Last month, June 2014, I had chance to visit an area of Europe that is faraway, so close! The mighty Balkan region is next to Italy but we (Italians) know very little about those countries. The communism and the war kept this region closed for long time and it’s still considered a war zone where all the bad… Continua a leggere Balkan Tour Highlights
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2 years a self-employed
2nd May 2014: two years after the start of my new life as self-employed man. I decided to write this post first of all to put my thoughts in order and do some analysis about where I am and how far I did go. To do so, I chose to use the same format used… Continua a leggere 2 years a self-employed
Sailing from Panama to Cartagena
The Pan-American highway runs for 47,958 km (29,800 mi) from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina. But… is not complete. A 87 km gap exists between Panama and Colombia. 87 km of rainforest, swamps, guerrillas, called the Darien Gap that was crossed for the first time only in the 1960! So, there´s no road between Panama and… Continua a leggere Sailing from Panama to Cartagena
5 things to experience in Medellin
After some days in the same city something magic happens, you feel like you’re not visiting anymore: you’re living it. You know the surrounding, how to move around, directions. You get more comfortable and soon you notice things you couldn’t grasp before, when your nose was on a map or on a guide. And it… Continua a leggere 5 things to experience in Medellin
Couchsurfing in Colombia
Couchsurfing in Colombia is huge! If you still don’t know couchsurfing.org, go check it right now. It’s a community of people for hospitality exchange: hosts and guests meet each other on the website, check their respective profiles, and if they like it, bingo, one has the accomodation for free with a local person, the other has… Continua a leggere Couchsurfing in Colombia