There’s a mad Tokyo yes, but there’s also a quiet one far from the masses of tourists, made of narrow streets, bars where locals go for a drink, night walks and runs, and sometimes a traditional happening to celebrate a special event. Mad Tokyo Mad Tokyo everyone says and indeed […]
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There isn’t a good way to describe Tokyo. There’s simply too much to see, to taste and to try. So, my humble advice is to do it all, outstretch the hours minutes and seconds to fit in as much action as you can in one breathless go, just like this: […]
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Hiding away from the Golden Week, I have discovered the real Kyoto far from the touristic scene. I happened to be in Kyoto during the Golden Week, which is a public holiday in Japan. This means that many Japanese are travelling beside the usual tourists, which in turns means everything […]
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Long windy beaches, lots of wildlife on land and in the seas, great hiking opportunities, and the best cultural heritage highlights of Sri Lanka all in a two weeks round trip starting from and returning to Colombo. Here are all the sites and many tips along the way. Sri Lanka is […]
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In this post there’s an account of my volunteering experience in Sabah, Borneo, with the reforestation program managed by KOPEL, by far the best I had in one year of travels. One month on the Kinabatangan River, surrounded by magnificent people, inspired some deeper reflections about the connection I feel […]
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A local community gets organised and finds a way to fund conservation and reforestation programs through their Eco-tourism, providing at the same time a viable alternative to palm oil jobs. An amazing place to find some quiet and spot the incredible Borneo’s wildlife, KOPEL’s Pin-Supu Forest Conservation Area is with […]
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Find some rooftop swimming pool and bar, sit back drink in your hand, and enjoy Kuala Lumpur’s world-famous skyline, with its Petronas towers, the highest twin skyscrapers in the world. Everything else is just a tasty plus. I have never seen a city with so many malls in my life. Everywhere […]
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Penang is a must visit spot for anyone travelling to Malaysia for its blended cultural heritage and history, a great example of harmonious coexistence which made the region one of the most prosperous in Malaysia. A port strategically located in the North-West part of Malaysia, on the Malacca Strait, Penang […]
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For a reason or for another, I ended up travelling to Thailand already four times. Here are the places I have visited with an honest, and short, review about them. Perhaps it is because it is a huge tourist and backpackers hub; or perhaps it is for its natural beauty, […]
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Uncontrolled over-development, plastic pollution, strong corruption, and a nonconstructive, sometimes violent attitude towards foreigners, makes Cambodia one of the worse places I have visited, despite the potential to be a real paradise. Here is my experience, and the reasons behind this assessment. When you travel long-term and you visit many […]
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Visiting the genocide museums in Phnom Penh is absolutely necessary to fully understand what happened in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime. Here is how it went, what I have seen and felt, and the reflections about today’s world that this powerful and moving experience has caused to emerge in […]
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Every night, 600 people give life to a magic light show on the waters of the Li River, in Yangshuo. Impression Sanjie Liu uses the surreal shape of karst mountains as a natural backdrop for what has become the biggest open-air theatre in the world. But is it worth to […]
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