The Beat generation owes a lot to Jack Kerouac and to his art of living: a “celestial tramp” as he described himself. His books reveal a complex America, to which he felt attached but somehow stranger. On the road of Kerouac who laid the foundations for a “backpacker” and contemplative travel mode. His books arevery […]

The ships of the Zheng-He armada were amazing. They are the largest wooden boats ever built with masts erected on 120 meters long and 50 meters wide decks. To compare, the explorer Vasco de Gama’ ship was about 23 meters long and 5 meters wide. In the 15th century, the Chinese Admiral Zheng-He led one […]

Plan a 1-month minimum trip to Costa Rica and favor slow tourism. Thepraise of slowness is trending nowadays, as time becomes a rare and preciouscommodity. The pleasure of taking one’s time, strolling in the markets, talkingwith local farmers, hiking for several days is a luxury not to be neglected inour hurried and modern lives. 4 […]

Stargazing is one of the best activities to carry on in Chile. If you are passionate about our Milky Way or if you are looking for a total change of scenery, the Chilean sky is the place to be observed. “Change your sky, you will change the stars.” CHILEAN PROVERB Travel in Chile to see […]

In its constitution, Ecuador has recognized the rights of nature prove of an eco-responsible attitude; making it the world’s first green destination by World Travel Awards since more than five years. Ecuador has a huge portion of the Amazon rainforest and is one of the last bastions of South American cloud forest. It is one […]