(Latest update: 01/08/2024) Tourism off the beaten path has been very fashionable in the last few years. Alternative locations, untouched nature, no crowd nor queues, discovery of the real local life are becoming more and more attractive activities. During my … Continued
(latest update: 05/06/2024) The book 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, … Continued
[Latest Update: 6/05/2024] 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 … Continued
[Latest update: 22/08/2024] 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 … Continued
(Last update: 22/08/2024) 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 … Continued
[Latest update: 26/08/2024] 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 … Continued
[Ultimo aggiornamento: 02/05/2024] 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 … Continued
(Latest update: 22/08/2024) When I decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, I knew nothing about it. I didn’t know it was a Natural Park with a very expensive entrance fee. I didn’t know no one lived there. And I also didn’t … Continued
[Ultimo aggiornamento: 02/05/2024] “400km can’t possibly be considered a road trip!”, will think those who have never been in Africa… I was in the north of Mozambique, visiting my amazing friend A. who was offering a few months of her … Continued
[Latest update: 02/05/2024] I’ve been sponsoring a young girl, now an adult, for the past 10 years or so. She lives in the Philippines, on one of the central islands with mostly rural areas. We write and send pictures to … Continued
(Lates update: 22/08/2024) How did I end up here??? 2016. I was organizing a short holiday to add to my volunteering trip to Tanzania. I had few days at my disposal and I was wondering if it would be better … Continued
[Latest update: 02/05/2024] Tanzania is been my introduction to Africa, when everything appeared new and I constantly found myself amazed by life and everything surrounding me.Stories and what transform a travel into something to be told and shared. And since … Continued
(Latest update: 26/08/2024) A comment I often hear when I tell about my volunteering trips is “I wouldn’t be able to do what you did”. This sentence always leaves me perplex. I look at these people and I’m sure that … Continued
[Latest update 2/5/2024] The average life expectancy in Italy is around 82 years, in the US is only slightly lower. In Haiti is around 64, the lowest of the entire American continent. Crossing the border to reach the other half … Continued