Month: January 2025


  • Getting sick on the road and in a bad hotel

    Getting sick while traveling can happen, it has happened to me several times and it is never good. It is even worse if you are in a bad hotel, among the worst for me frequent budget accommodation. Stop at Agia Napa, adda passà ‘a nuttatta In the pre-covid era, no one paid attention to who…

  • Deserts and oases of Tunisia

    Tours to deserts and oases of Tunisia. In December 2010 the last time I went to a travel agency, the lady at the counter had no doubt what answer to give me. I was coming from an intense period from every point of view. I was single again after a 3-year affair (my longest until…

  • Way of the Gods, among ferocious animals and gods

    The departure in Bologna The official start of the Via degli Dei is from the Piazza del Dio Nettuno, which I captured in its best perspective that is also one of Bologna‘s famous seven unusual oddities. If you are trained enough, the biggest difficulty is the backpacking. In summer, the first stage is also tough…

  • Traveling in Thailand: chased by stray dogs

    I had warned all my acquaintances about my idea to travel to Thailand solo. On the day of departure, I went to work in the morning. When I said goodbye to my colleagues, they recommended I be careful, but that they were certain I would have a good time. I told them about the previous…

  • Travel to Thailand and Cambodia: Buddhist temples, stray dogs and a lawyer

    I made the trip to Thailand and Cambodia in July 2015. Not the perfect time, but the only one I was allowed, and it went well. It lasted two weeks, and I did it solo. I met and made friends with many people, of these only one Italian and right at the last since I…

  • Traveling to North Cyprus and visiting Nicosia

    Even in traveling to northern Cyprus I had problems with the car, indeed, always with the rental agency. Traveling to North Cyprus, the difficulties at the end The route was spectacular, but there were misunderstandings. The pickup and drop-off location was just beyond one of the borders of Nicosia. The guy who delivered the vehicle…

  • Organized travel, Tunisia, Egypt and visit Abu Simbel

    I have always considered organized trips something far removed from me; the opportunity to be able to visit Abu Simbel is the most I have had from these experiences. When I was a kid, there was a series of commercials on TV from a well-known tour operator whose slogan was: DIY tourists? No ( the…

  • Traveling the Via degli Dei, from Bologna to Florence

    That of walking the Way of the Gods was an idea that came to me for July 2020. It is a trekking route that I did solo. I jumped at the chance of the first Covid summer, with plenty of time to train and having to avoid taking planes. A route in Campania also has…

  • Watching sports in the U.S. better than having sex

    Another really special experience is seeing sports in the U.S.; particularly in New York it is an integral part of many people’s vacation. Watching sports in the US: basketball In general it is always meritorious because of the much more serene and joyful atmosphere than we have. I was particularly lucky because the 2 sporting…

  • Visiting Cyprus by car and playing hide-and-seek

    My visit to Cyprus included both the Greek part (which I will call Cyprus) and the Turkish part(North Cyprus). The trip lasted 8 days and took place in December 2023. I did it solo with as many as 2 different rental cars and various problems. The stages of my journey were. On my google maps…