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Living the world all around | Me and Nina in Lefkada (Greece) sept 2007 |
I traveled since I was litlle with my family all over Italy and Europe, I traveled for 20 years alone or with friends or partners....now I want to continue to discover tha beauty of the world, peoples, culture, languages, cuisine,....with my two loves...Nina and Lorenzo...and we do it!
I think we have to grow up our baby traveling in a good way, to learn them the difference there are in the world, not only watching tv or reading book, but touching the reality since they are little, so they can recognize immediately the big opportunity they had to grow in their country, without war, with food, water, love and a lot of opportunities! |
| Nina in front of Snoopy Island - Fujahira EAU |
|  | September 2009 Italy - Isole Eolie - Sicily!
August 2009 Italy - Pineto - Abruzzo!
July 2009 Italy - Riccione again!
June 2009 Italy - Talamone and Maremma natural Park - Tuscany!
May 2009 Spain - Formentera - Baleari Islands!
A return to a fantastic island for the marriage of a friend, SErena.
This is the island of the blue clear water, doing naturis on the beach, listening to good balearic lounge music to the sunset with a bear, .......
Easter 2009 Brasil - Camburì
Again in Brasil following my partner in your cabin attendand work...a good occasion for some days alone again!
2008/2009 Brasil - Camburì New years eve!
3 days to have again the scent of Brasil in my mouth, nose and skin....simply party with good friend on the beach when in Italy is coold!
Sept 2008 - Calabria - Italy
This is our long vacation with the van in the special south Italy region, Calabria...we found a nice perfect appartament in Tropea, 10 meters from the mervellouse sea of this area, so clear and blue that are similar to the best exotic seas! From Tropea we did a lot of round trip in the area, like costa Viola, Capo Vaticano, Serra San Bruno and the Aspromonte....after we moved to the Ionaian coast to spend the last days in Soverato, Capo Rizzuto marin area, Crotone.....
Calabria is clear blue sea, a gorgeouse green mountain area ( Sila and ASpromonte) and beautifull archeologic things, like Bronzi di Riace in Reggio Calabria Museum...and dont forget the great genuine food!
August 2008 - SAo Paolo do Brasil
In Brasil again! I was so happy! Sao Paolo is a very big city and it isen't the Brasil that I love more, but I had the possibility to come back after 3 year...Lorenzo had to go there for a work so I jump immediatly in this opportunity......very cald in comparison at the hot Bolonga summer, but I eat acaì na tigela, pao de quejo, moqueca, farofa con galina caipira, big vitaminas...I danced samba for hours, I did a lot of shopping ( bikini, special food to bring home, cd music,......) and I had the opportunity to spek a little bit of brasilian again.....saudade, saudade, saudade!!!!!!!!!!
July 2008 - Talamone - Tuscany - Italy
A little 6 day sea and country vacation to stop our long hot summer in Bologna...6 days where Nina can enjoy the beach, swimming, sleep in the ammoch, run with the dog and cat in the Agriturismo in the countryside while mummy sunbathing and dad play kite surf...not so bad!
May 2008 - Belgium- Brussels
little 4 week trip without Nina..only me and Loenzo to come back in our loved Brussels ( last time I was 3 month pregnant)....her we were to meet again the friend of Zinneke Parade, a special city event where the active people of the city show the result of 2 years of special labo in theather, dance recycle lab and more......we were there with a delegation of Bologna Par tot parade....
April 2008 - Miami - USA
3 days back to Florida to do shopping and to do watching people of the spring break 2008
Febbruary 2008 - United Arab Emirates - Fujairah
We needed some good weather to stop the cold of the italian winter, so we took to return in Eau, in particular Fujairah on the Indian ocean where we spent some days in 2004....we know the region, we'd like simply accomodation, but in Eau it's difficult to find it, so for the first Nina overseas big travel we choose to stay in a 3 star hotel on the beach that we know well...the perfect location for a sand and see week with our little Nina....Snoopy island in front of the private beach, where u can do snorkeling, 5 steps from to the beach from our veranda, a big room, and a family atmosphere.....Nina was so excited, she spent all the time 'eating' sand, swimming in the sea or in the pool or running behind the cats of the hotel......
