UNESCO heritage site, the Old Town of Lijiang is the perfect place to take a relaxing walk, shop for souvenirs, and taste great food. But also to learn about the town cultural heritage and its ethnic group, the Naxi people. The city, located in the North-West Yunnan, is really not […]
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A Two-Days Itinerary in Kunming (and something more)
The city of eternal spring offers many cultural and natural excursions, a pleasant weather all year round, and an orderly city life. Here is an itinerary for a two days visit. For my first time in China, I have picked Kunming, in the Yunnan province, as the landing spot. The place […]
Read moreThe Evergreen Bamboo Straw Solution
From the Meghalaya’s rain forest, in hidden North-East India, a solution to one of the biggest environmental issues in the world: the use of plastic straws. This is the hand-made, organic and zero impact bamboo straw created by product designer Kriya Rynjah. Nope, I haven’t been in North-East India (yet!), so […]
Read moreAn Honest Review of 15 Delhi’s Sites Worth Visiting (or not)
Two months in Delhi is enough time to visit many touristic and less touristic sites, and learn something about the city’s vibe. So, here is a list of places worth visiting, or maybe not. All I can guarantee is an honest review, from my point of view that is, presented […]
Read moreConnecting People with Food through “Edible Routes”
Teach people how to design and grow their own organic vegetable gardens. Provide them with the space, the tools and the know-how they need to make it self-sustainable. Provide long term support and create a sense of community around it. Do all of this and you will have Edible Routes, […]
Read moreA Random (but Totally Cool) Day Tour in South Delhi
You know what I like to do when I visit a city? Get out at a random metro station, and check out the surroundings, especially around lunchtime. So I did, and I believe I have accidentally created a quite interesting random tour in South Delhi. Here’s the Google map of the […]
Read moreTravel injury? Things to do to keep positive, expectations vs reality
So, I had this grand plan to go on some adventurous treks in the Ladhak, and doing some ecological volunteering in Spiti Valley, and spend months lost in nature around the Indian Himalayas. Instead, I snapped a tendon in my right bicep, doing some simple gardening work no less. Medical […]
Read moreMind and Body: the Sensorial Experience of Vipassana
The meditation technique taught by the Buddha himself can be learnt in 10 days, an intense retreat that will put your inner strength to the test, but can be highly rewarding and bring benefits for both spirit and mind. After years of mulling over it, what better place to finally […]
Read moreThoughts in front of Gandhi’s Memorial
The Raj Ghat, in the North-East part Delhi, is a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, and is situated in a big green park, with long avenues and wide meadows. The black marble is settled where Gandhi cremation took place, while on the other side an eternal flame burns. Gandhi is a […]
Read moreEyes of Delhi – Photography Project
Eyes with no smile and no rancour, with no desire nor fear, neither hard nor gentle. Just the resolute humbleness of those who know hardness, and have accepted an unchanging fate. I was just going through the streets of Delhi on a taxi, or a rickshaw, I can’t remember, when […]
Read moreSanctuary of Beliefs: a Walk around Old Delhi
A walk around Old Delhi means a visit to sacred places of all main religions, lots of markets, great street food, decadent mansions from the Mughal era, and a great poet‘s last residence. Kites are flying over the roofs of Old Delhi, they look like flocks of swallows against the […]
Read moreKilling for the light: the White Tiger of Bangalore
One of my Indian hosts kindly gifted me with The White Tiger, a best selling novel by Indian writer Aravind Adiga. The book is about the journey of a boy born to be a sweet-maker – in a lower caste of Indian society – from a position of servitude to being […]
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