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Northern Europe 2026 - by van from the Syrenka to the Little Mermaid

A 9,600 km loop from Tigliole to the Baltic and back, 8-24 August 2026, strung between two opposite mermaids: the warrior of Warsaw, sword raised and shield in hand, and the melanc…

Japan

Tokyo · Kawasaki · Nikko · Kamakura …

Two weeks in Japan around mid-August: from Tokyo to the temples of Kyoto, with castles, sacred forests and the memory of Hiroshima. Arriving in Tokyo I landed in the future: the S…

Germany 2024: Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance

Friedrichshafen

I made a short visit to the shores of Lake Constance (Bodensee), one of the largest lakes in Europe, on the border between Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in an October of autumn…

Corsica 2019: the north, from Balagne to Bastia

Île-Rousse (Isula Rossa) · Algajola · Calvi · Bastia …

My first time in Corsica, based in the Balagne, the "Tuscany of Corsica", in the north-west of the island: ten days of clear sea, hilltop villages, scented maquis and beaches reach…

Thailand

Bangkok · Krabi · Koh Lanta

New Year between the temples of Bangkok and the beaches of southern Thailand. Bangkok is chaotic and hits every sense. I visited the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the…

China

Beijing · Great Wall · Xi'an

A journey to the Middle Kingdom, discovering classical and monumental China, ancient temples, the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army in a country that blends millennia-old history…

Turkey

Istanbul (Sultanahmet) · Göreme (Cappadocia) · Pamukkale · Ephesus (Selçuk)

An unforgettable New Year through the wonders of Turkey, from the majesty of Istanbul to the lunar landscapes of Cappadocia, via the Roman ruins of Ephesus and the white cascades o…

Iceland

Reykjavik · Golden Circle (Geysir, Gullfoss, Þingvellir) · Snæfellsnes (Arnastapi, Stykkishólmur) · Fiordi Occidentali (Dynjandi, Ísafjörður, Bolungarvík) …

A grand tour of the island of fire and ice, circumnavigating almost all of Iceland counter-clockwise plus a deep dive into the Westfjords, fifteen days that forever change the way…

Poland 2010: Warsaw, Kraków and Kazimierz Dolny

Warsaw · Kraków · Kazimierz Dolny · Nałęczów …

A journey through history, nature and Polish cuisine, from the capital rebuilt after the war to the medieval jewel of Kraków, via villages on the Vistula and mountain canyons on th…

Italy

Milano · Chiavari · Lucca · Florence …

An Italian tour through the wonders of Tuscany and the Ligurian Riviera, ten days of art, sea, extraordinary cuisine and landscapes that explain why the whole world dreams of Italy…

Poland 2005: Zakopane, the Tatras and the historic cities

Zakopane · Kraków · Warsaw · Łódź …

The first visit to Poland, a three-week summer trip through the Tatra Mountains, historic cities and the Masurian lake region, an unexpected discovery. Zakopane, the "winter capit…