viaggio and freedom

Si no has leído Viena siempre Viena, te recomiendo que salga de este articulo y empieces por ahí, porque este articulo va a hablar de las atracciones vista después. Os había dejado en la Catedral de S. Esteban en el Innere Stadt. En el centro de la ciudad, hay una multitud de cosas que ver o hacer: seguir visitando sitios, museos, restaurantes, bares y pub, tiendas en las muchas calles peatonales que departen de la plaza de la Catedral. Nosotros callejeamos un poquito en dirección de Kleines Cafe. Ese cafe se encuentra en una pequeña plaza y es escena de la película, donde los dos protagonistas estaban sentados y una adivina se acerca para leer la mano de ella y contarle lo que podría ocurrir en su futuro. Sacamos un rapido selfie y de vuelta a caminar, pasamos por calles pequeñas, regresando en dirección de la Catedral y de ahí llegamos a ver el Anker Clock, un reloj dell'Art Nouveau, ahora una de la principales atracciones turísticas de la ciudad que no representa el tiempo de ma...

Fue mi tercera vez en Viena: lo típico es ir con la escuela en los años de adolescencia, una vez fui con mis padres por una escapada rápida en Europa y esta vez fue en pareja. Quería mostrar a mi pareja lo bonito que es esta ciudad y me he quedado yo misma otra vez embobada. Aparte su belleza ya conocida por los edificios históricos de la épocas austro-húngara, he descubierto algunas cositas más gracias a la película Antes del amanecer (Before Sunrise). El motivo principal del viaje para mi novio fue recorrer todos los sitios que aparecen en la película y esa fue nuestra idea. Fue, sin duda, caminando mucho: la mayoría de las escenas de la película están rodadas en la calle, así que también fue perfecto para nuestro plan de viaje mochilero y económico. Han pasado años, sin embargo me ha gustado mucho que varias zonas de la ciudad han sido remodeladas y mejoradas, sobre todo las áreas de estaciones de trenes y metropolitanas. Una pasada de hecho. Para mi, Estación Central, básicamente e...

Siempre he eschucado decir: "Berlín es una ciudad bonita, me ha gustado mucho, me ha sorprendido" y al mismo tiempo "Berlín no me ha gustado nada, es una ciudad grande pero nada mas.  Ya se sabe que una ciudad puede gustar mas o menos, que una ciudad puede ser como cualquier otra y que depende mucho del gusto personal o de las experiencias vividas en el sitio. Mi viaje ha sido en pareja esta vez, siempre un viaje mochilero y con budget contado. No nos hemos permitido todos los lujos de una grande ciudad internacional y tampoco hemos entrado y visitado todos los museos históricos y/o artísticos de Berlín. Mejor dicho no hemos ni visitado Isla de los Museos  sin embargo hay que decir que Berlín es una sorpresa en cada esquina. Hay museos, por ejemplo gratuitos, como Futurium: un museo sobre la tecnología, innovación y futuro de la especie humana y del mundo, en pleno centro de la ciudad. Lo que me ha gustado mucho de esta ciudad es la modernidad. Hay que admitir que la ma...

Lanzarote is one of the islands of Macaronesia and with the seven other islands forms the Canary Islands situated close to Africa in the open Atlantic ocean. Lanzarote is a volcanic and arid island, with a peculiar nature: there aren’t big trees and you won’t find tropical vegetation, even if the island itself is considered to be a tropical island. Driving through it you can see vulcans that sometimes look of different colours and shapes. Because of its particularity it is so easy to find peace and relax. As well it offers different trails and tracks to explore and discover the little hidden places this island has to offer. Famara In the north west of the island there is a place called Caleta de Famara, this is a little village of fisherman with a 4 km beach. The beach is incredible and here is possible to try out different water sports: surf, kite surf, stan up paddle board; and also hand gliding and paragliding and so on. The tourism in Famara is not invasive, also bec...

Tonight I'm listening dreams from Cranberries, I was on Facebook looking at random photos from friends made while travelling New Zealand already 7/8 months ago and nostalgia came to me. Nostalgia of different time, from when I was so young and little, to just few years ago, to months ago. I felt I wanted to write more often but did not stop to do it actually. I had been writing a short piece of article on my way to Florence almost one month ago while on the train, but internet didn't cooperate and so I don't have any draft saved. By the way I've been back to Italy from the end of May and had some decision taking time that brought me to enjoy a beautiful summer down south in Italy, at the heel of the boot in Puglia and to be correct in Pugnochiuso, a little private beach close to Vieste in the Gargano area. I took the chance to do a dive master internship in scuba diving and work there at the resort from Marcegaglia. The months went so fast, the experience was gre...

