Travel Blogger and Photograpger based in dubai
After the morning trip to the abandoned city of Craco we headed to the Stone town of Matera ( I wonder in what kind of place would we have ended up if we had continued with the excursions ). Matera is located in the remote southern region of Basilicata and is a unique off the beaten path destination, especially for foreign travellers.
“To visit a ghost town” has always been on the top of my bucket list. How fascinating and strange in the same time must be walking down desert streets and stepping in vacant houses that were once full of life and laughter? Since I don’t like to leave questions unanswered we took the car and…
“You may have the Universe if I may have Italy” Giuseppe Verdi said. I would just add “Southern” and I could print this quote on my passport. Not that I don’t like the North but la vita is definitely much more bella in the South. So beautiful that I could (almost) forget my tropical cravings…
After my short escape in Asia I started to appreciate more what I have right where I am now. I used to take Europe and its beauties for granted but while I was away I realized that
Water festivals are not a novelty but a river that gets diverted in order to flood the town’s streets is. This is what happens every summer in the mountain village of Campagna , located not too far away from Salerno and Amalfi Coast. The event is called ‘A Chiena, which is the dialect version of…
If you associate Saint Tropez with lavish parties, yachts that are too big to enter the port and Cristal champagne flowing over tanned breasts, yes, you got it all right. Spotting luxurious cars cruising the narrow streets, glitterati roll by and rich men accompanied by young girls (usually the proportion is 1:3) is just the ordinary…
What I love most about France is that if you don’t speak French you can communicate in your own language (Bulgarian, Thai, Arabic, you name it) and the result will be the same as if you were speaking in English – the locals will always reply in French. It doesn’t matter that you happen to…
One of the many harbour towns that embellish the shores of the lake. It is a lovely place boasting plenty of waterfront cafés, tiny, winding streets, pretty churhches, olive trees and azure waters.
When I say where I come from, I can clearly see that most people are not very familiar with my country. The most adventurous ones ask me if it is a nice place to visit, and, being the unbiased person that I am, I always firmly say – Of course it is!