A good vacation, the unique bad things is that we have seen too much changes in this area, to much explotation of this marine park where there's no more free beaches, only big resort or luxury hotel.....a big change in only 5 years! |
Sept/Oct 2007 - Lefkada island - Ionian island Greece - after 10 days in south Italy we tooked a ferry to Igoumenitsa and after a 100 km trip we where in Lefkada island, connected to the mainland witha boat bridge - the wheter was perfect and the place gougeouse, not to much people, a gentle warm sun and a perfect blue sea, like a big swimming pool - in one week we have done a big round trip of the island and ot the green mountain in the middle!
September 2007 - Salento (Puglia - Italy) round trip with our van and Nina!
May 2007 - Nina is 5 month's old and in this short time our family had only few time to travel, like little trips in Lorenzo town, Ferrara, and a easter one day trip in Bosco Mesola to eat local fish...and the 14th april we had the first trip in Ravenna to know....the sea water sensation! the little feet in the sand and water!
Next week end we will go to Bassona beach, a naturist beach in a regional Natural park, near Ravenna.....
5 dec 2006 - A new Vters is here! Nina borned 5th dec 2006 and she did is first trip in
March 2006 in Dolomiti mountains in Italy with the mom, daddy and the 2 grand mothers!
March 2006 - Nina is my new 'travel'.....after my last Venezuela trip I discovered that a new life was in me!
I'm not sure of where my daughter has been conceived: some days before leaving Italy to Venezuela Kayos ( conceived thinking the 'relax') or on Cayo Sombrero where we spent some 'Robinson Crusoe' days with our tent in March 2006!
Dec 2006 I had a dream, to give birth in the water and I was prepared for this possibility that the hospital of Bentivoglio (Bo) offers me. Unfortunately ten days before the due date of Nina I have had a serious problem of high pressure of the blood that he has forced to me to enter in hospital before the right day….after 3 days of medicines, we have had to decide for the 'parto cesareo' (...........) because Nina could have some problems! Nina now is here, she is healthy and strong, with a voice like liric songer and a beautiful character… I am still under pills, but slowly I am resuming myself from the operation and the high pressure. Papàe Lorenzo whom he wanted to participate to the birth, is helping a lot and now we can say to be a truly family.
Nina pics
In May 2006 we had the second 'togheter' trip in Brussels to partecipate to Zinneke Parade, dancing with our italian rapresentative group!
In summer 2006 we hade some long. long week end in Tuscany, between Rosignano Solvay, Talamone to do kite surf sleeping in our van!
The last travel with Lorenzo and my future baby (Nene) was in the Egean Islands, Greece. We spent 3 week discovering some simply and unspoiled island like Astipalea or Aghatonissi and Patmos, known for the monastery and the Apocalips book, and Leros ( too much builded for us).
Have a look to my Chichiriviche
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| on the road to Barcelona from Bologna |
| | I live in Italy, and traveling is in my heart.
I started with my parents in 1970 when I was 5 years old, every summer in the south of Italy and in the winter in the north to enjoy the snow and the winter sports.
In the 80ies we started to travel in Europe for holidays and for the family sport, baseball....an unusual sport in Italy....when I was 17 years old I started to travel in Europe alone and after in the world too....and every time I have some free days I try to explore another city or locations everywhere:
Everytime I can I take a plane or motorcycle to try to know other countrys, peoples and cultures.
The travel is not only the occasion to see beautifull place, take pictures and stay in luxury hotels(no money, better in family place), but the way to meet people, family and opening mind situations.
I love to excange my travel experiences, get info about hotel ,good food and local receipts, places to go without people cloose to the nature and the quiet.
I'd like to create some pages about my last trip like Brasil or Greece and try to make some tips on my old trips like Sardinia, Europe, Turkey, Morocco,.....I leave some pictures about last travels!
write me if u have the same travel way of life!
Pics
My love is the traditional reflex, I love slides, I have a tower made of slides boxes, aprox 1000 slides and 400 pics,
I love traditional pics and slides, but I tried digital camera....not the same but more easy and u can do towsend of pics without loose a lot of money...but the results have not the same flave, colours and quality......I had a magnificent Fuji S7000, unfortunately the last summer some thiefs taken it from my home....now I have a little Olympus, perfect for easy and quick pics...as I have to do with my hurricane Nina! This camera can 'jump' from a table, take sun in the sand and....take pics under water!
