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How to enjoy summer in Rome
Tiber River by night. Staring at the “Lungo il Tevere” summer festival. Different seasons different leisure activities in Rome, where the city council never wastes the occasion to entertain and provide...
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Tasting Rome with Eating Italy Food Tours
Cornetti for breakfast Why do we travel? Landmarks, palaces, artwork, all great reasons, but when we want to experience authenticity, what do we think of? Food, of course. Now, I’m not saying this...
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Women’s travel in Iran, my personal experience
Enjoying my daily cup of tea at Firouz cafe in Esfahan’s Armenian district Jolfa Recently I’ve come across a rather misleading article published on Hostel Bookers website, where the writer, clearly one...
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10 reasons why you should travel to Iran now
You’ve been pondering, mulling over, thinking about it, even planning, yet you still haven’t booked your ticket to Iran. You don’t even know why, maybe holidays for you are synonymous with beach so you...
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10 places that will make you discover real Sardinia
It’s that time of the year again. Which time, you might wonder. Well, the beach season is approaching and many of us haven’t booked our summer holidays yet. Often, when it comes to spending summer in...
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Things to do in Tabriz, the City of Firsts
A view of the city of Tabriz from my hotel Known as the “city of firsts”, Tabriz is the capital of Iranian northern province of East Azerbaijan and hometown of many of the country’s pioneers. At about...
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Tabriz Bazaar, Iran’s oldest market – a photo journey
I have written about Tabriz Bazaar already in two posts, in the one about the best things to do in Tabriz, and in the round-up of Iran’s best local markets. Yet, I haven’t had the occasion to publish a...
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Firouz Sherbat cafe, hidden gem in Isfahan’s Armenian district
The door of quaint Firouz cafe is always open When you travel, some of the most memorable moments are the unplanned ones, and this is precisely what happened when I was in Isfahan last May. After...
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Hiking around Sammalisto Lake and experiencing Finland’s woodland
The view during the hike After our adventure around Päijänne Lake, we headed to the highly densely forested area blessed by Sammalisto and Lapakisto Lakes lapping its shores, and here, as one of the...
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Finland, where your leisure time is outdoors
On the shores of the Jääsjärvi Lake where we started our canoeing stunt It might come as a surprise, especially because we are talking a country of the deep North where temperatures are not exactly...
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Mirza Ghasemi, the recipe of one of my favorite dishes from Iran
The delicious Mirza Ghasemi prepared by my friend’s mom Everywhere I go I always try my best to blend in with the locals, and this usually means finding (and buying) traditional handicraft and food...
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Under the spell of old Tehran
Kazemi House in old Oudlajan district in central Tehran Between palaces, gardens and mansions, Iran’s capital is as glamorous as it gets, but if you ask me, the most fascinating bits are right on the...
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Your offbeat guide to Sardinia between mystical places and undying traditions
Overview of the open-air lab/museum where Pino Sciola works on his stones “Do you know that stones bleed?”, worldwide famous sculptor Pino Sciola took me aback when I went to see his work in San...
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Travel to Lebanon, enchanted corner of the Mediterranean
Inside the Temple of Bacchus in the ancient city of Baalbek in northern Lebanon As a marigold sun prepared to set beyond Tyre’s ragged coast filling the skies with warm golden hues, I couldn’t stop...
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Savoring Fortaleza, the natural beauty of northeastern Brazil
Jangadas, Fortaleza traditional boats “Abacaxi, óleo de coco, camarão, lagosta!” Pineapple, coconut oil, grilled shrimps, lobster. These the main products offered by the noisy and familiar street...
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Exploring Sicily with Marco Polo Guidebooks
Confession time: in all my wanderings, the country I have probably explored less is my own, Italy. This is why when I received a wedding invitation from a friend of mine from Sicily I grabbed my Marco...
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Greek glory in Agrigento’s Valle dei Templi
Arriving to Hera Temple Many are the things you can’t afford to miss if you go to Sicily for the first time, and one of these certainly is Agrigento Valle dei Templi, in English, Valley of the Temples,...
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Modernity and tradition in a spirituality-laden Agrigento
View in Agrigento city center It was only a coincidence that we happened in Agrigento minutes before the parade for the saint patron Calogero started, but even if we were there in a different time than...
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Discovering my hometown Sardinia with Marco Polo Guidebooks
If you’ve been following my Instagram gallery, you might know that I just got back from a blissful two-week holiday in Sardinia, which, to brag just a little, happens to be my hometown. This has...
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18 facts that will dramatically improve your knowledge of Sardinia
Waterfall in a hidden corner of Seneghe’s mountain in central Sardinia 1. From the plane you will have the impression of landing in a desert island where villages are small, far from each other and...
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