Check out how to visit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park as a backpacker and spend a couple of nights on a budget on a beautiful and relaxing island on Lake Bunyonyi Kabale, in the south-west of the country, close to Rwanda, is a perfect location to find accommodations of all kind, go […]
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Which one is the best to visit for game drives among the two oldest Ugandan national parks? Check out this post to have an overview I was lucky enough to go for game drives at the two oldest National Parks in Uganda, Murchinson Falls, from here on MF, and Queen […]
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Fort Portal is fuuuun, and it is ideally located to enjoy some of the best activities Uganda has to offer. If you are travelling the country, a stopover is an absolute must. Fort Portal is a paradise for travellers, a crossroad town in Uganda among amazing greenery, where you can […]
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Is it possible to describe 18 months of life in a few words? I don’t know, I don’t think so. Perhaps only colours, shapes, emotions and vague memories remain. I went through all Asian latitudes, and from Vladivostok I traveled back to Italy only using land means of transport. In […]
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The Queen of the Cyclades might well be Santorini, but the King is without a doubt Milos. And here’s why. At the southernmost edge of the Cyclades group, there’s an island that everyone knows, everyone loves, and everyone talks about. It’s Santorini, the mecca of Greek holidays, the Queen of […]
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A whole week of wine and food tasting, a resurrection for my body and my spirit. Here are the story and my best recommendations. I wasn’t sure at all about how long time I would spend in Georgia, and what exactly I would do. There’s a lot to discover: beautiful […]
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A scary road, a great home-stay, and a lovely trek at Jizew village, where no car can go. After the high lands of the Pamir Highway and the emotions of the Wakhan Corridor, the last part of our road trip through the Pamir ended in Bartang Valley, a right turn […]
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A splendid and breathtaking detour from the Pamir Highway along the border with Afghanistan. The Wakhan Corridor transpires power from every pore. Shortly after Alichur Village, we take a turn on the left, leave the Pamir Highway behind us, and enter the Wakhan Valley. From now on, and for a […]
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A stunning nature made of barren mountains, martian landscapes and beautiful high altitude turquoise rivers and lakes. The Pamir Highway in Tajikistan is an experience not to be missed. I have posted about the Pamir Highway border crossing between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the previous post, where I thoroughly highlighted […]
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The best way to cross the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan is through the Pamir Highway, legendary high passage on the old Silk Road. The passage between Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan is surprisingly stunning. Surprising, because I would have never imagined there would be such a striking difference from one side […]
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Hiking at Lenin Peak could mean, for many itineraries, the last steps on Kyrgyzstan territory, and what a wonderful way to end a trip to this fantastic, jaw-dropping mountainous country. It’s called the easiest 7,000 m. summit in the world, right at the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, in the […]
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The nomadic life experience and jaw-dropping beauty of the 3,000 m. high plateau in Kyrgyzstan, at lake Son-Kul, is the perfect cure to boost travellers wanderlust. When you travel for a long time, it might happen that everything starts to feel kind of already seen: just another church, just another […]
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