As we are currently undergoing a secon wave of the Covid outbreak globally, I felt it is good to allow a professional Travel Agent to speak it's voice and let us know what we can all expect in the near future
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The New York Times praise Italy: the first (almost) covid free Country
While Covid is outbreaking dramatically is some Countries all around the world, Italy is recording a very low rate since a couple of months.
A night and day stroll in Florence
Florence is not only the cradle of the Italian language, but also the place where arts and architecture are so overwhelming that Stendhal coined the phrase “Syndrome of Florence” (aka Stendhal Syndrome) to identify that kind of sickness that affects very sensitive people before an art masterpiece.
The UNESCO protected landscape of Piedmont
As of June 22nd, 2014 the vineyards landscape of Piedmont, in Italy, has been included in the Unesco World Heritage List. It took almost 10 years from the very first initiative to the declaration of inclusion as well as several visits by the Unesco Committee. The area was in fact pretty large and never before such an extensive territory was nominated.
A garden reborn: Venarìa Reale
Venaria Reale is a mighty Hunting Lodge, built in the 1600s by the former Italian Royal Family, just outside the city of Torino, the capital of the Kingdom. The gardens underwent an incredibly well conceived project to take them back to their original splendour based on the gardening styles used to renovate them through the centuries… with a touch of contemporary art also.
Travel responsibly: reduce your environment impact while travelling.
Although my blog is not meant to support causes at political level, there is a set of activities in the tourism industry that cause pollution on a global scale and should be approached consciously of the damages we may cause to the planet while travelling.
Arts and crafts in Tanzania: painting, jewels and markets.
Are you souvenir persons? I am not. I don’t dislike them but I live in a very small house and I don’t have much room to allocate to souvenirs from the 132 countries I’ve travelled to so far. During my trips I do usually buy items that I can actually use once back at my home or I can see every day to spare a thought for an old travel rather than objects that I have to place in a hidden corner of my house to let cover in dust and forget about.