and Franco came to see Meteora with my two girls (12 and 9) …

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COFFEE BREAK: Obviously in Lisbon’s Rossio

An institution, an unwritten law, in my beloved city, is one that concerns the complex rituals of a drink, coffee. A few years ago, I was not going to Marthinho de Arcada, the Terreiro do Paco, because it was full of state officials, obviously in suits, I preferred, instead, the Cafe Brasileiro (full of friends, who like me were dating …

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