in
English
a
bike
with a view Take a bike, a tent and
your partner - find a lake and get a new life
cabiria's
nights I
used to get there with my old Volkswagen Beetle, parking in the square
just in front of the bar
firenze
When thinking of Florence, anyone who
has already seen this beautiful city immediately thinks of Renassaince,
art galleries and crowds of tourists. But there are other, more valid
reasons to choose Florence as the goal of an Italian journey - its location,
its countryside and the Historical Fancy-Dress Footbal game
behind
a mask Venice is considered the most romantic
city in Italy, the city of lovers, gentlemen and suitors. Since Casanova's
time the women of Venice have been known for their beauty and flirtatiousness.
I went to Venice to explore the mystique of Europe's city of romance,
La Serenissima (The most serene republic)
bicycle
thieves The worst thing about having your bike stolen is to know who`s
got it and not have the right to have it back. The law seems to protect
bicycle thieves more than cycle owners. You can pay good money for your
bicycle, ride it for years, but if you are not cautious one day someone
may say it`s theirs, not yours
dreams
can come true
I'm not a famous journalist. I've never written fiction, and my mother
tongue is Italian. But if you are reading this in a magazine, this means
that I've understood the snags and tricks of the freelance journalist
leonardo's
bicycle After the restoration of one of Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks,
a scribble of a two-wheeler was found in the renaissance genius' manuscripts.
It was thought to be the drawing of the first bicycle. Later historians
suspected it was a monk's XX century fake
cavetown
Caveman's dwellings can be explored in the ravines
between the insole and the heel of the boot Italy. Since ye olde times
nomad shepherds have lived in these caverns out of necessity. Now is
one of the trendiest places in South of Italy
wooden
bike Bicycle historians argue over
whether Leonardo da Vinci was the inventor of the bicycle, but there
are no doubts that a modern day craftman from the same area of Italy
made a workable modern two-wheeler from wood
bohemian
london What's
generally associated with the word "Bohemian"? Maybe a young artist,
an attic in Paris Montmarte, dirty dishes in the sink, bills to pay
and no money for the milk. But what if the same scenario is in a basement
flat in London Stoke Newington?
florence
- the cradle of modern football The
game that claims to be the origin of modern football takes place under
controversial conditions every June in Florence