Free! Cultural Experience in Seoul
Free! Cultural Experience in Seoul For over 10 years running, the Seoul Incheon Airport has been voted world’s best airport, and for a good reason. Before booking our trip, we had heard that when you have long layovers in Seoul, that not only are there plenty of things for you to do inside the airport, but that you can actually book a tour to leave the airport and go and explore the city itself. Introduction Alaska...
De las cenizas de Pluna, renace ‘Alas Uruguay’
El 26 de enero de 2012 estaba a punto de abordar un vuelo de Pluna de AEP a MVD en ruta a MIA.Después de unas 3 horas de retraso en Aeroparque en Buenos Aires y haber escuchado las quejas de un centenar de pasajeros, decidí empezar a mandarle mensajes de texto a Jon para ver si me podía ayudar; tenía un pasaje de American Airlines desde MVD a MIA y corría el riesgo de perder el itinerario competo (MVD – MIA y...
Out of the ashes of Pluna, rises ‘Alas Uruguay’
On January 26, 2012, I was about to board a Pluna flight from AEP to MVD en route to MIA. After a delay of about 3 hours in Aeroparque in Buenos Aires, and about a hundred disgruntled passenger complaints, I decided to start blasting Jon with texts to see what he could do to help me; I had purchased an American ticket from MVD to MIA and I was running the risk of losing my whole itinerary (MVD – MIA & MIA – EZE)...
Finding my Roots or ‘Benvenuto all’Italia’, Part 3
Part 3 of our Rediscovering My Roots series: If you’re just joining us, benvenuto, and check out Part 1 and Part 2. Monte Vidon Corrado This is the reason for this whole trip. I’d known about my family’s birthplace for quite some time but had never had first person accounts of the place, so I knew little to nothing about it, other than it is a small town in Fermo province in the Marche region. For anyone who can trace their...
Finding my Roots or ‘Benvenuto all’Italia’, Part 2
Part 2 of our Rediscovering My Roots series: If you’re just joining us, benvenuto, and check out Part 1. Our trip continued from underwhelming Pisa onward to Florence. The driving is extremely tolerable, the scenery is quite beautiful and the highway system, surprisingly good. I must admit it took me by surprise since, knowing how mismanaged Italy has been for such a long time, I was expecting crumbling infrastructure, roads in bad...
Finding my roots or ‘Benvenuto all’Italia’
With a last name like mine, it should come as no surprise that I’m Italian. My family, however, emigrated from Italy a very long time ago and never went back as they found their American dream. They still remained very much Italian with their big family reunions, homemade meals and loud passionate conversations. One of the perks of being Italian is, well… being Italian; as many other countries in the EU, Italy offers its citizens –and...
Kopi Bali – Coffee Experience
One of the first things that got me excited about going to Indonesia was coffee. Granted, most people would immediately think of their beautiful beaches, or maybe their exuberant vegetation but for me, coffee is an essential part of my life that can either make or break my day. I’d say one of my pet peeves is waking up to a nasty cup of Joe when we’re on the road, which unfortunately happens rather often, especially when travelling...