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…
Travel and climate change. Have you ever thought about the connection between the two? In recent days I have seen quite a few articles on various newspapers talking about travels and its environmental costs so I think it’s time to…
Travel to Petra is certainly of the most amazing thing you can do as a traveler. It’s like a dream travel but with a lot more tourists than you thought. Petra is an incredible place for a lot of different…
In the last post I talked a little bit about Quito and the circumstances of my arrival in the Ecuadorian capital (with a “troubled” first night but…better to forget all that). Now I take a walk with the objective of…
While traveling from Lago Agrio to Quito (in Ecuador) I remembered what I originally thought about this travel. I was still in Italy and my idea was to divide my South American journey in two, more or less equal, parts.…
Is Colombia safe for tourists? or dangerous? that’s a question that is asked frequently when you talk about this South American country. Is traveling there a risky business? what about guerrilla fighters? and Narcos? plastic surgery? And then, my friend,…
One of the things I had highlighted in the last piece about the Norwegian capital was the (at least partial) popular resentment towards the barcode project. In fact, summing up the complexity of the situation with these simple words is…
What to see in Oslo. Great city, I love the Norwegian capital. So, we don’t want to waste valuable time, that’s why I propose to jump right in the middle of it, district by district.. First of all let’s introduce…
Georgetown Malaysia. Asia is my continent of choice and after Laos and Thailand I say it’s time to hit the capital of Malaysia, KL, and head north to the island of Penang and the city of George Town. This city,…
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…
Colombia Ecuador border. Do you know that I love borders? No, I’m joking I do not. I mentioned the Colombia Ecuador one in the post where I answer the question is Colombia safe? Now I would like to deal with…