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Avola

Avola

An Ionian seaside town, Avola is a mix of old and new. The town focuses heavily on the sea, with its history as a tuna fishing port. Today, the remains of the Vecchia Tonnara at the wharf are a stone backdrop to the sandy beaches. Avola dates back to a pre-Greek people called the Sicani.…

by RED RIDING HOOD December 4, 2022
Tre Castagni

Tre Castagni

Located about 11 kilometres north of Catania, it is the perfect little commune to visit during the ottobrata – the local festivity that occurs every October here in Sicily, celebrating the fruits of the land: frutti di terra. The first encounter went wrong already 🙂 Approaching the booth with fruit, I have noticed quince – one…

by RED RIDING HOOD October 15, 2022October 15, 2022
Aeolian Islands

Aeolian Islands

If something is worth visiting in life, it is the Aeolian islands. Becasue it makes you think about winter in the south. It makes you think about simplicity of life. And it makes you realise how not to treat the tourists: just some bags of potatoes that need to be shipped from one island to…

by RED RIDING HOOD October 15, 2022
Milazzo

Milazzo

I haven’t had a chance to spent a bit more time discovering this city. But just a glimpse and it made me think to re-visit and make it’s due. When the time will come, I promise to update with more photos. But for now, enjoy the story 🙂 Several civilizations settled in Milazzo and left…

by RED RIDING HOOD October 15, 2022
Messina

Messina

I didn’t expect much from this harbour city, to be honest. I knew they have a great beer – Messina cristali di sale: a great Sicilian beer brewed since 1923 and one of the most loved Italian beers.  It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy.…

by RED RIDING HOOD October 15, 2022
Senlis, France

Senlis, France

Senlis is a city in the northern French department of Oise, Hautes de France. Cute, medieval and charming. It offered us great peek into history: The monarchs of the early French dynasties lived in Senlis, attracted by the proximity of the Chantilly forest. Senlis is situated on the river Nonette. Senlis was known in early Roman imperial times as Augustomagus. During the 3rd century, a seven-meter…

by RED RIDING HOOD September 17, 2022
Château de Chantilly, France

Château de Chantilly, France

The Château de Chantilly is one of the finest jewels in the crown of France’s cultural heritage. It is the work of a man with an extraordinary destiny: Henri d’Orléans, Duke of Aumale, son of the last King of France, Louis-Philippe.  This historic French château located in the town of Chantilly, Oise, about 50 kilometres north of Paris. The site…

by RED RIDING HOOD September 17, 2022September 17, 2022
Scala dei Turchi

Scala dei Turchi

The Scala dei Turchi is a rocky cliff on the coast of Realmonte, near Porto Empedocle. It has become a tourist attraction, partly due to its mention series of detective stories about Commissario Montalbano. The cliffs lie between two sandy beaches and are a limestone rock formation in the shape of a staircase, hence the name. The latter part…

by RED RIDING HOOD September 16, 2022
Agrigento

Agrigento

Picture this episode: we parked on a roundabout. Some local approached us (my brother and me) – we thought because we should have not park in a roundabout, but then again they all did, so… in fact the guy just wanted to ask if we have cigarettes. Ok Sicily, episode n. At the roundabout is…

by RED RIDING HOOD September 16, 2022September 16, 2022
Enna

Enna

Enna or as the Sicilians would say Castrugiuvanni; is a city located roughly at the center of Sicily, towering above the surrounding countryside. It has earned the nicknames belvedere (panoramic viewpoint) and ombelico (“navel”) of Sicily. At 931m above sea level, Enna is the highest Italian provincial capital. To arrive there is not a piece of cake. Passing the two viaducts Morello and…

by RED RIDING HOOD September 11, 2022September 11, 2022
 Cefalù 

 Cefalù 

From its dramatic natural surroundings to its historic churches, Sicily has something to offer every traveler. The island of Sicily is a unique part of Italy. Its craggy mountains, wild vegetation, and omnipresent sea have fired the imagination of poets, wayfarers, and visitors alike.  Though it is one of 20 Italian regions, its history under…

