Travel

TAKE OVER WITH ME IN HIGH PROVENCE: Between fields and woods, at 160 kilometers from the sea in Nice, let groped by loneliness

Really – excuse us if we will do this confession – we knew your country French, Bercelonnette. Sure, it’s such a small town (and so far away from the normal tourist routes), which only a guide named Madelaine, that you could take us by the hand, leading us on your Alps, those of Haute Provence. Thank you, Madelaine, also to …

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COSTA ALEGRE, MEXICO: With Sheila, on the Pacific Ocean, where sea turtles nest, sharing with them 70 kilometers of beach

Thank you for your contribution. As you can read, Sheila, we have not altered your editorial contribution. We were limited only to give a title to your diary, choosing from your pictures, the one that seemed most appropriate for our cover. Now that you know how to find us – info@meetingbenches.com – we’re waiting for you, again, with the story …

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COME WITH ME. EINGANG RATHAUSTOR: Salzburg at Christmas, but not only to buy a loden

Pine branches and gold tassels and Mozart chocolates Kugeln, thank you, I’m glad that you accepted my invitation.  http://www.salzburg.info/en/accommodation/hotels_overview . The Advent markets in the city street of purchases – the Getreidegasse – will not make us forget the lights that illuminate this city, and in particular, the Duomo, and its twin towers. Even now, I ask you a special …

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A NEW YEAR TO BE LAPPS: In northern Sweden, including forests, sleighs and reindeer

Hello. As you can see, today I have brought something doubly unusual because I talk to you for a week away in time and geography usual. I have not forgotten, never, my wonderful winter holiday in Finnish Lapland, and is the memories of those special moments, now, which leads me to stimulate your thinking about the next New Year’s Eve …

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BECKOV CASTLE, SLOVAKIA: Not only a natural cultural monument, but the smell of old Great Moravia

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IN AUTUMN, IN PARADISE UNUSUAL: Around the Monte Conero, Italy, between secular parks, in the season of grapes and wine

Yes, it is within the territory of Ancona in the Marche which I invite you to travel with me in the month of November, but not only to taste the wine “Rosso Conero”, but also to visit beautiful places, those that you’ll never forget. Give me your hand, and come along this stretch of the Adriatic coast, to find a …

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PALERMO, A MICROCOSM ROWDY AND FASCINATING: To savor the smell of the time, the district Vucciria Ballarò

Good morning, let us embrace. Yes, I’m in shape, your eyes are curious, and I’m dying from the desire to talk to you about our – possible – new destination: Italian island of Sicily, Palermo. I would like you to see the cathedral of that city, architectural splendor illuminating the square, from the year 1184. Not far away, I would like …

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HALF FARMER, HALF SAILOR: Come with me in Argentario, to savor what’s left of summer, and smell the autumn

A promontory in Central Italy bordering the Maremma. A shrill and precious name, “Argentario”. http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/en/ . A route suspended between forests and medieval castles. I have tried three different ways, to tell you the same thing: come with me, to Feniglia and Capalbio, possibly the first weekend of the month, because I want to take you to Orbetello to see …

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NAMIBIA, PLAN YOUR TRIP: Get, the climate, the suitcases, the rules in the parks

Air Namibia, http://www.airnamibia.com/ , South African Airways http://www.staralliance.com/en/about/airlines/south-africa_airlines and Lufhansa http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh_com/de/homepage, offer you alternative routes of arrival – with or without a stopover, but when you come in sari Namibia, what will happen will be the result of your previous choice: move freely, or entrust (already before your departure), a tour operator. In the second case, Kalahari Namibia Tailor-tours – …

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THE QUEEN OF AFRICA: Namibia. His are the parks and the savannah, the magic of the desert and the wonder of its mountains

I do not know if you go in one of his many Lodge, but even now remember two things: the nearest super-market is 300 km away, and you never run out of petrol. Namibia is big, really big, a really special place if you want to know how it is done the infinite, or if you want to know the …

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