(Latest update: 27/09/2023) This has been one of those books that I buy at the airport, just because I didn’t have anything to read during a long flight. And then I realised I had a little treasure in my hands. … Continued
(Latest update: 3/9/2023) My travel bucket list is basically infinite. A long list of dreams that keeps on growing. For every destination I reach, a bunch of new ideas are added! Right now, my list is a dozen pages long … Continued
(Latest update: 20/10/2023) What do you do when the remains of a vanished ship, lost for more than 150 years, are found? You write a book! This is the review of Erebus – The story of a Ship written by … Continued
Ghent Citadelpark lays on a hill between the rivers Scheldt and Lys. The citadel stood here until 1870 and 5 years later the park was inaugurated. It looks like a simple city park with nothing interesting to see, but it’s … Continued
(Latest update: 22/08/2024) What is Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) ? Acute Mountain Sickness (or AMS) is a serious health condition. It’s cause by the lack of body adaptation to the rapid exposure of higher altitudes, where the partial pressure of … Continued
A beguinage (from the French béguinage) is an architectural complex which was housing beguines. They were mainly built in Flanders and the Netherlands, but there are few in North-East France and North-West Germany. History and structure of the beguinages Entering … Continued
Latest update: 15/01/2025 Data from Uganda Wildlife Authority say that, in the last few years, the world population of mountain gorillas is been growing, reaching today a thousands individuals. Uganda hosts about half of them, while the others live in … Continued
(Latest update: 13/01/2025) In West Uganda there’s one of the most interesting locations of the country: the Murchison Falls National Park. Spreading for almost 4000 km2, this is the largest park in Uganda. It hosts forests, hills and savannah and … Continued
Updated on 22/08/2024 In October 2019 I was packing for Africa again. That time it was going to be for 40 days volunteering in Uganda with many different activities planned. Once again I was trying to figure out what I … Continued
(Latest update: 23/8/2024) 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 … Continued
(Last update: 26/08/2024) My volunteering experiences had always been with organisations I either personally knew or had good connections with. They were NGOs, missionaries or even simply friends that had won my trust. In 2019, though, I organised a volunteering … Continued
(Latest update: 23/08/2024) The Republic of 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 … Continued
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
(Last update: 22/08/2024) 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 … Continued