ESSAOUIRA (13-14/11/23) On the Atlantic coast, a three hours bus ride away from Marrakech, Essaouira is a quaint port city and a very good option to wind down after a few days spent in frantic ...
22-24/11/2017, Agra and Jim Corbett’s National Park (India) “So I’m taking you to the Taj Mahal now” “No please, it’s too late and we will have to rush it, plus we want to be there at dawn to see it ...
19-20-21/11/2017, Jaipur and Fatehpur Sikri (India) Let’s be honest: It wasn’t love at first sight. It was chaos, colours, incense scent, garbage, flowers, cows, smog, greasy street food and a ...
May 2017 I perfectly remember the moment when I came to terms with the fact that “the adventure” was over. Milano Linate arrivals hall, the chaotic chitchat of hundreds of people that looked so ...
23-27/03/2017, Miami (USA) Landing in Fort Lauderdale and taking an Uber to Miami kinda felt like going back home. I remember that, for the first time in 4 months I got my mobile out of my underwear ...
20-21-22/03/2018, Panama City (Panama) Days spent: 3 (the first was spent in bed catching up for the lost sleep of the previous days of sailing) Days recommended: 2 Where we slept: dorm at Magnolia ...
16-17-18-19/03/2017, San Blas (Panama) We had left Cartagena in the dark on a small catamaran and spent almost 24 hours fighting against the drowsiness caused by our anti sickness pills and adjusting ...
My attraction for water is visceral. There’s no better way to describe it. When underwater I feel calm and energised at the same time, as if endorphins and adrenaline start working simultaneously ...
Isla Isabela, the youngest and largest island of the archipelago, finds itself on the western part of the Galapagos. Five out of the six volcanoes the island originated from are still active. The ...
The Galapagos Islands had been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember. Not so surprising from somebody that, as a kid, happened to play with toy animals only, was charmed about Darwin’s ...
LIMA Days spent: 4 Days recommended: depends on how hungry you are! Where we slept: private room in immaculate designer furnished Airbnb flat in Miraflores, hosted by Miguel. What we ate: awesome ...
Days spent: 2 (including the return journey) Days recommended: 2, the whole way to get there is as worth it as the majestic Inca citadel. Where we slept: sleeping is an euphemism considering that we ...
AREQUIPA Days spent: 2 + 1/2 Days recommended: if you happen to be around in the rainy season, I would consider twice whether to stop there at all. Otherwise 2 or 3 days. Where we slept: Casa de ...
Days spent: 4 days (3 as part of the Salar de Uyuni tour) Days recommended: 3 (if you manage to make arrangements for the Salar de Uyuni tour before heading to town, or also, simply arrive late in the ...
Days spent: 1+1/2 Days recommended: 2 Where we slept: private itsy-bitsy undecorated and windowless double at hippie Alice in Wonderland-styled Tilcara Mistica Hostel and dorm at Waira Hostel. What we ...
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