Kosoan: traditional japanese teahouse

Hello everyone! It’s a long time that I don’t write an english article, so here I am. So sorry, I would like to install a languages plug in, and I think I will. Sooo, I’m here today to talk about an amazing place here in Tokyo; well this place it is not located in Tokyo…

Bali: Pura Lempuyang and Tirta Gangga temple. Shoots

Pura Lepuyang Pura Penataran Agung Lempuyang is considered as part of a complex of pura surrounding Mount Lempuyang, one of the highly regarded temples of Bali. The temples of Mount Lempuyang, represented by the highest temple at the peak, Pura Lempuyang Luhur, is one of the “six sanctuaries of the world”, the six holiest places…

Christmas in Lombardy

This time of the year is normally characterized by markets, stalls and cities completely decorated for Christmas in every part of the world. Every year in Lombardy there are a lot of Christmas markets, except unfortunately, for this year. But where to find Christmas markets and stalls? Let’s go to discover the major places to…

Discovering Milan III: Piazza Gae Aulenti, Montenapoleone, CityLife, Navigli

This is the last part of “Discovering Milan”; in this chapter we’ll explore two parts of the city: from the modern square Gae Aulenti to the old Navigli. Let’s go! Milan: between modernity and history Piazza Gae Aulenti and Porta Nuova This is the newest part of the city; the Gae Aulenti square is composed…

Discovering Milan II: Castello Sforzesco, Brera, Cenacolo Vinciano.

Today we continue the city tour exploring the part of Milan with the Sforza’s Castle, Sempione Park, Brera and the famous churches and museums of the city. The Sforza’s city Castello Sforzesco Situated in the north-west of the historical city centre, the castle is one of the most beautiful monument to see in Milan; the…

Discovering Milan I: Duomo Cathedral, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Ca’ Granda, Via Torino

Milan is a great metropolitan city situated in the north west of the italian peninsula; it is the economic capital of Italy and the most modern italian city; Milan is also the chief town of the Lombardy region. History, culture, tradition, design, fashion, food, restaurants, enterprises, universities and more…this is Milan. It’s time to discover…

Italy: the virtual tour

A new way to explore Hey there. Today I was watching TV and I saw an interesting project promoted by Ministero dei beni culturali, Comune di Roma, Comune di Milano and others instituctions as Vatican Museums. This project is about exploring the most famous Italians cities, museums and monuments through a virtual tour. Beniculturali.it will…

Lockdown, again

Hi there, here we are. A new italian lockdown; this one is not like the first one: they called the “light lockdow”. I had planned an italian trip by train but the situation is changed in only few weeks, so I had cancelled the whole travel. And it’s sucks. I’m actually tired of all this…

Xing Italy by train

Italian Railway Network Italy has an extended railway network but I have never crossed the country by train: this is gonna be the first time. I always move by car because it is much more faster than waiting trains that_sometimes_are in late or also cancelled. The italian Railway Network is called Ferrovie dello stato (or…

Food acquaintance: between Italy and Japan

Only one week ago, I found this page created by two japanese guys: Kenta and Kensaku. They have created a Youtube channel to promote and improve the acquaintance of the italians products; the channel is called Italy Square Channel. They are doing a great job helping the local farmers and companies to promote the real…

Varese

Have you ever been to Varese? Varese is my city; the city where I was born and the city where I live. This little town is ubicated close to the Switzerland border: it is not a big city but it has a lot of places to visit; are you ready to explore? Let’s go. Varese…

A world of bookstores and libraries

During my travels I found a lot of beautiful bookstores and libraries. Which are your favourites? These are mine but the list could be more longer. My favourite bookstores and libraries Trinity college, Dublin The Library began with the founding of Trinity College in 1592; is the permanent home to the Brian Boru harp which is a…

An italian traveller’s home

Every time I’m leaving for a travel, especially in an exotic place, I bought objects, clothes, postcards, maps and images that help me to remember the place I’ve been. Each object is related to a good memory, a person, a place…that’s the reason why I decorated my home with every sort of objects coming from…

How I spent my time during quarantine

Start a journey with videogames I know, this is a super crazy article, but I wanted to share with you how I started a journey with videogames; in these days, with Covid, quarantine and rules that we must respect, been stucked in the house has become really boring. When you have finished to clean your…

TrappEUd

The citizens of EU are trapped inside their borders because of Covid-19, but hey…this is not the end of the world. Europe has the most ancient history in the world. Well…not all, but a considerable percentage of Unesco sites are here. What are we gonna do in the middle of our amazing EU country? Take…

The Monkey Forest

Situated in the city of Ubud, in the heart of Bali island, the Sacred Monkey Forest it’s a magnificent place where you can find more than 900 macaques. Inside Bali’s heart The Monkey Forest is not only the place where the monkeys live, but is also a place with great vegetation: in fact, the jungle…

When the strange man stole my money

This episode was really…emh…Unpleasant. It was something like…FAST AND FURIOUS. He was fast. And I was furious. Let’s start from the beginning. I was in Thailand, three years ago, in the amazing city of Bangkok. I was outside, walking on the streets alone (as always) and I was thinking to organize a day trip to…

Capri: a pearl in the middle of the sea

Have you ever been to Capri? Are you planning to? The island of Capri is situated in the gulf of Naples, in front of the Sorrento peninsula. To reach Capri you must take a boat from Amalfi or Sorrento; the trip is around one hour. The first thing that hit you is the blue of…