Abel Tasman National park is one of the most famous National parks of the south island in New Zealand. I've been hiking there 40 km in 3 days days and 2 nights. The total walks island 51 km with the south end being Marahau, where all the water taxi and many tour company start their trip/ It is really famous because it has several bays and so known golden beaches with beautiful cristal water. Many people go kayaking through different companies and/or combine kayaking and hiking on a 2/3 days tour. The combinations offered by tour operators are many and anybody is able to walk at least a part of it taking the water taxi in the way in and or the way out in only a day. But hiking and camping is a wonderful experience to do in Abel Tasman, sleeping in remote and out of civilation huts or in nice beach camping grounds is such a beautiful and rejuvenating adventure to get back in contact with nature and its beauty. Depending on the period of the year you want to hike Abel Tasman Nat...

On my way back from the unique experience that I don't really know how to describe: 12 days at Martins Bays Lodge helping out as a wwoofer in the Fiordland National Park on the hollyford track. Martins bays lodge is a quite remote place reachable through air or water only. The way to go took me on a helicopter flight over Milford Sound and the north part of the fiordland National park, as well as the way to go out: the first way short and of top of the fiords,  the second along the coast and in the middle of Milford sound. I really can't describe my happiness of being in the middle of the sound, half way between water level and the highest fiord in a helicopter: just so stunning!! The pilot took us close to the waterfall as well with an incredible manovre! But this was just the last days of the magic experience just lived. The first day flying in and got assorted a room in the staff quarter, a nice and cosy room, nice focaccia bread sandwich waiting for me and a chocolate coo...

Written on 19/03. I'm on a bus from Nelson to Blenheim, just one of the short trips that is taking me around New Zealand. I've already been here 3 and a half months, stopping to places and enjoying the different areas and regions of New Zealand. If you read already some other posts you've followed me going from Auckland up north to Northland, down east to Coromandel Peninsula, to Hawkes Bay, Bay of Plenty and Taupo after travelling through Waitomo and Rotorua. Taupo has been my little home far away from home just for 3 weeks before I headed south through Wellington and reached the south Island with the ferry to Picton and directly went to Nelson where I stopped by for the beginning of the weekend, organised a little adventure hiking trip to Abel Tasman National Park. I've been traveling most of the time with buses, few times by car with friends and it's so lovely to just sit and sightseeing the countryside. Malbourhou area is really nice with lots of farms at ...

The beginning of January I had the opportunity to travel to Cape Reinga with my favourite Martinique couple. We had a bit of alternative route that took us 3 and a half hours  instead of normal 2 and a half hours, but at least we could see a bit more of the inland of Northland, up in the north side of the north island of New Zealand. We drove through the St Hwy that goes from Kawakawa up to Kaitaia, then followed the only road to Cape Reinga that in some points allows nice views of the east and of the west coast, of the sand dunes and of the oceans. Cape Reinga is really touristic, don't expect to arrive there and be the only one at the top of New Zealand, as you might experience in the northeast point of Australia, but still is beautiful. We were lucky and had one of the best day I'd seen in New Zealand so far. No clouds in the sky, the bluest sky and shiniest sun ever, a bit chilly for the strong breeze there but can't complain about it at all. Some info points t...

I just moved today to my new place! It will be mine just for a month, it is a room with a double bed, enclosed wardrobe, little desk, plenty of space and it feels weird. Last time I had a room like that just on my own was in Cairns, exactly two years ago. I'm not used anymore at my own space and privacy for so long after so long. I unpacked my bag in the afternoon and there is plenty of space not used in the drawers and wardrobe, it just feels awkward having such a big place just for myself. It feels too big! The house were I am at the moment, it's so nice. Once again international people, mostly backpackers on a working holiday from different nationalities and the atmosphere is just so good. I felt welcomed from the first step I moved in the house, because of Tulia, the girl that was living in the room before me and because of my new flatmates, some very chatty and nice. It is unbelievable that you travel so far from your hometown and you end up to know that one of your n...

Royal National Park is the second oldest national park in the world and I had the chance to visit it on a two day walk along the coast. There are such amazing spots along the way and a campsite at North Era. Some of the best places seen are: Marley Beach Wedding Cake Rock Wattamolla Dam Curracurrang Creek Garie Beach lookout Burning palms and small villages on the way to Otford The walk looks longer than what actually is, but Dani and I did all the best to get lost, in order to walk more and more ;) so our mistake!! At the beginning after we arrived in Bundeena with the ferry from Cronulla, we walked along Bundeena beach, called Jibbon Beach. That beach is really nice and solitaire, just locals were there at the moment we were and it was actually just 3 people and a dog probably. The area is really nice, with some wonderful houses just over looking the bay before arriving to the beach, near Port Hacking and the ocean. We arrived at some aboriginal carvings and...

