5 reasons to convince you to travel to the Caucasus. Easy peasy. Apart from the SEO thing (5 is there for this reason…), in my 15 years career as a traveler, I rarely found a destination so easy to reach…
Ladies and gentlemen, I admit I’ve given my all to you and to the blog. The best cafes in Wan Chai, a neighborhood in Hong Kong, is my special topic for which I particularly care. Now, let’s take off the…
Before diving headfirst into the topic of “the best cafes in Tsim Sha Tsui” (TST for short, my friends), I’d like to give you a couple of unsolicited but very quick tips on Hong Kong’s geography. For reasons I’ve yet…
We are going to talk about Armenia Debed Gorge. This gorge is a very particular area of Armenia. It is both spiritual and very materialistic, with monasteries side by side with industrial complexes. You can find the last remnants of…
Every so often, someone planning a trip asks me for advice. I gladly share what I know, but the moment I mention insurance, 90% of people give me that “nah, I don’t need it” look—the same one characters in horror…
If you are planning a weekend in Delft and you are looking for a brief, but not too brief, post on what to see in Delft, look no more because, despite my broken English, you are in the right place.…
What to see in Buenos Aires, let me tell you a short story… The first time I wandered into Buenos Aires, I arrived bleary-eyed from an overnight bus journey from Mendoza, with nothing but a crumpled Lonely Planet map and…
Introduction to Brussels What to see in Brussels you ask me? I will answer your question but without rush, it’s my blog and I like to take things slow, to put stuff into perspective. As a lively hub of cultures,…
What to see in San Marino? I have always lived a stone’s throw from this modern city-state but I have never seriously thought about how interesting this place could be for a tourist. Let’s start with the basics, if you…
What to see in Pakse? well, I’ve got a few things for you. Let’s start with the introduction. Pakse, the capital of the Champasak Province in southern Laos, is a captivating city that blends natural beauty, cultural heritage, and modern…
Wassenaar: a wealthy retreat? What to do in Wassenaar you ask me? well, let’s start with an introduction. Wassenaar is a picturesque municipality in the Netherlands, renowned for its affluence and exclusivity. In the part of Italy from where I’m…
Is San José dangerous? Now that I think about it, you don’t hear this question often. Although Costa Rica is one of the most popular destinations in Central America, especially among Americans, San José is not generally at the top…
Travel gives you many different and important things. A certain type of knowledge for example, or a better understanding of yourself and of the many different people who inhabit this strange rock in the middle of nowhere that we call…
What to see in Seoul. The answer, I figured, would be relatively simple, but you’ll have to be patient, as this turns out to be one of the longest articles I’ve ever written, which I don’t know if that’s going…
Is Ho Chi Minh City dangerous? Coming from Seoul, the capital of South Korea, HCMC looks a bit sketchy, but it’s just the first impresison. Even putting in all the cunningness of an experienced gossip journalist of a morning talk…
Is Jordan dangerous? that’s a good question. After all, we still are in the Middle East and this area of the world is certainly not the most stable on Earth, plus all around the small state of Jordan a lot…
Restaurant Central Lima. Have you heard of it? if you are here on this article probably yes 🙂 but in any case do not worry because in this post I will take you by the hand and talk about one…
In this article, I would like to try to answer the question “Is Medellin dangerous?” Short, but not too short, premise. In recent years my travel choices have focused on South America (Quito and Ecuador, Bogotà and Colombia but also…
Hello readers, this time I have for you a pretty interesting interview with Daniel Forteza, a fellow traveler, blogger (dantravels.org) and, like myself, couchsurfer. It’s been some time since a published an interview and the reasons are simple and boring…
It was time to leave again. I would like to be able to say that in times of waning pandemic (it was Sep. 2021) traveling was difficult, complicated, full of bureaucratic traps, shots to do, and sheets to print, but…