“Yes, of course, you’re going to Florence, you won’t stay here” – a salesman told me when he heard that I was only staying for one night and one day in Bologna.…
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Turin and the Shroud of Jesus
I admit, I knew almost nothing about Turin. Apart from the Shroud, Fiat and the Winter Olympics many years ago, I had never heard or read about other things… It is a…
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Romeo & Juliet and the Marketing
Shall we do a survey? I bet 90% of those who go to Verona go to look for Juliet’s balcony first. I did the same, why should I deny it? That was…
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THE ISLANDS OF VENICE. No masks, until the next Carnival or Covid wave (whichever comes first…)
The coolest experience is to see Venice a few months apart, showing you two faces that are totally different: Venice with maximum restrictions (March) and Venice which has come to life, even without…
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Am plecat la vânãtoare de trufe!
Eu stiam ca trufele sunt bomboane. Unele bune-rau, descoperite prin tari straine in magazine-ciocolaterii in care m-as fi mutat in secunda 2! Cã trufele sunt si ciuperci am aflat abia dupa ce…
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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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“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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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…