Category Archives: curiosity
Curiosities and news, suggestion for travel (also for free), unusual places to visit, from the ghost towns to the disappeared islands, amazing stories of travel, by bicycle, by foot, donkey, horse back or canoa.

Parkorman: the park where you walk among the trees
Near the center of Istanbul, a beautiful and innovative park will be born: in Parkorman you will be able to experience nature in a new and surprising way. Suspended trails between trees, trampolines and hammocks: the park designed by the New York Dror studio will be spectacular. Man and nature meet here in Turkey in […]
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Earth Day 2017
Earth Day, the largest environmental event in the world, is celebrated on April 22. An incredible moment when 192 countries around the world come together to celebrate the Earth and to promote its conservation. Let’s find out the origins of this day, the events of this year and 5 ways to celebrate the day of the […]
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The Year of Villages in Italy
If the world this year celebrates the Sustainable Tourism, in Italy 2017 is also the year of villages. 12 months to live and promote these jewels of the peninsula, the heart of traditions and Italian life. They are everywhere and many, they overlook the sea or climb the mountains, their houses are of all colors or white, […]
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World Sleep Day
Sleep Soundly, Nurture Life: this is the slogan of the Tenth World Sleep Day, which will be celebrated worldwide on March 17. A day to remember the importance of a good rest and to inform more people about the many sleep disorders that worsen the quality of life of 45% of the world population. The […]
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100 UNESCO sites are disappearing
We are destroying nature, the world is becoming unbearable for a large number of animal and plant species. The first effects of climate change are already visible in many parts of the world, and now an Australian research tells us that more than 100 natural sites, inserted in the World Heritage Site by UNESCO, are likely to […]
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In Netherlands you can travel by electric buses
In Europe the era of sustainable transport has officially begun, and a zero emissions future does not seem so far: in the Netherlands, in the city of Eindhoven and Helmon, from a few months there are 43 electric buses in operation, for one of the largest electric fleet of Europe. The Netherlands at the beginning […]
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In Italy bike paths have rose by 50% in 7 years
There are some good news from Italy: from 2008 to 2015, bike paths have increased by almost 50 per cent. Municipalities and regions are investing more and more in the slow mobility, and within seven years increase exponentially places to ride safely, but also the pedestrian air and Restricted traffic areas. The data arriving by Istat and […]
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Two-thirds of tourists prefer eco-friendly hotels
New encouraging data for sustainable tourism: 68% of tourists prefer to book an eco-friendly accommodation. The data are from Booking.com, which has carried out in 2016 a global survey, to understand at what point sustainable tourism is and what is the perception that travelers from around the world of have on eco-friendly hotels. The Sustainable […]
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Nijmegen, European Green Capital
Last summer, the European commission has appointed the new Green Capital of Europe: on 22 June in Ljubljana, who won the title in 2016, the city of Nijmegen, in the Netherlands, was awarded. We went to discover the best practices that have allowed this Dutch city to become the European Green Capital in 2018 Nijmegen […]
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The importance of bees and the hotels that can save them
We read more and more often on the internet and in the newspapers that bees are in danger and that the preservation of this species is essential to our planet. But why bees are critical for us and for all ecosystems? And above all, what are the possible solutions? Let’s find out the bees world and […]
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