Dumb-ass tourists are nothing new, but I have a feeling that their number is painfully increasing. When I was a teenager, traveling was mostly a privilege of the so-called developed, First World countries. Going abroad was expensive, flying overseas a luxury thing, budget options were very limited, and road-trips in nearby areas or countries used …
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On Terrorism, Fear and Why We Should Not Stop Traveling
Last updated on June 14th, 2016We are living in troubled times and acts of terrorism across the world sadly make the news more and more frequently. Every new attack increases people’s fear, perhaps also because for most of us born in first world countries after 1945, war is part of our past and somehow abstract. Sure, …
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Independent Travel vs Organized Tours? The Pros and Cons
Last updated on August 19th, 2019When it comes to travel, there’s no “right or wrong”. Travel is personal: it depends on our education, environment, and personality. Not to speak about how much our travel decisions are driven by our budget and how much time we have. Our travel style tells a lot about us. A …
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Travel and Dangerous Places: Is it all a Matter of Perception?
Last updated on July 31st, 2018Protests in Egypt, violence and criminality in Venezuela, nuclear contamination in Japan, sexual assaults in India and Brazil, conflicts in many Muslim countries, war in Syria, Iraq and so on. And then kidnapping, mugging, snatching, food poisoning and who knows what else. Some days, when I read the media and …
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Getting Older Changed My Travel Perspective
Last updated on September 28th, 2016Traveling is interesting, exciting, eye-opening, entertaining, enriching and lots more. To me, however, travel is also an experience that enables me to uncover and realize important things about myself. Yes, I’m getting older, and I started realizing that the time ahead of me is shorter than the one behind me. …
Hiking Alone, A Wonderful Intimate Experience
Last updated on July 4th, 2021I don’t like hiking in groups. I like hiking alone or, at most, with a good friend. I walk slowly, and the thought of people waiting for me makes me feel uncomfortable. Still, the main reason I like solo hiking is because to me it’s a wonderful intimate experience, a …
Falling in Love with Beautiful Europe… Again
Last updated on August 29th, 2019I started traveling when I was a teenager, many years ago. Back at that time, traveling as a European student meant exploring Europe. The world of travel was so different from what it has become in the last 20 years. Back in the ’80s, for an Italian student traveling through …