With its huge offer of art, history, culture and epic sights, Italy is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. But while all-year-around tourism in Italy is now a fact, the Autumn season does not enjoy the … Continue reading
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August 25, 2016
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Italy in the Fall: the Other Tourist Season
August 23, 2016
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Map & Compass
I normally get lost, a lot. I tend to swap east and west, which is quite bad, for a geologist. For this reason, and despite the wonderful books on natural navigation I’ve been reading these days, I normally carry a … Continue reading
Relaxing on Market Day
August 21, 2016 by Dave | 0 comments
August 19, 2016
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Market day in Nizza Monferrato – five portraits
Friday is market day in Nizza Monferrato, so I went and took some photos. Now they say that when you are packing a 50 prime glass, you have to move your legs. Zoom lenses make it different, you can sit … Continue reading
August 16, 2016
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Seeing Nature or, on the illusion of “nothing”
One of the things we hear more often, hereabouts, is there’s nothing here! especially applied to the countryside and nature thereof. People go for a walk in the hills, and yes, ok, there’s the fields, and the woods, and the … Continue reading
August 15, 2016
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Ferragosto in Nizza, a Survival Guide
Fifteenth of August, Ferragosto. To quote Wilikepdia, Ferragosto is an Italian and Sammarinese public holiday celebrated on 15 August, coinciding with the major Catholic feast of the Assumption of Mary. And again… The popular tradition of taking a trip during … Continue reading
To the Courtyard
August 14, 2016 by Dave | 0 comments
Home Tree
August 13, 2016 by Dave | 0 comments