Category Archive for "France"

From Milan to London by car: three wonderful days crossing Europe

Traveling through Europe is wonderful. Whether you do it by train, by bike or by car, it is an incredible experience for people of all ages. Moreover, the absence of customs, of telephone roaming charges, and the monetary union make it easy and smooth. When we drove from Italy to London to bring our car…

Trip to Mont-Saint-Michel, marvel of Normandy

Mont-Saint-Michel is a stunning place protected by the spell of the tides that, for more than a thousand years, made it unreachable for many hours a day. Built on a small rocky island at just 600 meters from the French coast, the monastery dedicated to the Archangel Michael was in fact historically reachable by land…

Trip to Brittany: the amazing Saint-Malo

Saint-Malo is a French fortified town of outstanding beauty, the most important port of northern Brittany and one of the many unforgettable spot of this windy coast famous for its tides. If Saint-Malo is still an ideal destination for those who love the romantic and tormented beaches made of sand and irregular stones, once upon…

In 1889, 125 years ago, the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated on the occasion of the Paris Universal Exposition (forerunner of the Expo), and the lady is still in fine shape. Its creator, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, had certainly not imagined that his most famous creation would become the romantic symbol of the French capital, brightening with…

15 January 2018 11:41 No Comments
Fantastic beasts of Yellowstone and where to find them

I'm looking at the map of north-east Yellowstone, while Damiano scans the horizon with his binoculars. It’s late afternoon in the Lamar Valley, and…
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15 December 2017 15:55 No Comments
The Norfolk seal pups

We slowly walk on the sand, an icy wind cuts our faces like a knife. The November sky is surprisingly crystal clear here in…
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29 July 2014 17:42 6 Comments
Stunning Iceland: travel tips and tales

Iceland is a land that teaches. The nature in Iceland is strong and omnipresent, she is the mistress who leads the game. The game of light, for example,…
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14 November 2019 10:53 No Comments
Bear-watching in Slovenia

It’s five hours that we are looking out of these small windows, trying to spot every little movement around us. We are motionless, stationed…
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6 January 2019 15:49 2 Comments
The 10 best places to visit in Cornwall

To visit Cornwall means to immerse yourself in a world made mainly of sea, mines and legends. Our trip has been an evocative succession…
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