Tag: #viaggiaredasoli


  • Visiting Dubai, reception in bed

    Many people go to visit Dubai just to see the world’s tallest skyscraper. I got there by a very comfortable bus from Abu Dhabi. The terminus was in the non-modern Bur Dubai area, with a nice reconstruction of old buildings in Al Fahidi). Spartan accommodation Nearby was the building where I had booked a bed,…

  • Visiting Malta, I can still entertain in English

    Why visit Malta and the context of an important choice I made the decision to visit Malta a few days before I left. It was 5 days in August 2013, solo and using public transportation. The beginning of that summer was agony, marked by the end of a love affair for which I had given…

  • Getting around Marrakech and Essaouira, technology essential

    In touring Marrakech I became definitively convinced that I was turning my ways around. In fact, with this trip I finally, and perhaps belatedly, abandoned the ‘idea of trying to be without a connection. Too much trouble had happened to me in the past and I resigned myself to the fact that it is too…

  • What to do in Budapest. Get your ATM and credit card blocked as soon as you land

    The chapter on what to do in Budapest would be rich. I would start with what you should never do, especially if you are alone and on a weekend. Of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire I had seen quite a lot, especially Vienna where I had been several times and Prague. While I completely missed Hungary.…