Tag: #backpackerstories
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In this video the testimony of one (of many) visits to Buddhist temples I made in Vientiane. In particular there are monks praying and blessing, and also worshippers bringing offerings. The environment is lively, but you can also sense a certain spirituality all their own. Visits to Buddhist temples Fer for breakfast Experiencing a country…
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This live on travel is the first in the series from Laos. I will stay 7 nights here, to be followed by 3 nights in Cambodia. Live on travel, Vientiane Heh yes, it’s been too long since I’ve been in these parts, and despite a number of concerns for which I wasn’t counting much on…
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One of the many myths I had as a traveler was to see New York with snow, and I was lucky because I caught it on the very last day. Instead I was definitely unlucky with accommodations, but sleeping decently and cheaply in New York is impossible. Sleeping in New York Sleeping in New York…
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Almost live on tour for a beautiful winter walk in Formentera. Near the main port (La Savina) is a long beach that is also a peninsula(Platja de ses Illetes); so with the sea on 2 sides. I don’t know how many places in the world are like that; maybe one side calm, you turn around,…
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This little vacation with Christmas in Ibiza is one of several types of trips I take. This is my 10th time in Spain, so that’s enough for a while, although there would certainly be other places to visit. On my YouTube channel, check out the tour of the castle. Formentera tomorrow! Winter in Formentera, live…
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Another unmissable and must-do moment on a trip to Jordan, in my opinion, is sleeping in Wadi Rum, in a Bedouin tented camp. Sleeping in Wadi Rum Maybe it was because I had not yet read The 7 Pillars of Wisdom, the beautiful autobiographical novel by the celebrated Lawrence of Arabia; maybe it was the…
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I had the myth of going to Transylvania and Dracula’s castle, even though I was well aware that the real historical character very distantly inspired the invented character. Going to Transylvania like Filini and Fracchia. To many Italians of my generation, the journey to Transylvania brings to mind the movie Fracchia v. Dracula with Paolo…
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After the 3 nights in Chicago, using my United voucher, I went to enjoy my Christmas in New York. To be precise, it was the days following Christmas, but the atmosphere was intact. Like in the movies, I too at Christmas in New York. I went back to the places I remembered most fondly from…
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Abnormal meeting place for a blind date The most original place where I had a blind date was the inner courtyard of the castle one evening in Dublin. To be precise, we met under the flag of Finland. You may wonder if with an Irish or a Finnish, no, with a Bolognese. It was in…
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I decided to spend 1 1/2 days to visit Petra. Eventually the time was less because of a physical problem. The Kings Road is a historic road in Jordan that has existed since ancient times and runs through it from north to south. It practically runs parallel to the Dead Sea and is obviously full…