Tag: #problemiinviaggio


  • Mishaps on the road: theft, loss and more

    Of mishaps on the road I have had many; often it has been through my own negligence. In general, I have been both good and lucky, and I have also been able to cope because of a certain cool head that I have always had. The first time was as a child, with my family…

  • My troubles in Eastern Europe

    My troubles in Eastern Europe is a verbatim account of the traveling oddities that happened to me in Hungary and Bulgaria. Particularly in Budapest, as soon as I arrived I found myself with a blocked ATM and credit card and very little money. While in Sofia an energetic man who was mad at me for…

  • Spartan accommodation in the Emirates

    Spartan Accommodations in the Emirates is a verbatim account of the traveling oddities that happened to me in the Emirates, particularly in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. I stayed there for only 3 days, but they were intense. The oddities refer mainly to accommodation, which to limit the very high expenses in those areas, I chose…

  • To visit Dubai, reception in bed

    Many people go to visit Dubai just to see the world’s tallest skyscraper. I got there by a very comfortable bus from Abu Dhabi. The terminus was in the non-modern Bur Dubai area, with a nice reconstruction of old buildings in Al Fahidi). Spartan accommodation Nearby was the building where I had booked a bed,…

  • What to do in Budapest? Get your ATM and credit card blocked as soon as you land

    The chapter on what to do in Budapest would be rich. I would start with what you should never do, especially if you are alone and on a weekend. Of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire I had seen quite a lot, especially Vienna where I had been several times and Prague. While I completely missed Hungary.…

  • Travel mishaps, risk of sleeping under a bridge in Abu Dhabi (where there are no bridges)

    A classic travel mishaps not finding lodging. In Abu Dhabi it also happened to me because. I was without an Internet connection. The cost of living in Arab countries frightens many travelers. Avoiding restaurants, considering the convenience of public transportation, and taking an outside look at the major sites, there is only one really problematic…

  • Problem with low cost – screwed like a chicken

    If the outward journey was characterized by the wise little girl, the return was worse. I had a problem with low cost, but I was the naive one, despite having made dozens of trips with them. The so-called low-cost When flying with so-called low-cost, or perhaps more correct to say former low-cost, airlines, one should…