Autumn is one of the most beautiful seasons in Japan. As summer slowly fades and the air becomes cooler, the country’s mountains, parks, gardens, and temple grounds are transformed into a spectacular display of red, orange, yellow, and gold. This seasonal change, known as kōyō, is deeply appreciated in Japanese culture and attracts visitors […]
<< In the souls of the hungry, the seeds of wrath have become grapes, and the grapes have become vineyards, now ready for the harvest >> . This is one of the iconic lines from the novel “Grapes of Wrath”, published in 1939 by American writer John Steinbeck. And if you loved classic films starring […]
Between early September and mid-October, Canada changes color. This immense country, half of which is icebound, boasts some of the world’s most extensive natural forests in its southern regions, consisting of trees such as oak, fir, and pine, as well as countless birch, beech, and maples. The maple, in particular, is so common in Canada […]
Lake Constance is one of the most important and evocative lakes in Central Europe. Although it is always referred to in the singular, it is actually a complex of three Alpine lakes, located at the exact point where the borders of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria intersect. Lake Obersee—the largest, oval-shaped lake—is divided among the three […]
You have to go there in person, or rather “personally in your person” as the eternally naive Catarella says to his superior, “Doctor” Montalbano. And if you go, you might actually meet Catarella himself, that is the Ragusan actor who plays him—Angelo Russo—who was born, works, and still lives in Montalbano’s land. But what is […]
Scandinavian “foliage” is one of the most evocative natural spectacles in Northern Europe, and one of the earliest. It appears between September and early October, when summer gives way to autumn. Forests, mountains, fjords, and lakes transform into a palette of yellow, orange, red, and copper-brown during these weeks. Booking a vacation here in late […]
In Malta, there are Three Cities… which does not mean just three towns! The island is small, but not so tiny that it cannot have several urban centers. In fact, there are actually more than three Maltese cities: Valletta, Mdina, Mosta, St. Julian’s, Marsaskala, Zurrieq, Mellieha, Zebbug… and among these, there’s one that bears that […]
The worldwide success of “The Da Vinci Code” wasn’t even expected by its author, American writer Dan Brown (born in 1964). Although a highly educated man and passionate about mysteries and puzzles since childhood, he hadn’t written this novel with high expectations. His first four books hadn’t taken off except regionally, in the small […]
Here it is… it’s about to begin. And it will bring unforgettable colors to our days. It is “foliage” time, the moment when the leaves on trees turn golden just before falling from the branches. The name of this natural phenomenon, which is especially observed in autumn, comes from the French word “feuillage” and occurs […]
