My Icelandic Solar Eclipse
It was a perfect day in Reykjavik for the Solar Eclipse. The sun rised shining on the town and it welcomed everybody to see its most unique show. This is the photoset of my Solar Eclipse, from Perlan, overlooking the town. Stunning view, great company and the kindness of a gentlemen who allowed me and […]
One year of Iceland in two seasons
My 1st year of Iceland in photos WINTER SUMMER Help me to raise funds for a new camera […]
Unbelievable places: The Ice Cave of Iceland
It has been one of the most amazing experience of a lifetime: Ice caving in Iceland, under a glacier, under the same glacier last autumn I flew on to admire the volcano eruption. Ice and fire coming from the same place. This is the Vatnajokull Glacier, the biggest in Europe, and this is actually Iceland, […]
My 1st winter in Iceland
Most of the tourists who visit Iceland love to come here in summer, when days are longer, almost neverending, and temperatures are a bit milder than the rest of the year. However, I personally love Iceland in winter, despite the cold. Before moving I came 3 times here in winter. I always found Iceland […]
Ode to my passport
Ode to my passport who passed away today when he was officially punched to death at the Italian consulate. It didn’t make it till the end of his life. Ten years for a passport and for a person like me are really too much. Ode to my passport who, for the past 8 years, […]
Travel and become a storyteller!
6 Funny travel stories and how I became a story teller One of the greatest things of traveling is surely the memories you bring back home for the rest of your life. They say traveling transforms you in a story teller and as soon as you start traveling you can experience how true it is. My […]
A summer in Iceland: 9 sites for photography lovers!
Skogarfoss shining in a double rainbow: for a photographer, a nature lover or for any one who is sensible to beauty, this is one oft he most awesome sights you can see in your life. with its perfect beauty and colours, Mother Nature makes an effort to let you leave a piece of your heart […]
Fish River Canyon, wonder of Namibia
The Fish River Canyon was the last signpost of Africa and of our trip, a very metaphorical travel landmark where we all realized we were getting to the end and most of all the real Africa had been left behind. A place of extraordinary beauty, the second biggest canyon in the world gave all of […]
Best tour to do in Reykjavik
If you are in Reykjavik and don’t know what to do, the weather is bad and you have already done all the possible activities and seen all the possible sights in town, there is still a tour that is worth doing and that probably none of you has considered: the brewery tour Taste the Saga. […]
Flying over the volcano: photography bliss!
It is one in a lifetime opportunity and you know how much I love these kinds of chance. When there is a once in a lifetime thing to do I love to be on the main line, ready to get the opportunity. So it happens that if you are in Iceland and you get an […]
Pro and cons of living in Iceland
It is now six month I have been living in Iceland. Not a lot for many people, but a long time for someone like me, considering in the past two years this is the longest time I have spent in the same place. So far, Iceland has been gentle to me. It has embraced me […]
Photo of the day: Talking benches in Reykjavik
Many of you may not know but the benches around the Pond, the lake downtown Reykjavik, tell stories. There are 16 benches around the lake. You can sit and while contemplating the Icelandic beauty or simply your facebook page, you can scan the code that appears on it and listen and read poetry or stories […]
Unbelievable Bulgaria. Maggies´s 1st impressions
When I saw a stunning picture of Seven Rila Lakes in a travel blog, I immediately decided to be there in a few years. Seven Rila lakes are located in the north-western Rila mountains in Bulgaria. Best to be visited during summer, because in the cold months it’s heavily snowing in the mountain and the […]
Discover Turkey with Jane
Turkey is an amazing country rich in ancient history. Have you ever wondered where to pay a visit in Turkey? Here are some of the places you should consider. 1. Cappadocia: Cappadocia tops my list due to its uniqueness. Several amazing landscapes of cave hotels and houses are available to the people touring the city. […]
Iceland best kept secret
In the past few years Iceland has become of of the most touristic travel destinations in the world. It is almost impossible to go anywhere without find yourself surrounded by such a crowd of tourists that you almost wonder if what you are looking at is a waterfall or rather Monna Lisa. Would you like […]
Eistnaflug: Metal among the clouds
Take an unknown, unpronounceable fjord of East Iceland, get a couple of friends, drive all the way there through pouring rain and find the most incredible, astonishing and amazing festival in the world: Eistnaflug. On the second weekend of July the whole Metal scene of Iceland moves to East, toward Neskaupstadir, one of the […]
Moving abroad, getting at destination
You realize you are moving abroad only the night before the departure, when you finally go to sleep after having spent the last month saying goodbyes to all your family and friends, trying to convince them and yourself it was a good decision. It was, no worries. In the bed, the night before […]
Let the game begin
My third World Cup abroad starts today. I was dreaming to be in Brazil for this world cup and I’d never ever expected to see it from far away Iceland. While watching the World Cup in your home country is a safe place where you are surrounded only by people supporting your national team, making […]
Nauthólsvík, geothermal beach in Reykjavik
Would you believe this is Reykjavik? Just outside the city center, between Reykjavik and Kopavogur, there is this little beach, one of the few white sand beaches of all Iceland, that gets really crowdy on a sunny day at these latitudes. Its secret is the fact that it is a geothermal beach, meaning that even […]
How to move abroad in 6 little steps
So you want to move somewhere else, abroad, you finally made up your mind, thought about it for weeks and months, spoke with all your friends for some advises and got the courage to book the so much feared and dreamed one way ticket to freedom. An now? What’s next? Where to start? How? And […]
