Paulista! Tudo acaba em pizza
Pizzeria Veridiana, quartiere Jardins, São Paulo Tudo acaba em pizza!, just as for Italians it all works out in tarallucci e vino. The waiter of Veridiana, an elegant eatery listed among the 10
I am a Yazidi
It is the penultimate day of the year 2024, I am on the snowy road to the city of Gyumri, the ancient Aleksandropol of the tsars, now Armenia. We are in the
Ode to Thessaloniki
It’s pouring rain in Thessaloniki, but no one seems to mind it here at dinner, under the open-air tents of the Rouga taverna. A couple of mangas play rebbetiko, like the first night I dined
Random Mzungus in the Rift Valley
I read in a book by Ryszard Kapuściński, “Ebano”, that for Africans the concept of time is not scientific. It is a flexible, elastic, open-ended and subjective category. In Africa it is
Business girl in Saudi Arabia
‘Supplication before a journey’ Oh Allah! I seek refuge in you from the difficulties of the journey, from unwanted situations.. Turkish airlines again blesses my flight out of Istanbul, direction Saudi Arabia.
The magic of the Laima chocolate tower
There is an iconic place in Riga that encapsulates the diverse souls of Latvia and its last hundred years of history. It is the clock tower of the Laima chocolate shop, guardian
When Britain was Greater – ch.II
Royal Geographical Society Travel, exploration, geography and cosmopolitanism have always been a founding instrument of knowledge, economic, military and political power for the British Empire. So much so that the study of
When Britain was Greater – ch.I
London, ides of November 2023 Nothing could be more ordinary than cold, grey, humid working days in the London rat race. I like to start my days with a warm, freshly baked banana bread,
Samarkand – ch.II
As my journey continues, I come across the mosque of Bibi- Khanym, one of the architectural jewels commissioned by Tamerlane and probably financed with the proceeds of the invasion of India. Following
Samarkand – ch. I
Tashkent Station, 8.30 a.m. It’s such a strange day, this. I’m in Uzbekistan for business, it seems I’ll be boarding a train shortly to reach one of our clients. Destination? Samarkand. Sounds