Packing for Africa
I’m packing for Africa again.This time it’s going to be for 40 days in Uganda with many different activities planned. Once again I’m trying to figure out what I’m going to need and what I’m probably not going to need. … Continued
Oropa: Italian history and nature off the beaten path
For unknown reasons, my family has always been in love with Oropa: a small town in the mountains above Biella, famous for the homonym Sanctuary.Almost every year my grandmother would spend at least a day visit at this place. Today … Continued
Volunteering: passion or business?
My past volunteering experiences have always been with organizations I either knew myself or I had good connections with. They were NGO, missionaries or even simple group of friends that had won my trust. Few months back though, I started … Continued
Stories from Haiti
Haiti is an ancient land, with a complicated past and an uncertain future. It’s full of contradictions and potentials. Full of people with nothing in their hand and a great desire for changes. The following pictures from the Republic of … Continued
Trekking in Tenerife: Climbing the majestic volcano Teide
For trekking and hiking lovers, in Tenerife there’s a special place called Teide. It’s an active volcano that can be climbed from bottom to summit (3.718m) in a single day. Teide is the second volcano I’ve climbed, following Mount Kilimanjaro, … Continued
Rossana & Ruymán in Uganda
ThatLadyFromEurope is proud to support Rossana&Ruymán’s volunteering trip to Uganda!! Join us in filling a 23kg bag of goods to donate to our chosen projects!!Click the PayPal link below! Where? Uganda, mainly Masindi and Mbale, with some touristing detour here … Continued
Packing list to climb Kilimanjaro
One of the most common question people ask, when organizing climbing Kilimanjaro, concerns the luggage. “What should I pack? Will I miss something? What is necessary and what is not? Is this too heavy? Should I buy something before leaving … Continued
Tourism off the beaten path: Haiti
Where are you going this summer? To Haiti Wow, so cool!!! … Well… yeah… Where is it, Polynesia? Ah no, no. That’s Tahiti. I go to Haiti. The poorest country in the American continent. What… wait… The earthquake one? Exactly! … Continued
Book Review: Kon-Tiki (T. Heyerdahl)
Kon-Tiki tells the incredible adventure of how Thor Heyerdahl demonstrated the possible connection between the pre-Inca and the Polynesian civilisations, crossing the Pacific Ocean with 5 men on a balsa log raft. Besides the book, this story is been told … Continued
I love Commuting
The commuting journey: that daily trip usually done with over crowded, warm and, in the evening, a little smelly trains. They are often nicknamed, with much love, “hope journey”. Hope for an on time train, for the air-con to work, … Continued
African tourism: visiting Mozambique Island
Mozambique is not a country as popular as other more touristic African destinations. It doesn’t really have the same huge safari areas Tanzania has, nor the sandy white beaches of Kenya, for instance; even though you can actually find both … Continued
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro: Questions & Answers
Many mountain lovers are a little scared of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, due to the long trekking and the high altitude.“It is difficult? How long does it take? How much does it cost? What should I pack? Is it dangerous?” are … Continued
Volunteering VS cooperation: differences
The words “volunteering” and “cooperation” are often confused and used as if they were interchangeable.What a volunteer and a cooperator have in common, especially seen from a not expert eye, is a generic wish to help in a situation of … Continued
Belgium off the beaten path
Belgium is a country known for beer, chocolate, moules-frites, European politics, rain and comics.Let’s try to go beyond these common places and find an alternative side of Belgium! 5 experiences to visit Belgium off the beaten path Belgium is divided … Continued