Deep South and close to Africa
The island knows no other human voices, no other footprints. On the Offshore Lights you can live any story you want to tell yourself, and no one will say you’re wrong: not the seagulls, not the prisms, not the wind.
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The fascinating wonders of the European Spoon River
Nested among high peaks and green valleys in Northern Romania, near the Ukrainian border, lies the tiny village of Săpânța . It’s an ordinary village, close to the river, with the main road passing through. Like every ordinary village, also Săpânța
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Africa hidden secrets: the forgotten Datooga
It isn’t easy to get in touch with the Datooga, a pastoralist Nilotic population of Tanzania. Their huts are made of a framework of branches covered in mud with thatched roofs. And they are well camouflaged with the surrounding savannah. The Datooga
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Trabocchi: the tailspin of the giant spiders jetting on the sea
At the extreme point of the right-hand promontory, on a bank of rocks the Trabocco stretched, a strange fishing machine, constructed entirely of beams and planks, like a colossal spider-web. (Gabriele D’Annunzio, The Triumph of Death) A trabocco is an
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In a dark and awesome night…Nusco fascinating bonfires
This is the story of a dark night. The darkest night of the year. At least, this is what they say in Southern Italy. We are in Nusco, in Campania, province of Avellino, on a windy hilltop at almost a thousand
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A remarkable visit to the floating section of Cesenatico Museum
Multicolored sails greet the visitors of Cesenatico every day between Easter and September. A rainbow show that cannot be missed even from the road or from a train. Dozens of traditional sail boats stretch along the old canal designed by Leonardo da
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5 terrific things to see in Krakow (Poland) and around
Krakow is a beautiful city. If you are either a street photographer or an urban one, you’ll find plenty of interesting subjects for your lenses. Walk around the Planty, get lost in the narrow streets of the old town, visit
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When in Saint Petersburg focus on these 7 terrific hotspots!
Saint Petersburg is a planned city. It’ s not built at a cross point of trades and cultures, but built under the will of a Czar who had planned its topography well in advance. But when you first visit the city
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San Pietro Infine, centerpoint of an epic battle: shadows of war
San Pietro Infine is a tiny medieval village in Southern Italy, almost halfway between Rome and Naples. It is uninhabited and completely in ruins. If you’re interested in history, you probably know what Cassino means in WWII. But does San
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On the footsteps of Quixote: beat down the windmills!
Do you remember the foolish stories of Don Quixote? Do you remember when he was battling against windmills? This is one of the chapters of Cervantes’s book I like the most and I have read it over and over. At
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