Sometime I take my old reflex for best quality pics!
Motorcycles
The motorcycle is one of the best way to explore off road trips, away from tourist roundtrip, stopping in caf? talking with country people.
I had motorcycle travel in Malta (Bologna-Malta), Turkey, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Marocco and all around Italy.
Motorcycle travel:
Malta/Sicily
Morocco
Rome
Turkey
Greece
South France
Spain - Formentera/Ibiza
Croazia
Fossacesia (Italy)
Sicily(Italia)
and...all around Italy!
In summer 2005 I bought a Volkswagen Transporter, a big van to put all the things on and travel like gipsys: the motorbike on with the kite surf, goggles, fins, wins, camping stuff,...
When we find some good place we stop the van (if it possible near the sea), we take the motorbike to ride around and we sleep on our big gipsy bed! Now with Nina is perfect to take with us EVERITHING! |
Travel in 2009
Brasil - Camburì - New years eve 08/09 Padola - Dolomiti Mountain Italy Jenn 09 Travel in 2008
TRopea Calabria - Italy sept 2008 Sao Paolo do Brasil August 2008 Talamone Tuscany - Italy july 2008 Bruselles - Belsium May 2008 Miami - Usa March 2008 United Arab Emirates - Fujairah febbruary 2008 (with Nina) Travel in 2007
Lefkada Island Greece september 2007( with Nina) Salento region (Puglia - Italy) september 2007 (with Nina) Padola Val comelico - Italy in to the mountain to sky Febbruary 2007(with Nina) Travel in 2006
Egean Islands (Astipalea, Leros, Patmos, Aghatonissi), Greece Sept/Oct 06 Bruxelles May Parque National Morrocoy, March/April ChichirivicheVenezuela Dolomiti Italian Alps Genuary Cervinia Italian Alps February Valle D'AostaFebbruary Travel in 2005
Accra (Ghana) Jennuary Bahia State ( Brasil) Febbruary Cervinia-Zermatt ( Alps) March Sicilia (Italia) April Rosignano (Italy) July and August Mumbay (India) May - September Dheli (India) August Sicily (Italy) September and October Reggio Calabria Italy November Dubai United Arab Emirates December Travel in 2004
Accra ( Ghana) NorthEst Brasil Febbruary Sicily I(taly) April Fossacesia (August) North Est Brasil ( September) United Arab Emirates (December) | | | My loved spider: Maxda Mx5 |
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| | But on motor bike cannot stay my Cats....I tryed to put them an helmet and a pair of sunglusses, but they are so lazy that they wait us at home!!!
A big kiss to all the nice animals I found on the road in the world, lucky and unlucky...I'd like to bring all them home but it's impossible.... |
In the last 10 years a travel isn't good if I can do it with Lorenzo, the man that find the undiscoverd part of my soul, so near and so indipendent. Lorenzo love to travel like me, but I work for the travel of the others!...he is a cabin attendant in Alitalia Airline, so sometimes he don't like to take plane but we prefer motorbike: we have 2 motorbike but only one way to see the world and to love it!
Day by day...I'd like to return in Brasil to work with my little big friends....the children!
With my love...Lorenzo
And now with our little Nina!!!!!!!!!!!! | | | Relaxing in Morro de San Paolo - Brasil |
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| | Brasil is another dream...I've been several times in the nord este....I'd like to live there to do a social work for the children....the life is more simply and if u want u can live in perfect combination with the nature....I'd try to do it, but now with my baby ist's a little bit more difficult! |
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icunme Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:47 UTC
Brava Simone - I lived in Palermo -6 months in Mondello - when I first came to Italy - best food ever! Will look for your posts. | perfectly_zen Mon Nov 2, 2009 00:23 UTC
Thanks to you...i discovered a wonderful place called los roques! =) | imranthetrekker Thu Oct 29, 2009 15:07 UTC
Best wishes for you, I was away, happy birthday. | lina112 Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:29 UTC
Thank you Simona for your birthday wishes, it was great. Lina |
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