Travel to the (once) lost city of Petra.
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…
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Is Quito safe? The quiet Ecuadorian tries to answer – Update Jan. 2024
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…
From Lago Agrio / Nueva Loja to Quito, capital of Ecuador
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 it safe to travel to Colombia?
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,…
Oslo, the controversial barcode project
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!
What to see in Oslo. Great city, I really love the Norwegian capital. So, we don’t want ot waste valuable time. First of all let’s introduce our friend, the Norwegian capital, Oslo Oslo is largely modern. A real historical center…
Georgetown Malaysia. Anglo-chinese-indian tradition in the capital of Penang.
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 travel to the Caucasus
5 reasons to convince you to travel to the Caucasus. Easy peasy. Apart from the SEO thing (5 reasons to…), in my 15 years career as a traveler, I rarely found a destination so easy to reach but at the…
Colombia – Ecuador, the other border: San Miguel and Lago Agrio.
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…
Travel insurance, yes or no?
I draw inspiration from the delay of about ten hours of the plane that was supposed to take us from Marsa Alam to Milan to return to a topic that always arouses discussion: travel insurance (curious? I already talk about…