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
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
Climbing the Kilimanjaro: how to choose the best route
When I decided to climb the Kilimanjaro, I knew nothing about it. I didn’t know it is a Natural Park with a very expensive entrance fee, I didn’t know no one lives there and I didn’t know the rules to … Continued
Road Trip to Mozambique Island
“400km can’t possibly be considered a road trip!”, will think those that have never been in Africa….. I was in the north of Mozambique, visiting my amazing friend A. who was donating few months of her life to a (private … Continued
Climbing the Kilimanjaro: 6000 metres closer to God
How did I end up here??? 2016. I was organizing a short holiday to add to a volunteering trip to Tanzania. I had few days left and I was wondering if it would be better to lay down on a … Continued
Stories from Tanzania
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 pictures speaks more … Continued
What can you do on a volunteer work trip?
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 it’s actually not true. … Continued