Tag: #backpacker


  • Bathing in the Dead Sea and bidding a Dutchman

    Bathing in the Dead Sea, is another must for a once-in-a-lifetime traveler. From Amman many people go to see castles in the desert or water springs, I chose to touch some places mentioned in the Bible (the Jordan River and Mount Nebo); the city of Madaba and especially the Dead Sea. Drivers and tour mates…

  • Traveling in the USA in the winter

    The trip I called traveling in the USA in winter was not in my plans, I had little time to accomplish it, but I consider it one of the most successful. After being there in the summer, I had many reasons for wanting to return to those parts in the winter. Why traveling in the…

  • Italy trail: no vampires on Mount Cucco

    Pieces of the Italy Trail Monte Cucco is along the Sentiero Italia, which is a trail composed of a set of (connected) paths that crosses the Alpine arc and then descends along the Apennines, essentially traversing the ridge of Italy, and then includes continuations in Puglia; Sicily and Sardinia. It would be a dream to…

  • On your trip to Jordan, don’t miss Jerash

    Jerash Often not part of classic Jordan travel tours, while Jerash is a must-visit. Even the hour-long drive to get there from Amman was fun. The 15 bus(collective minivan) leaves when it is full. A little in and a little out of the door is a guy who organizes the ups and downs, calling for…

  • Sleeping in hostel, they all run away from me in Copenhagen

    Sleeping in hostel with mega snoring Among many, one of my most positive experiences in sleeping in hostel was in the capital of Denmark, but from the second day. I had the opportunity to visit Copenhagen during a solo weekend in April 2018. I liked the general, although what I remember most fondly was visiting…

  • Middle East trip, war alert

    I had long dreamed of a trip to the Middle East, which would later become one of my most popular areas. The why of the trip to the Middle East After a few years in which I had had to limit myself for various reasons, I had an incredible urge to discover some new countries,…

  • Welcome in Jordan (and Israel)

    Welcome in Jordan is the greeting I received very often on the street, from complete strangers in Jordan. It is the emblematic phrase of one of the friendliest people I have ever dealt with, but as are all Middle Easterners. It was a solo trip made in August 2014, lasted 8 days and I moved…

  • Getting lost in the woods, the 00 trail, between Emilia Romagna and Tuscany

    Getting lost in the woods, it’s not always bad Getting lost in the woods, is an experience that everyone should have in life. Getting lost happened to me even in the Kuala Lumpur subway, so let alone in the Apennines. In the Casentino Forest Park I usually use the 2 official paper park guides with…

  • Getting around Marrakech and Essaouira, technology essential

    In touring Marrakech I became definitively convinced that I was turning my ways around. In fact, with this trip I finally, and perhaps belatedly, abandoned the ‘idea of trying to be without a connection. Too much trouble had happened to me in the past and I resigned myself to the fact that it is too…

  • 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.…