What to see in Alessandria, Italy

Alessandria is a town in the region of Piedmont, in Northern Italy, an hour drive from Milan, Genoa…

The Last Shaman

This film is about the experience of James Freeman with finding a shaman who could honestly guide him in the experience of taking…

4 Questions for Paolo Cognetti, the author of The Eight Mountains

Paolo Cognetti is an Italian writer who won the most prestigious Italian literary award (Premio Strega) in 2017 as well as a French prize for books in translation for his book, The Eight Mountains, translated in 39…

La Pazza Gioia (Like Crazy) by Paolo Virzí

La Pazza Gioia is the latest film by Paolo Virzí featuring Micaela Ramazzotti and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. The story follows the life events of two women who meet in a psychiatric clinic. I liked the film, because the plot is original and it focuses on…

7 products an Italian would buy at Albert Heijn

Once you have become accustomed to the abundance of delicious food products at Italian supermarkets, it is very hard to adapt to doing your grocery shopping in any other country. However, you can expect to find at least the basics. London is a…

Barolo wine trip

If you are into wine, here is a suggestion for a wine and food trip where you can discover full-bodied red wines from the Italian northern region of Piemonte. I will focus on Langhe, part of the much bigger area known as Langhe, Roero and Monferrato. It is here that the widely known red wine Barolo…

Top 12 things to do in Zagreb, Croatia

1. Visit the Museum of broken relationships

The Museum of Broken Relationships is one of a kind. It started as an installation in Zagreb following the split up of two local artists who asked themselves what…

Discovering Japan

I am waiting, like in a limbo. I am waiting to go to Japan and discover it for myself, but I have been busy understanding Japan from friends’ accounts, Netflix series, YouTube videos, a Lonely Planet and a bit of imagination.

Is Kevin Morby the new Bob Dylan?

Kevin Morby’s concert at Paradiso, Amsterdam