by RED RIDING HOOD September 11, 2022September 11, 2022
Aci Castello

Aci Castello

Aci Castello and the other Acis around are destinations not to be missed in Sicily, especially for lovers of Greek myths and literature. It is here that the poets Virgil and Ovid gave birth to the myth of Galatea and Aci and their love story. In the second half of 1100 the town was destroyed…

by RED RIDING HOOD September 10, 2022

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Weltschemerzer mit Sehnsucht. Travel is my catharsis.

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Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

My travels through South America continue. From Peru I continued to travel to Bolivia. A poor landscape but great people on my way! I stopped in peruvian city of Puno […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on November 6, 2016

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Peru: Macchu Picchu

I was driving through the dessert of Atacama from the northern Chile to southern Peru. The landscape of South America changes quickly… When I arrived to old city of Cusco […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on November 6, 2016

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Iguazu Falls: Argentinian and Brazilian side

South America is wild, diverse, strong, challenging, mesmerizing and musical. You can use all of these same attributes for the Falls of Iguazu. Why? The Falls of Iguazu are waterfalls […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on November 6, 2016

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

A cosmopolitan city that makes you dance and follow the rhythm of tango while walking the streets of it… literally! My friends and I found ourselves passing the center and […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on November 6, 2016

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Verona, Italy

The city of love, where you can still find the places of the famous tragedy of Romeo and Juliette… My grandfather, brother and I visited it for one day and […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on November 6, 2016

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6 months in Chile ♥ Santiago and Valparaiso

Back in 2010 I went on a journey of my life on a student exchange to Santiago de Chile in South America. The country is diverse and the only state […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on November 6, 2016

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:Istanbul: where East meets West

It was back in 2010 when my brother Martin and I visited this magic city. So much controversies: beauty and garbage in the streets, peace and roar, colours and grayness… […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on November 6, 2016

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Copenhagen hygge

It can be hard to explain the Danish word ‘hygge’ (sounds a bit like ‘hooga’). Roughly it translates to coziness, but that definition doesn’t quite cover it. Hygge is so much […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on November 5, 2016

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Malmö, Sweden

  When I was in Copenhagen, I decided to hop on the train and pass the famous Øresund Bridge that turns into a tunnel and arrived to Malmo. It was […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on November 2, 2016

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All the weirdness in Sofia

Bulgaria is hitting an economic boom! The tech sector is growing and is the main focus of the country’s start-up activity, with the capital Sofia at the centre. Sofia’s grey communist-era […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on October 26, 2016

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Berlin, the I am sorry

The capital of Germany, Berlin is best known for its historical associations as the german capital, internationalism and tolerance, lively nightlife, its many cafés, clubs, bars, street art, and numerous museums, […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on October 25, 2016

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Katherine

Katherine Swynford  was a wife of John Gaunt – the Duke of Lancaster in 14 century. Their marriage came as a quite scandal. She was poor and shy, raised in […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on October 22, 2016

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The Courtesan’s Lover

It’s 1564. Francesca Felizzi is beautiful and talented courtesan that knows how to entertain her customers and make them her patrons so she can enjoy luxury items and moments in […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on October 22, 2016

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Bavaria! Munich, Legoland and Neuschwanstein castle

Typical Bavarian Lifestyle, I would say is heavy food and beer! And lots of great architecture…just read the following story and conclude yourself 😉 München was named for “near the monks” […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on October 22, 2016

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Venezia, La Serenissima

First time I went to Venice, Italy it was with my grandfather and my brother. We arrived to the outskirts of the city by bus and then took a water […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on October 19, 2016

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The black pool of Dublin

Landing in Dublin was like this: So from the moment I realised why the city was named dark black pool. Namely, the name Dublin comes from the Gaelic word Dublind, […]

By RED RIDING HOOD Posted on October 17, 2016

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