Travel Like a Local

After a sleepless night at the Manchester airport we arrived in Reykjavik early enough to take a nap in our comfortable Airbnb mini-flat and still hav [...]

Finally, after spending a morning in Reykjavik, we received our Jimmy and sprinted off, quickly driving out of town towards the real deal, the wild Ic [...]

The day started gloriously with the view of Kirkjufell, the iconic mountain dominating the bay. After a healthy breakfast in the well arranged kitche [...]

A road trip in Iceland isn’t much about going from A to B but it’s mostly everything in between those points. I know this is a sentence so abused [...]

[...] I only lived in the “ladder” in Green Lanes, Harringay, for one year but that’s a part of London I’m very attached to. It might be the [...]

[...] for a climb up to Parliament Hill to enjoy a complete view of London from above. Harringay Green Lanes and Crouch End Ideal for: Turkish BBQ, being way out of the beaten path A bit further away from [...]

[...] in Iceland. Iceland Travel Guides Our Rough Guide let us down in few occasions. The Snaefellsnes peninsula was described as a collection of eventless towns, wooden churches and rocks, while our [...]

[...] . Hakarl: The Rotten Shark We finally emerged from the haze of clouds and awe to the Snaefellsnes peninsula. It was quite early, apparently distances are shorter than what we expected, so we [...]

The day started gloriously with the view of Kirkjufell, the iconic mountain dominating the bay. After a healthy breakfast in the well arranged kitche [...]

[...] By Train Manchester Airport is conveniently connected to Manchester Piccadilly station by train. The service is very [...]

[...] After a sleepless night at the Manchester airport we arrived in Reykjavik early enough to take a nap in our comfortable Airbnb mini-flat and [...]

[...] The most common knowledge about the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is the scarily massive queue outside; then is that the entrance tickets and the [...]

[...] and other Museums There is another article I just wrote where I suggest not to go to Van Gogh Museum, and now I’m telling you the opposite. No, I’m not schizophrenic, I’m just [...]

[...] , here is the alternative avant-garde: independent cinemas and theatres, jazz clubs, Turkish restaurants, rooftop bars and arty cafes brought in few years Dalston under the limelight and made it [...]

I only lived in the “ladder” in Green Lanes, Harringay, for one year but that’s a part of London I’m very attached to. It might be the Medit [...]

[...] pools. At the entrance of the park, a purpose built hotel with restaurant and, obviously, a souvenir shop, was dark and innocuous. As we rightly guessed all buses retired by 6-7pm, herding their [...]

[...] where the queue itself became part of the event. The good news is that, at the souvenir shop where they sell sunflowers stuffed with gold, there is a booth where you can book [...]

[...] please don’t forget to get the tickets in advance, either online or at the booth of the souvenir shop. If you’re into classic paintings it might be worth visiting the Rijksmuseum. The [...]

[...] to splash out lots of money in expensive hot dogs and greasy pizzas. Maps Forget about Google maps: a classic paper map will never let you down even in the middle of nowhere. A handy book [...]

[...] way is from Olginate, even though the road is accessible by car only in the weekends. On Google Maps you can find the route to reach Consonno by car. If you just have an average level of training [...]

[...] to be  somewhere near Covent Garden. Little stinky hole, with a snooker room and a gig venue as big as your living room and that looks it has been bombed during WWII and never [...]

[...] remarkable to notice how it hasn’t really changed much. Small and friendly it could really be a gig venue of any pub but walking under the red awning and down the narrow stair is a step into music [...]