Hi followers, I’ve been far away for long again. My year is ended with the leaving of Sydney and amazing people and the departure to New Zealand, where I arrived the 1st od December. The weather over here has been a bit crazy and quite grey and rainy for all these weeks. My first two weeks and a half have been in Auckland, where, not sure about what I was going to do, I tried to look for a job, had two trials, then not decided to take the chance of a job proposed  from both the restaurants, I worked casually at three events and then left and moved south to Taupo. After being there, I moved up north in the middle of Northland, in Waipapa, close to Kerikeri and to Kerikeri. Auckland is the city of sails, as it is called. It is impressive how many boats are anchored in the marina, around the Viaduct basin or on the north shores of the city. Everywhere there are boats and sailing is a must do activity during the day. Around sunset time, depending on conditions and wind, a...

I've traveled to Fraser Island two times. The first time was only for a day with Mike, one of the best guide I've ever found around: he's a local bloke, born and raised in Rainbow Beach, spent his entirely childhood and young age back and forth from the island where he used to go fishing with dad or spending week ends with friends. He's a surfer, blond dread head that has a good knowledge of the places he will show you and he treats his costumers divinely, with Tim Tams and baked cake as morning and afternoon tea, just to mention. The second time I went on a tag along drive tour of the island for backpackers. We had the possibility to drive on sand and learn a bit more about 4WD. I don't have to say that the island is just so wonderful, one of the many in Queensland, still so wild and rough. It's known as the dingo island, because the dingos up there are protected and are in large number, more than anywhere else. They look so cute and nice but they're a d...

Travelling this part of the coast with the camper van and some young fellows in March 2014 was an incredible experience. It is a good section of the coast of Australia, Noosa Head been one of the favourite places so far I stopped to and been the northern section surprising and stunning with Rainbow beach and Hervey Bay, both departure places for the wild and biggest sand island in Queensland, Fraser Island. On my last trip to Fraser Island, the end of September, my aussie friend was continuously amused by myself exclaiming every two/three seconds how much I loved Queensland, how much I appreciated the color of the landscape and the ocean and how much that ambience, atmosphere made me feel so good, so relaxed, so grateful, so peaceful. The colour of the ocean over this part of the coast are so beautiful and the long white and wild beaches are even better! Noosa Head is an incredible spot where to relax, explore and surf, go shopping and be charming too. The walk board along the coast...

It happens after a storm that wonderful weather comes out and shines your mood in a way you were just dreaming about and everything gets into the right place, peace reaches your mind and everything works out the best way. It is what happened in Sydney after 3 long weeks of rain no stop!! and what happened to me as well. After some stressful months, I've been able to reach a point where I got busier than ever, but where everything seems to be at the right place. Work is good and money is saved, accommodation is nice, not crazy as it was before and my housemates are so nice people that I really love the time I spend with them. Sometimes I'm even able to catch up from some friends and had a good chat, with a good dinner at a nice cosy place as it was tonight at Firefly in Neutral Bay :) what's best than living like a local in a place where you are not local? in a place you've seen few times and spent a couple of days there? been in Manly and nearby already for 3 mon...

Living in Manly is absolutely a good lifestyle. You get the Corso, you get the Wharf and you get the beach all in some short of distance walk. Manly is really popular in summer, it looks like the perfect spot to hit for shopping/dining/entertainment. It has a gorgeous beach where to practise water activities, surfing in particular and some diving at Shelly Beach. It has a wonderful boardwalk all along the beach from Shelly Beach until Queenscliff, the next beach going north, while it has reserves and national park closed to the wharf on the other side. The Corso and Pittwater Road are the places for shopping, nice cosy shops, few fancy shops and more surfer style shops are everywhere. On Pittwater Road is easy to get fascinated by the boards' shops and surf-funky style clothes shops and easy to lose yourself in a nice cafè and is a bit more quite than the Corso. Along the esplanade, north steyne or the wharf you'll find nice dining restaurants that light up in the evening ...

Something that pisses me off in this society is the fact that money get along very well with every kind of institution and government policies. Whenever I hear people talking about meritocracy I shake my head because meritocracy can't be find almost anywhere nowadays especially if u deal with instruction. Don't take me wrong, I'm not a hypocrite and I like some little help when I can't understand something or get to the point quickly, I even appreciate a bit of training and explanation even if I feel a bit qualified and confident, but it's not what happens currently in training and certification. I had to redo my RSA certificate, that I did less than two years ago in a different state than NSW. It is annoying because I'm paying again a certain amount of money to get this certificate and discover that is just a requirement that keeps the pocket of the government quite full and not something that really qualifies you to get a job or anything. How do I know that?! ...