MAYA, AZTEC AND INCA: ever heard of Pre-Columbian civilizations?Even for someone like me who has studied archeology, it is not easy to enter the study of ancient American cultures. There are many reasons, certainly the most obvious is the distance, physical and ideological, and the...
Distance: 6.5kmMax altitude: 479m Min altitude: 204m Ascent: 290m Descent: 290mTime: 3 hoursDifficulty: EasySant'Agata has been described as "a balcony over Lake Maggiore" by the famous painter Luigi Piffero who lived and died in this small village, leaving behind numerous paintings and restoration works.From the...
I landed in Latin America ten years ago for the first time with an empty luggage made of good reading and a movie that, above all others, had inspired my journey: The motorcycle diaries (inspired from the book written by Che Guevara). For all those who...
Machu Picchu is one of the seven wonders of the modern world; it is located in a remote valley, surrounded by rocky mountains and the Peruvian forest. It is a fascinating place and deserves to be visited once in a lifetime. Some Incas took refuge...
From an early age I knew that I wanted to be an archaeologist, there was no doubt, it was such a clear decision in my mind.Then someone asked me “Or?” and I thought “Or what? There isn't or, there isn't an alternative, I'll be an...
As I cross the threshold of yet another hostel found in the guidebook, I realize that my thirst for adventure is becoming more and more intense; it is weeks since I have been traveling backpack on my shoulder, yet it seems to me slowly that...
Choose Yes: Ysabella and the Clean Beauty Time passes, even in the period of Covid19, even when everything seems still and immutable.This unique historical period has given everyone time for something really important: making the right choices.More and more often I hear people who are passionate...
Experience a lifetime on the farmMy grandfather loved cultivating his small piece of land, producing his fruits, his vegetables, always having fresh eggs from his hens. I remember that when I brought him a bunny to keep there in the countryside, he was so fond...
It seems to respond to a cliché, but it is the truth: the first time I picked up a book on meditation I was traveling on an Indian train towards Nepal. I don’t remember why I decided to read a book on that topic, but...
I recently read a book on climate change and the author argues, at some point, that one of the main obstacles to solving the problem is our inability to visualize dangers in the form of concepts. Our mind is more at ease facing imminent and visible...