7 Facts About Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a little known travel destination in Eastern Europe. Impress your friends at dinner parties with your knowledge of 7 fun and quirky facts about the country.
Tokyo Diaries: Love Letter to Tsukiji Fish Market
Everybody shops at Tsukiji: 3-star Michelin restaurants, sushi chains and private customers. The relationship between fishermen, salesmen and chefs is quite particular. Fishermen are, technically speaking, bitter competitors. Yet, you can feel this only in the two 30-minutes slots in the mornings when the tuna auction takes place. Otherwise, they hold high respect for each other’s work.
Tokyo Diaries: Eyes in the Night
There are trips that make us more social, more open, in the mood for wonders and in search of adventures. This is not such a story. I visited Japan for the first time in 2017 and decided to stay 2 weeks in Tokyo instead of doing the classical Japanese cities itinerary…
The Annapurna Region in Nepal
If you asked me to describe the Annapurna Region of the Himalaya with a few words, I’d say “pink rhododendrons and breathtaking basecamp views”. The perfect time to visit? Spring. It’s when the magic of the mountain hills is in full swing with blooming trees popping up everywhere on the hills. Pure magic.
The Everest Region of Nepal
All Sherpa people told me they regard the mountain as God. Not in a religious sense, but in the sense of being humble in front of a power far superior to what any human being can harness. I asked one Sherpa how he feels about the mountain and he answered: “we’re at its mercy”. It doesn’t take much experience to realize, the Himalaya Mountain is something different.
Nepal’s Sacred Art
Do you know that peculiar happy feeling when you discover photos of something you forgot you shot long time ago? Well, this is what happened to me while unarchiving and looking at the photos I took in Nepal back in 2018. I had forgotten I visited several Buddhist monasteries in the Himalaya mountain, but as soon as I saw the pictures, I had a flashback of what I felt back when I took them: a heartfelt curiosity mixed with astonishment.
Memories from Kathmandu
The whole city of Kathmandu is practically nested in the Himalayan Mountain: a guardian that protected Nepal from invasion through the past centuries, but also a mighty force capable of causing destruction. I spoke with a Nepali friend of mine who told me proudly “we don’t celebrate Independence Day in Nepal, because we were never an occupied country”.
Traveling in Iran During the Muharram
Traveling in Iran during the Muharram was a truly special experience. The only information I had about the Muharram before experiencing it, was that it’s a series of sad days and that it’s a commemoration of the death of Imam Hossein. My mind was free from prejudice and I took it all with an open heart. Once again, this attitude lead me straight into deep, honest conversations and connecting with people.
Is Travelling to Iran Safe?
For this short article I want to answer the question every single person asked me about Iran. And I want to ask you if you start reading, please read what I have to say until the end. I’m counting on your honesty. Here we go. Everyone asked me “Is visiting Iran safe?”.