Author: Silvia Ombellini

There were once more than six thousand kilometers of track on which they traveled the first puffing steam trains, among bridges and natural italian landscapes, cultivated plains and wild woods, hills dotted with rows of trees and breathtaking mountains. Next came the high speed, the highways and cars, and those old rails are become rusty […]

“Who wants to look good on the earth shall keep the necessary distance” wrote Italo Calvino in his wonderful novel “The Baron in the Trees “. The adventure of Cosimo, who decides to spend his whole life in the trees, watching the world from above, has always fascinated me. After marrying an architect with vertigo problems, […]

At the time of Greeks, the guides were the priests, those who walked side by side along the paths of the pilgrims of the Via Francigena, accompanying them in their religious trips. The guide is always the interpreter, who can tell the invisible, who can “make the stones speak,” to transform the scenery you pass […]

Italy is the country of beauty, music, food, and of course, love!  When it comes to love declarations, the Italian language is simply full of such expressions. One can describe one’s love through various words and phrases, such as: ti amo, ti voglio bene, ti penso sempre, caro mia, mio amore … Whether you are incurable […]

Do you love the freedom of a holiday uncomfortable but exciting? Are you looking for a true contact with nature? Do you like feel Eskimo for a day without crossing half the world? On the Italian and European Alps it is possible: you can sleep in a real igloo, between capped peaks and silence landscape, in […]

Imagine a virtual ark of Noah that travels through the world, collecting products that belong to the history, tradition and culture of the entire planet, to save them from extinction. This is the Ark of Taste (“Arca del Gusto”), which, together with all the local food and local products in danger of disappearing, is celebrated […]

Last time we met David Orban (entrepreneur,  CEO of Dotsub, member of the Faculty and Advisor of the Singularity University) we were in San Francisco, in the middle of a foggy August day, that only San Fran can offer. In front of an unusual “bacon ice cream”, the specialty of the organic restaurant Starbelly, in a […]

Some ideas to attend at the grape harvest, getting to the heart of the autumnal atmosphere The grape harvest is a ritual and a feast, as well as the opportunity to enjoy wine tasting, preferably organic, and to welcome autumn. At one time the Romans in the time of harvest of the grapes organized great […]

A good glass of wine and a very good food (better if organic and local grown), is the best way to capture the authentic atmosphere of a place. We have met Andrea Chierici, engineer and curious traveler 28 years old, who in his blog Taste Bologna shares his passion for food and for sustainable travel, […]

Not long ago, a picture of the First Lady Michelle Obama photographed in the garden of the White House, wearing gardening gloves, among tufts of salad, zucchini and carrots, has been around the world. Since then, the spread of gardens, and especially of urban gardens has exploded everywhere. Perhaps not everyone knows that, but already […]