When a Guided Tour Actually Makes Sense for an Independent Traveller
A quiet assumption among people who travel slowly is that booking a guide means giving something up. Independence, spontaneity, the…
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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.
My latest posts
Paris is always a good idea
Getting Around Paris: The Public Transport Guide (Updated)
Let me say the important thing first: the real beauty of Paris is on the street, in the shifting architecture, the doorways that open onto…
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
When a Guided Tour Actually Makes Sense for an Independent Traveller
A quiet assumption among people who travel slowly is that booking a guide means giving something up. Independence, spontaneity, the pleasure of working a city…
