Yes, I admit. I chose to visit Chiang Mai because of the White Temple. But also for the Blue one. And also for the other temples, which are absolutely unique and peculiar and definitely, bizarre. I chose, however, to visit this town in the far north of Thailand not on…
The choice of accommodations in Tokyo is as vast as the city. Which, may I remind you, is the largest in the world. A frightening amount of hotels, guest houses and “special accommodations” are scattered over an extremely huge area. Forget about finding, quote, “a centrally located hotel from which…
When I think about it now, I am amazed at how naturally we walked kilometres through the streets of Chiang Mai’s Old Town feeling so familiar, as if we had been there forever. During our trip to Northern Thailand, we stayed in Chiang Mai for four days (plus the eco-lodge…
Thailand was my first great post-pandemic trip and I admit, my way of seeing and experiencing the travelling has changed a bit: I reject crowded places and want to travel more quietly. For this reason, combined with the fact that I would have met my parents who had already been…
Tokyo. The capital of Japan is an unmissable stop on a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. The largest city in the world, full of things to do and see, with almost 14 million inhabitants, mostly concentrated in the 23 special districts that we can consider “the center…
Uncategorized
Flying with Etihad Airways – my experience with the company with the worst customer care
To travel often you need to take a plane and it often happens that the main thing I consider when booking a flight is the price of the ticket. Then follows the duration of the flight and stopovers and finally the airline. Following this path, in the past, I had…
Jiufen is a mountain town east of Taipei, developed around a former gold mine. Today it is a delightful village of narrow streets and red lanterns, which it is said to have inspired Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. And yes, I admit that it was the atmosphere I saw in the photos…
Hakone is one of the most recommended excursions from Tokyo and a popular destination among Japanese people as well. Easily accessible from Tokyo, full of museums and natural beauties, including the view (albeit not so obvious) of Mount Fuji and onsen, can be enjoyed both as a day trip from…
The perception of time changes in the Valley of Iya. Everything flows according to the rhythms of nature in this isolated and remote valley, which became one of the places of refuge of the Taira clan, defeated by the Minamoto in the Genpei War. So far from the neon and…
The small single-car train crosses the Japanese countryside, the rice fields, and then is surrounded by mountains. Pass a station with a cat stationmaste and stop at a small thatched station. A short bus ride and you find yourself in the Edo period, on the Aizu Nishi-Kaido that connects Aizu…