Silvia’s Trips is a travel blog about going slowly, independently and honestly.
I am Silvia Moggia, based in Levanto, Liguria, and I write about Italy, Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa, from horseback and on foot, by train and by sail. Everything here is based on direct experience.
My latest posts
Paris is always a good idea
Clos Montmartre: The Hidden Vineyard on Paris’s Most Famous Hill
In short: the Clos Montmartre is a small working vineyard on the hill of Montmartre in Paris, the last survivor of the vineyards that once…
Horse-riding trips
Horse-Riding Holidays: A Lifelong Passion, Now a Way to See the World
My first passion, before travel, before opera, before any of it, was horses. Some people who know me have called it less a passion than…
Finnish Lapland on Horseback: Eleven Days on the Bear Trail
The national parks of Finnish Lapland are the ideal place to escape the world, and a few years ago I badly needed to. I wanted…
Travel Tips & more
The Child in the River: On Photographing Childhood in Travel Reportage
A few weeks ago I received an email from a reader. Her name is Robyn; she is of Khmu heritage, and she had read my…














