It seems that Vernazza is the most popular village of all or, as a local guide says, the girl in the class next to whom all the boys want to sit… It…

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CORNIGLIA, Cinque Terre – the perched village
Corniglia, the third village in the Cinque Terre, is the smallest of the villages here and the only one that cannot be reached from the sea, being at a height of over…
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MANAROLA, Cinque Terre – the village pampered by photographers…
Lemon soap, pesto sauce, linen shirts and seafood – local products, in short. Add to all those the sea, the sun, the train, the hills and you get Sensations. Then, the groups…
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CINQUE TERRE – a 5 star land
It was love at first sight. On Facebook, this is how I got to know it… Some picturesque photos and… that was is. I was blown away! And when you think that…
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GREENLAND – go, dogs!
When something gets into my head, that’s pretty much it! I never stop! On my birthday, I wanted to go on a dog sledding tour. And, at the end of March, the…
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TIBET (5/5) – a few stories and a few hundred pilgrims
The most sacred place in Tibet is behind me. The Jokhang Temple, considered the “heart of Tibet”. I came here three times to see the pilgrims. For a tourist like myself, the…
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TIBET (4/5) – on yak back to the Everest…
Holy Mother of God! Not even in my worst nightmares have I went to the place I am going to today: one of the most important sacred lakes in Tibet, that is…
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TIBET (3/5) – the spectacle of the monks
I know about Buddhism as much as any normal person who has not studied the history of religions… So I go full of enthusiasm towards two of the most important monasteries in…
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I will either die because of lack of oxygen or because I ask too many questions… Which one?…
Let me start with Dalai Lama… A tabu subject in Tibet! There are no photos of any Dalai Lama. There is one exception, a photo in a monastery with the 13th one.…
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TIBET – adventure on the top of the world (part 1/5)
Wouldn’t it be so cool to travel to Tibet in March, right on my birthday? That’s what I asked myself one day. And I slept on this idea for some time, until,…