There are few emotions like saudade. This Portuguese word indicates the nostalgia and melancholy of something that is no longer there but lives on in memories. But really, it is untranslatable. Yet any person has experienced it if they have walked the streets of Lisbon. In recent years, Portugal’s capital has undergone a cultural and…
This is part two of Lorenzo Villa’s Italian summer on a Vespa. Read Part 1: Riviera Romagnola and Piadina here. Traveling 1000 km on a Vespa can lead to exciting surprises. You are quite free to change the itinerary and decide on-the-spot to continue on to an unplanned destination. This is what happened to us…
Of course, on this occasion it would be convenient to speak once again of the enchantment and splendour of the Italian coasts in summer, to linger over the vertical photos and videos on Instagram (which are often more real than reality), over the white tablecloths overlooking the sea, smeared with coffee and fruit: in other…
Hamburg is a city of dualisms. On one side, on the river Elbe, is the port with the ancient history of the Hanseatic League and the port society of workers, social battles and cultural exchanges. On the other, in the city center, is the Alster, a small river from which two artificial lakes were created,…
The first time I had a tajine was when Nadja, a Moroccan friend, showed up at my house with a round pot and a long cone-shaped lid, both made of clay. Traditionally, Nadja explained to me, a tajine is a rich mixture of meat, poultry or fish and most often includes only vegetables, along with…
There are few places as divisive as Milan. The Italian capital of design and fashion, and increasingly of anything perceived as remotely “cool” or “innovative”, has a tendency to split opinions: On the one hand, there are those converted to its cult, be they recently-arrived new adepts or old yuppies inured to its unrelenting pace…