Archivio Journeys Abroad

Maharaja Style
India
Magazine: October 2007

The Meherangarh fort perched on vertiginous cliff dominates Jodhpur, the ancient capital of the reign of Marwar, one of the 21 ''states'' founded by the various Rajput clans (a cast of noble warriors) that have dominated Rajasthan for a millennium, obeying knightly rules similar to those in existen...

Waterside treasures
Mexico
Magazine: September 2007

In the Michoacán region, the atmosphere of past times may be found in the islands on the lake, some only reachable by boat.
Janitzo island is the biggest, while Pacada is on low ground. Other villages lie on the banks of the lake and further inland: like Tzintzuntzan, capital at the time ...

Travelling through France
France
Magazine: September 2007

Normandy
Brittany
Atlantic Loire
The valley of the Loire
Poitou-Charentes

Mystical, secret and... gourmet
Greece
Magazine: September 2007

A lazy and golden afternoon in Katàpola, in the little port ofAmorgos , the island at east of the Cyclades.
Four tanned elders' playing cards at a table on the sea-front bar, while drinking Greek coffee (Gliko, with sugar added), and smoking cigarettes.
The northern wind, the Meltemi, ...

Tour of the islan
Croatia
Magazine: August 2007

Scattered like breadcrumbs, hundreds of islands facing Dalmatian coasts of endless azure and emerald Adriatic Sea are favourite summer destination for the lovers of sailing. Croatia offers countless seashore locations and possibilities to visit ancient cities such as Zara, Spalato and Dubrovnik dec...

Green Horizons
Ireland
Magazine: August 2007

Drifting through the narrow streets of Sligo and Mayo counties in the northwestern part of the island one admires pleasant scenery that seemingly walked off the palette of an 1800's painter. The sites are connected to the poet William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) buried in the cemetery of the Drumcliff...

Charm in the desert
Marocco
Magazine: August 2007

In the maze of stands overfl owing with tempting offers you can fi nd hills of seasoned and spicy olives, fl at and round loaves of bread and mountains of dried dates, while smells of roast meat intertwine with perfumed tea and the torrid desert wind. But the voices of Marrakech fall silent once yo...

Travelling through France, Alsace
Alsazia
Magazine: August 2007

Alsace? A border town that is open to world but clinging to its roots

The last beach
Portugal
Magazine: August 2007

This was the last piece of Europe that sailors saw before embarking on voyages to the Indies and the fi rst they saw on their return, after months or years at sea. Cabo de São Vicente is the westernmost point of the Algarve, in the south of Portugal. Al-Gharb-al-Andalus (''the west of Andalu...

Super Exclusive
Magazine: June 2007

Expensive, certainly costing more than it lasts, but for once in your life, it's worth ''splashing out''. The coral reefs of the Caribbean beckon those who dream of the sea, a perfect week on Canouan Island as a guest of the exclusive Raffl es resort. Once the realm of pirates and corsairs, but now...

Tropical Dreams
Magazine: June 2007

Exotic destinations make the perfect escape, also in summer. The Caribbean is enjoying a true revival and offers a vast choice of resorts. From super luxury hotels to small ambience hotels in under eight hours fl ying time. A stunning panorama and a maze of paradise beaches, like Antigua, Anguilla,...

The jewels of Cape Winelands
Magazine: June 2007

Cape Winelands, which encompasses Franschhoek, Stellenbosh, Paarl and Constantia, has a unique atmosphere, a mix of Old Europe and New Frontier, which in recent years has acquired a highly glamorous charm. Blessed with a dry and sunny climate for nine months of the year, Cape Winelands has become t...

Echoes of Times Past
Cantabria
Magazine: May 2007

With slow, trudging steps, the thick heels of clogs sink into the earth still soft with morning dew, while the mist rises to unveil green fields and fruit trees in bloom. The old farmer walks firmly, his steps getting surer, a sack of hay over his shoulder, his gaze on towering mountain peaks. Los ...