A day at school in Greenland
It was the first day of school in Kulusuk yesterday. I had the pleasure to visit the local school and attend the ceremony to welcome the new kids starting their school career. This year only one new kid is starting the school. He arrived, dressed in the national dress, together with his grandmother and […]
Vivere in Groenlandia, essenza di essere
C’è un quadro nell’hotel dove lavoro, qua a Kulusuk, in Groenlandia, che rappresenta un’Inuit seduta davanti alla sua tenda contemplando un sole che tramonta sul mare e sugli icebergs della sua terra. La prima volta che avevo visto questo quadro non gli avevo dato molto importanza, né tantomeno attenzione. Naja, la mia amica Groenlandese, il […]
Whale hunting in Greenland
What a day here in Kulusuk! Today around 8pm a voice got spread that a pilot whale and a dolphin got caught and killed, somewhere 4 hour away by boat in the open sea by some local fishermen and hunters. Together with my Greenlandic friends Naja and Suuluaraq we went to the harbour and found […]
Welcome to La Havana, Cuba!
You need many hours to understand L’Habana and get used to it. The city is not chaotic, ma it has its own rules that look like non sense to the traveler who doesn’t know anything about it. First of all f them, the weird money issue, the CUC, also called Convertible pesos, that has the […]
Playa del Carmen best kept secret
Just outside Playa Del Carmen, one of the most touristic places of the Riviera Maya, there is an oasis of peace, good energy, great people and magic vibes. It is a untouched world far away from the chaos of the tourist mass you have downtown. No tourists come here. No groups. Nobody posing and nobody […]
Cenotes of Yucatan: live from the underworld
There is something magic when entering a real cenote, in a cave, in Yucatan. The impression you have is that it is pretty much how entering a parallel universe, an underworld that allows you to live the hot, humid and noisy world to step into the underground, into a cave opened on the top where […]
Istanbul Spice Bazaar: scents for the soul
Much smaller, quieter and nicer than the chaotic Grand Bazaar and its 4000 shops, there is one place that has to be on your must visit list in Istanbul, and that is the Spice Bazaar. As soon as you enter in it, you are thrown into a mesmerizing labyrinth of scents that wake up all […]
Teotihuacan, a step closer to the Sun
Stepping up all its 248 steps to get to the top of the Pyramid of the Sun, the highest temple of Teotihuachan site, resembles Icaro’s long way towards the sky trying to touch the Sun. The Pyramid of the Sun, the third highest pyramid in the world after Cheope, in Egypt and Cholula, also in […]
My last day in Iceland…for now…
Myvatn, October 4th, 2015. So it’s ending, for now. My last day in Iceland for this year and for this winter is coming to an end, few hours more and I will be on a plane to go back there where I came from, to that Amsterdam I left 18 months ago in order to […]
Travel light and see the world!
Some time ago while talking to Steve, a friend met in Reykjavik, about traveling and the best way to do that and much more, he told me about how he found himself into Minimalism, trying to possess only 100 things. Useless to say, I loved the idea. As many of you already know, my philosophy […]
Dreams, plans and travel plans for 2015
Lately time has started to go very fast here in Reykjavik, and with (Icelandic) summer approaching quickly it is now time to finally start actioning my travel plans. Today I left Reykjavik and moved North. Yes, you heard it well. Further North. I moved on the shores of Lake Myvatn, in one of the […]
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 […]
Oslo-Bergen: a train ride through Dreamland!
They say the train that goes from Oslo to Bergen, in Norway, is one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world, and they are right. The long train that picks you up at the Central station of Oslo and bring you across the forests and mountains of Norway, is a long and comfortable […]
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. […]
