Craxi – Hammamet
Ristorante Chez Achour Restaurant Chez Achour Monsieur Le President on the walls. Vintage shots with Tunisia’s best-loved Italian, a true celebrity in Hammamet, President Craxi.
Lost in Tunisian sands and La Goulette harbour
August night, feet on the sand, the voice of Bossa Nova mingles with the rustle of boho curtains. I have just finished a simple dish of
Tunis – myth and truth behind that blooming Jasmine Revolution
(continues..) The Medina of Tunis is very ancient, dating back to the 7th century A.D., covering an area of 300 hectares and animated by
Market Day in Tunis
Fiumicino Airport, Rome, 8 a.m. “A jam croissant and a soy cappuccino, please”. The last lactose-free one, I think, craving the huge and creamy
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
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
The Old Cataract Hotel – Aswan
It is a sultry, hot day, the south wind is not blowing, and so the dream of our excursion on a felucca around Elephantine Island also
Deep in Nubia: Feats and Sacrifices on the Aswan Dam
It is 4am, we dock in Aswan, jolted awake by the roaring engine of our motorboat. Aswan the indolent, the ‘best city in Egypt’..
Docking at Nile’s villages – Edfu, Esna, Kom Ombo
It is ten o’clock in the evening, we are waiting to tie up with the other motorboats and dock at Kom Ombo. A cloud
On the Nile – Luxor and Karnak
Every day five o’clock tea is served on the deck, here in the Nile motor ship. Greeks chat until evening time, Italians sunbathe in
Potlaç, Turkish edition
This is the story of a guy I can now call a friend. It is a story that began for a work purpose, which
Çay, cigarettes and kahve
[continues from “Ankara, the capital of Turkey”] R picks me up after a long delay. Every now and then I wonder if I am