About life and death – a Mexican story
“A society which is incapable of celebrating death will likewise be incapable of celebrating life’: with these words Octavio Paz described Mexican society and culture i
Travel diaries
Latin America – A love story
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 di
How to get to Machu Picchu as an explorer
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
Guidebooks: pleasure and pain
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 trave
The right place in the world
Experience a lifetime on the farm My grandfather loved cultivating his small piece of land, producing his fruits, his vegetables, always having fresh eggs from his hens. I remember
Seeking truth: the meditation way
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 de
Climat change and its dangers
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 fo
The value of taking away
As some of you already know, Marco and I are living through a somewhat particular quarantine: at the beginning of the chaos, when all the countries of the world began to apply thei
New York seen by an archaeologist
Do you know how an archaeologist looks at a city? Layered Well yes, we archaeologists look at the world from the bottom up, we focus on the foundations, because that’s where
Shared values
Money was the first tool in human history to unify the world; where religions and empires have failed, or been only partially successful, money has succeeded in introducing a syste
Cusco, navel of the world
The first look at Cusco is not the most positive; we arrive there, however, from a bus trip lasting the beauty of twenty-four hours among the Peruvian Andes. I assure you, hard wor
Organizing a long journey
It takes some method to organize a long journey; a little bit of patience in order to fix your things before leaving. Once started, you have to forget about the plans you made and
Set off towards an infinite sea
“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. “ I imagine Colombo saying these words to himself and his men, before setting sail from t