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…
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Flying with Etihad Airways – my experience with the company of thw 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…
There are many reasons to visit Lake Garda, in northern Italy, touched by the three regions of Lombardy, Veneto and Trentino, offering wonderful views and interesting activities. In this post, I focus mainly on the west side of Lake Garda, which is the one I know best and where I…
In Japan, there are several onsen towns, but the small Shibu Onsen still retains that charm of the past, with its wooden houses and cobbled streets, where you can stroll wearing geta and yukata while you go to soaking from one onsen to another. If we add that the Jigokudani…
Copenhagen is a really nice capital, extremely liveable that can be easily visited in a couple of days, perhaps following the itinerary to visit Copenhagen in two days that I did. If you have a few more days, however, there are several day trips you could do from Copenhagen, including…
Copenhagen is a relaxing city and easy to be visited in two days, perhaps riding a bicycle! I don’t know if you know it but Copenhagen is a city built around bicycles: cycle paths, dedicated traffic lights, lots of parking lots (woe to leave it in unsuitable places), trains with…