Category: Europe


  • The frozen sea, that time I ate the reindeer (not Santa’s)

    Walking on the frozen sea for me, born and raised in a warm sea, has always been a myth. I already loved going to the sea in winter, especially with snow, but walking right on it was a dream. Comparison with colleagues I first went to Sweden with a particular company. I had participated in…

  • Traveling in Western Europe, feeling like home

    We used to be more different When I started traveling in Western Europe it still felt like going to other worlds. There were borders and you were asked for documents; currencies were different and you had to change money also because credit cards were used less; it cost a fortune to make phone calls. People…

  • The land of smurfs was the classic lesser-known stop to which I so aspired, however. Arriving in Seville at night, we rented a car the next morning and left immediately to visit the smaller places before devoting ourselves to the major cities. This part of Spain in particular is really nice to do by car…

  • Vacation companions: clubbing without shoes

    I first went to the Dolomites in winter during my college years; together with fellow vacationers, rather than travelers that time. In those years traveling was not so important to me; everything revolved around friends. My recreational events were completely oriented toward dinners, discos and sports. I often went to the stadium (in the picture…

  • Going to the Dolomites: the most beautiful mountains in the world

    As a child, going to the Dolomites was the vacation, the only one of the year, with my parents. I went there other times as a boy with friends, and in July 2021 solo for a very thorough tour of the towns in the area as well. I can say that my all-too-recent interest in…

  • Smurfs, monkeys and whiskey – trip to Andalusia and Gibraltar

    This is an idea for a trip to Andalusia and Gibraltar done in winter (in my opinion in summer it is too hot there) and as a couple and renting a car. It lasted 8 days, we were in December 2016. Destinations: This was our itinerary on google maps The perfect travel companion for a…