One of the most interesting activities we’re used to doing when we’re traveling abroad is to experiment how local people spend their spare time and how they usually chill out. In few days in Vancouver we learned that Canadian people love to stay outside when the sun in shining, and to enjoy the summer walking, … More One morning in Stanley Park
Fushimi Inari Taisha is one of the most charming places I’ve ever visited on Earth. It’s a huge shintoist shrine dedicated to the fox goddess of Inari and its most enchanting part includes trails up to the mountain to many smaller shrines and ritual cemeteries. This pathway take place on a forest of tropical plants … More Kyoto Day 4 – Part 2 – Fushimi Inari Taisha
After some days of unstable weather finally came the sun on the forth day of our Momijigari tour. Following the advice of a good friend, we decided to visit Ohara, which is a countryside village in the northern part of Kyoto and it is easily accessible by public transportation from the Kyoto main station within … More Kyoto Day 4 – Part 1 – Ohara
Tuesday 10th November 2015 has been a very very very special day for us. It was Luca’s 35th birthday. So I planned the entire day to be absolutely perfect and dedicated to him. He is a huge appreciator of Kobe Beef – I mean he is totally crazy for this kind of meat – so … More Kyoto Day 3 – Himeji + Kobe
I’ve got a personal quote that I repeat to myself everytime that a journey ends. If you want to travel again, you have to come back home first. And then plan another trip! So, this is the last post about our Highlands road-trip and I decided to dedicate it to my favorite spot in Edinburgh … More Arthur’s Seat and Farewell to Scotland
Two of my favorite spot of Kyoto are sited in the north-west part of the city. The first is Kinkaku-ji temple, which is one of the most famous Japanese buddhist temple in Japan; it is placed near a reflecting pool and in the middle of a zen garden with amazing colors. This temple is very … More Kyoto Day 2 – Kinkakuji + Arashiyama
Brace yourselves: a long, long, long post is coming. Now that you are aware of that, let’s start from the beginning. When we planned this journey we booked a tasting tour only for Caol Ila and Laphroaig distilleries. But when we arrived at Islay and we find out that the Bruichladdich one was interesting too, … More Distilleries of Islay (pt.2)
Islay is one of five whisky distilling localities and regions in Scotland whose identity is protected by law. There are eight active distilleries: Ardbeg, Lagavulin and Laphroaig on the southern part of the island. Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Bunnahabhain and Kilchoman are placed on the northern part of Islay. We luckily had the chance to … More Distilleries of Islay (pt.1)
It is well known that it’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock’n’roll. Rewording AC/DC I’d dare to say: it’s a long way to Islay if you come from Skye. It takes almost 4 hours to travel by car from Skye to Oban. Then it takes another one hour and an half … More The Long Road To Islay
After the hike to the Storr in the morning we proceeded to the west coast of Skye in order to reach Neist Point, a very famous scenic view of the ocean with the western Hebrides islands from a promontory ad an old lighthouse. Neist Point is a must-see place of Skye, as you easily understand … More Neist Point and Goodbye to Skye
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