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.

Ecobnb’s 2016: the best green travel posts of the year
2016 was a difficult year for the whole world, but right now we want to think about the good things that happened. In these last days of the year we want to relive together with you the best green travel ideas and routes. Before starting 2017, which for all of us is an important one being the […]
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The benefits of walking every day and on holidays
Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday, I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. But by sitting still, and the more one sits still, […]
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Thailand’s temple built from glass bottles
Thailand is perhaps one of the most beautiful places in the world, and is one of the most visited countries. Millions of tourists each year fall in love with the beaches, are enchanted in front of the temples, discover flavors and traditions of the rich Thai culture. And so Thailand has also become one of the […]
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California wants to generate clean energy from traffic
California dreams of producing clean energy from cars and pedestrians, and now, after years of study and research, they have decided to allocate the first $ 2 million to fund trials. In theory, the technology works: it would be necessary to pave roads and sidewalks with piezoelectric panels to capture the kinetic energy of traffic […]
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92% of the world’s population breathe polluted air
9 out of 10 people breathe air too polluted: this is the dramatic datas that WHO has spread in the most detailed report ever on air pollution and the consequent damage to health. Each year, about 3 million people die due to exposure to air pollution, especially in South East Asia and the Western Pacific regions. In particular air […]
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The plants that clean the air in your home
We barely think about it, but the air in our homes is polluted, and can harm our health. But more and more studies show that some plants can reduce domestic pollution, neutralizing harmful volatile organic compounds (VOC) present in many products that we use in our homes. We find them in cleaning products, paints, in smoke, […]
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Chefchaouen, the blue city of Morocco
Chefchaouen is a unique city in the world. Immersed in the beautiful Rif mountains in northern Morocco, welcomes you with its blue-painted houses, its gates, and its stairs. Until the ’50s it has been unknown to tourists who could not enter because it was a sacred places. But today, many travelers arrive in this welcoming town to […]
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When women dream of a better world and biodiversity is at risk
“When a woman has a dream, she usually turns it into a project and copes with its problems in a very concrete and direct way. That’s exactly the approach the Yves Rocher Foundation is looking for.” These are the words of Marie Anne Gasnier, sposkeswoman for the Terre de Femmes Award. The Yves Rocher Foundation […]
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Wild horses of Aveto Park (Italy)
In a high mountain landscape, pastures and extensive beech forests, in Liguria there is a hidden corner of pristine nature that represent an unique situation in Italy. We are in the Aveto Park, and here, for more than fifteen years, there is a herd of wild horses that live without contact with man. Discovering wild horses […]
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Walking barefoot is good for our health
There are at least five reasons why walking barefoot, at least in our home, is good for our mental and physical wellbeing. Contrary to what is generally thought and our fears for hygiene, doctors and specialists, based on extensive research, argue that walking barefoot should become a habit for children and adults. This simple and natural activity is […]
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