Quark Expeditions, Reviewed by a Hotelier: What Actually Sets a Polar Operator Apart
I've spent the last few weeks deep in Quark Expeditions' itineraries, first for a piece on their Iceland circumnavigation, which…
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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.
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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…
El Rocío: A Different Andalusia, Where Horses Come First
El Rocío is different. It is a small parallel world in the heart of Andalusia, and I love it deeply. I put off writing this…
Travel Tips & more
The Verdi Theatre: A Great Reason to Visit Trieste
One late October I added another name to my list of Italian cities well worth the journey: Trieste. Trieste is a small city that feels…
