Caucasus. Climbing to release the wise Titan Today my destination is perhaps the most iconic image from Georgia: Tsminda Sameba Monastery, aka Gergeti Holy Trinity Church, built on a hill with the fantastic landscape ofRead more…
My Georgia. Day 6: Mtskheta, the curious case of the lost driver
Didube station: urban chaos Svetlana, my host in Gori, is really the businesswoman she promised to be at the first glance: sanguine, robust, raven-hair and an imperfect but flawless English accent, organizes for me theRead more…
My Georgia. Day 5: Uplistsikhe and Gori, from pagan gods to Stalin
Is it possible to travel from Kutaisi to Gori? He’s just refusing to listen: the driver draws the route between Kutaisi, Gori and Tblisi in the dust covering his marshrutka to explain to me thatRead more…
My Georgia. Day 4: Borjomi and Vardzia, the cave city
Mama Ali’s expression leaves no doubts: she’s puzzled. My trip to Borjomi and Vardzia, starting from Kutaisi, does not convince her at all, it would have been better to start from Tbilisi, because the roadRead more…
My Georgia. Day 3: Katskhi Pillar and Chiatura, the mining town
Katskhi Pillar, the holy hermitage Maybe just for it, I would have come to Georgia. Lost in the middle of Imereti hills, built – who knows how! – on a 40-meters monolith, the hermitage onRead more…
My Georgia. Day 2: three mystical monasteries around Kutaisi
Khachapuri with grandpa There’s a small graveyard behind Gelati, one of the three monasteries around Kutaisi, where the dead have tombs with wrought iron gates and full-length colourful portraits, proudly standing and looking at youRead more…
My Georgia. Day 1: brave Colchis’ women
Malpensa, gate B30 Flat old-fashioned shoes, dark clothes, blonde dyed hair and a sweet, unknown and timeless language. And nearby, black faux leather wallets, plastic bags with Easter eggs, gifts for grandchildren whose toothless gigglesRead more…
My Georgia, between myths and mountains. Intro: Why are you going there?
An image An image taking shape in my mind, and here’s a new trip “under construction”. This is how my destinations’ projects have always come into being, rarely planned for specific periods of the yearRead more…
Monte Poncione – a balcony floating on the lakes
A beautiful excursion in Varese area, the hike to Monte Poncione offers the best landscape in the region, a 360° view on blue lakes with snow-capped or green mountains on the background. It’s an easyRead more…
How to party New Year’s Eve twice
On the last day of 2019 I was looking through Couchsurfing events in Milan… and here’s a weird idea from a crazy guy: to leave from Milan, celebrate New Year’s Eve in Spain, then crossRead more…