Although it’s been a few years since I visited Malta , I still have a vivid memory in my mind. The stunning colours of this beautiful island, where the traces of the ancient Europoean history mingle with Africa’s breath , are still ingrained in my memory.When I think of Malta, the first image that comes …
Malta – Something for Everyone
An eventful and thrilling past has left Malta with a stirring story to tell. Now a treasure trove of heritage, charm and beauty, the islands offers something for everyone. With a beautiful coastline, medieval cities, charming villages and picturesque beaches, a flight to Malta would be a wonderful treat for any traveler. Malta for the …
Red Star Line Museum: people on the move
Always on the move. It’s the first sentence I read on the boards introducing to the Red Star Line Museum, opened last September in Antwerp and dedicated to all those migrants who set sail from the city port to a new life . People have always felt the need to move , to look for …
Foot Trails: off the beaten track in the UK
Con grande piacere ospito questo post di Alison, appassionata viaggiatrice innamorata del suo paese, l’Inghilterra, e del turismo lento. Alison è ideatrice e fondatrice di Foot Trails, un’agenzia che si occupa di turismo rurale e organizza itinerari a piedi lungo i sentieri più spettacolari e meno battuti d’Inghilterra. Alison ci racconta com’è nata l’idea di Foot …
Singapore bay
To get deep into futuristic Singapore there’s nothing better then the area around its bay starting from marina Bay Sands, the stunning complex of three skyscrapers on top of which there’s a swimming pool shaped like a boat : this alone will be enough to satiate your craving for futuristic architecture . The complex includes …
Sirmione, Garda Lake
One of the most popular tourist destination, Sirmione is called the pearl of Garda Lake , a jewel nestled on a peninsula reaching out to the lake. The old town has an extraordinary artistic heritage fruit of centuries of history. Once an important Roman site , it then became part of the Lombard empire, then …
Meknes, Morocco’s Versailles
A short distance from the famous Rabat and Fez , Meknes is a little Moroccan jewel ready to show its beauty to visitors. The city is called the Versailles of Morocco for the palaces , mosques , stables and the beautiful gardens that adorn it . The Sultan Moulay Ismal in the seventeenth century chose …
Kota Kinabalu, queen of Sabah
Kota Kinabalu stands to Borneo as Kuala Lumpur stands to Malaysia . Sabah’s capital is the most modern and cosmopolitan of all Malaysian Borneo , made up of wide roads , modern buildings and shopping centers at every corner. Even though not boasting the elegant malls of KL , it is a future-oriented city that …
Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak
Imagine an immense jungle , hundreds of miles away from civilization, tall trees , lush vegetation where countless species of insects and birds live. Imagine huge caves that penetrate into the belly of the earth , where rivers flow underground and millions of bats hang on the vaults. That, and much more, is Gunung Mulu …
Liberty and Ellis Island, New York
Speaking of New York is no easy task due to the many possibilities the Big Apple offers . Visiting NY it is always exiting , especially the first time: everyone has already been here before and knows the unmistakable Manhattan skyline and the crowded streets full of people and yellow taxis: images seen thousands times …