And… done with Tokyo. The 2020 Olympics closed in a pandemic way, in August 2021. And if the Opening Ceremony brought me nostalgia and I told you how it was at the…
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When the Olympics had an audience…
I watched with an immense curiosity the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. A whole year of waiting and the fact that I had the privilege to get to see pieces from…
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PORTOVENERE – a town like a postcard
What does a person do when she manages to see Cinque Terre faster than she intended? Well, she explores the neighborhoods too! I had read only a little about Portovenere – a…
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I was burgled on a vacation!
As much as I’ve traveled in recent years, I can say that I was lucky to have had safe holidays. But there are exceptions… I realized the other day that, in different…
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Amsterdam – what does the pandemic smell like?…
I felt the taste of the cities in the pandemic times and I admit that, if there weren’t so many travel restrictions, I would have gone to more places than I saw!…
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“Florence is all yours!”
That’s how I started my trip to Florence, one of the places that fascinated me from the first visit (now I’m on the 8th!). When I checked in, the woman gave me…
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In Milan, the pandemic is in fashion…
I caught Milan just before Easter. I felt the air of celebration in the pulse of the city, but also in the shops full of specific products. From the spectacular chocolate eggs,…
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The Venice Carnival, with a different kind of masks…
It seems to me it is the ultimate luxury to visit famous cities now, during a pandemic! You feel like they are there just for you… After a 2020 with missed vacations…
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What is the most bizarre thing you carried in your suitcase?
Stuffed cabbages? Cheese? Bacon? Pickles? I am sure that those of you who live abroad or visit their relatives abroad have put something like this in the suitcase at least once, when…
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Rome and the magical effect of covid!
Maybe you forgot, Italy has been one of the most affected countries since this COVID craziness started. The country whose people we saw closed in the houses, the country where people used…