5 travel blogs you can't afford to miss
on Nov 16, 2009 in nomadic matt my several words almost fearless travel blogging lara dunston europe à la carte carrie marshall blogging tips cool travel guide karen bryan christine gilbert Trawling through the resources of the net I keep stumbling across marvellous travel blogs and, I admit, I keep stealing other bloggers' ideas. So now it's time to give myself up and confess which are the blogs that have inspired me the most. 1- Cool...

Travel Calling's Best Kept Travel Secrets
on Nov 10, 2009 in South America Italy Perù Machu Picchu Aguas Calientes Europe Sardinia Abbasanta London hotel Hotel El Santuario Nuraghe Losa Dans Le Noir restaurant Cuzco Tripbase blog Bronze Age I've been nominated by Carrie of My Several Worlds to contribute to Katie Erica's list of her best kept travel secrets listed in TripBase Blog. Along with the style, I will list my best kept travel secrets and will nominate five famous travel blogger...

Guest post at Casa Dolcetto!
on Nov 6, 2009 in guest post Sea Italy S'Archittu seaside resort beach beaches in Sardinia Casa Dolcetto Europe Sardinia holiday I've written recently a guest post for Casa Dolcetto, A View of S'Archittu, about a tiny seaside resort in Sardinia, with rather fluctuating tourism moments. I've been hanging out in S'Archittu since I was 7 and two are the main differences I can sp...

What's your favourite beach?
on Nov 4, 2009 in Malaga South America travel Asia Europe Sardinia best beaches in thailand holiday Seville beach Andalusia Cadiz Ipanema Copacabana Leblon Spain Brazil best beaches in Asia Cordova I've grown up close to the beach, so when I have to choose a country to live, I usually prefer one with the sea. It's completely psychological, but I feel I have more space if the sea is within easy reach. Among my favourite beaches, Sardinia has a...

The night of the dead
on Nov 2, 2009 in Sedilo USA Italy UK dead Ghilarza Halloween Nuoro Europe witches Sardinia traditions All over the world, these days are devoted to the dead, and different places remember them in different ways. In the United States, as well as in the UK, it's Halloween, with plentiful witch-like costumes and parties. Some if Italian biggest cities...

Speaking of... bad airlines
on Oct 30, 2009 in hand-luggage travel Easyjet baggage fee airlines airports airplane taxes flying weight ryanair luggage I've come across a couple of badly run airlines, but the worst one I've experienced is by all means Ryanair. When the actual ticket costs £0.00, after you're done with the booking you can easily pay £100. How is that? No idea. Taxes, fees, online...

Is London becoming intolerant to tourism?
on Oct 20, 2009 in tourism UK photography Heathrow Airport international terrorism security Europe anti-terror campaign London Not only tourism, but also simple life in London is becoming harder: "security reasons." What security? And especially, what's the danger? Now that the excuse of international terrorism is becoming more and more incongruous, Londoners and tourists i...

Savage building on Sardinian coasts
on Oct 18, 2009 in aga khan Italy nato building Emerald Coast wind power plants Europe Sardinia holiday beach coasts landscape depleted uranium Savage building on Sardinian coasts doesn't seem to come to an end: after the project of building wind power plants in S'Archittu, despite there are many other more suitable areas and this would destroy the summer tourism, let alone the marine fauna...

How to destroy a paradise. And the dream of it
on Oct 10, 2009 in renewable energy Italy Is Arenas S'Archittu Torre del Pozzo Santa Caterina di Pittinuri wind power plants Europe demonstrations Sardinia holiday politics If you want to visit this corner of paradise, hurry up: it's about to be destroyed by the latest plan of a foreign energy corporation. There is a not-better-identified company, seemingly from Montecarlo but with strong bonds in Luxembourg, that has...

Saints Cosimo & Damiano, Sardinia and its lost spirit
on Sep 28, 2009 in cakes Saints Cosimo and Damiano Nuoro Europe Sardinia nougat Mamoiada food  As summer nears the end, people all over Sardinia seem to cling onto the last heat with all their energies. In Saint Cosimo's pint-sized sanctuary the evening is already cold(ish) and gives the impression autumn has come. Close to Mamoiada, in...