Pan do Mâ: The Salted Anchovies of Monterosso
There is a word in my dialect, mâ, that means both "sea" and "evil", and there is another, pan do…
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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.
Paris is always a good idea
The Best Bookshops in Paris, to Feel a Little Parisian
Paris bookshops are not official tourist attractions. To me they are something better: small shelters scattered across the city, timeless places that tell the story…
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
Pan do Mâ: The Salted Anchovies of Monterosso
There is a word in my dialect, mâ, that means both "sea" and "evil", and there is another, pan do mâ, "bread of the sea",…
