Travelling

Our Chinese experience in a snapshot

alessandra — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 11:48:02 +0000

Our Chinese experience in a snapshot

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alessandra 13.January.2018 - 12:48 CET

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China was supposed to be a land of passage. It ended up being the final destination of our trip. We were supposed to spend two-three weeks three. We ended up spending one full month. We had planned to go to Beijing, Shanghai and then all the way to Lhasa. We ended up visiting Beijing and Shanghai as well as very rural areas in Hunan province, multicultural Gansu province, historical Xi’an in Shanxi province, and enchanting Jiangsu province.
If you have followed us so far, you will have expected this post with an attempt of a summary of our Chinese experience in seven questions.

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Fresh Start Rotary Club - let's answer some questions!

alessandra — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 08:55:54 +0000

Fresh Start Rotary Club - let's answer some questions!

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alessandra 8.December.2017 - 09:55 CET

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Every Friday morning, a group of social entrepreneurs, mission-driven business leaders and other socially-minded people, get up early and meet to share experiences, thoughts and new ideas to make the world a better place. It's the Fresh Start Rotary Club.
Last week, we had the chance to be speakers at their morning session!

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TravellingWithaPurpose

Fifty-five days, five countries and five alphabets

alessandra — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:42:36 +0000

Fifty-five days, five countries and five alphabets

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alessandra 29.November.2017 - 06:42 CET

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A few days ago, we reached Gansu province, China, and we were struck by the beauty of yet another alphabet that was unfolding in front of us. ABCity.org was born from our love for letters and typography, so we thought we should share some thoughts around this “beauty” we saw.

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Our Mongolian experience in a snapshot

alessandra — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 03:18:35 +0000

Our Mongolian experience in a snapshot

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alessandra 14.November.2017 - 04:18 CET

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A couple of weeks ago, we wrote that it was not easy to put our Transsiberian experience in writing and make a summary of it. Well, it's even less easy to summarise our Transmongolian one! Very dense, very much changing every day. From a Ger to an apartment on the highest floor in the middle of Ulan Bataar. From chaotic Ulan Bataar to silent Sainshand. From a cafeteria where you can only get rice after they pour huge quantities of a meaty sauce on it, to the BEST vegan food we had on our trip so far at Luna Blanca!

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Our Russian Experience in a Snapshot

alessandra — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:09:17 +0000

Our Russian Experience in a Snapshot

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alessandra 2.November.2017 - 13:09 CET

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When travelling, it's good to observe, read, experience, absorb. As it's also good to stop and think back. It's not easy to put the first third of our trip in writing. But we liked the idea of making an assessment of our time in Russia. We used the same the criteria we had used to assess the 21-day’s Bootcamp we attended in August. Keep reading to see the result!

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Small matters. And if it's tiny and it’s for housing, it matters more!

alessandra — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 15:06:32 +0000

Small matters. And if it's tiny and it’s for housing, it matters more!

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alessandra 26.October.2017 - 17:06 CEST

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Have you ever dreamt of living like a turtle? We have! Try to imagine it - no need to hunt for a flat, your house is already on your back. No need to pack your stuff when moving out, your stuff moves with you. No need to rent your place when being away for a long time or for good, your place comes with you. Wouldn't it great?! You don't need to be a nomad to agree. It's enough to have experienced some home-hunting when you went to study in a new town. Or when you relocated to follow family, a new job or your inspiration :-)

Well, a solution to live like a turtle while remaining human exists. It's called ‘tiny house’. Read more to know what it is about!

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Urban innovation for socially smart cities

alessandra — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:56:49 +0000

Urban innovation for socially smart cities

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alessandra 25.October.2017 - 17:56 CEST

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Urban innovation is one of the 3 areas we are exploring, along with ‘radical food’ and ‘sport for transport’.

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Vegan travelling, travelling vegans

alessandra — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 18:30:47 +0000

Vegan travelling, travelling vegans

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alessandra 16.October.2017 - 20:30 CEST

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On World Food Day, we thought we should put in writing something that we are often asked and we often ask each other. Why are we vegan (including when travelling)?!

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Up for the Sunshine Blogger Award!

alessandra — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 07:39:46 +0000

Up for the Sunshine Blogger Award!

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alessandra 5.October.2017 - 09:39 CEST

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Our blog has been nominated by Less-Stuff for the Sunshine Blogger Award. What is better than an award to celebrate good sunny vibes and positive blogging?

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Happy World Tourism Day!

alessandra — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:54:41 +0000

Happy World Tourism Day!

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alessandra 27.September.2017 - 22:54 CEST

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Summary: 27th September is World Tourism Day. A day to celebrate travelling. To celebrate the right to get some time off and to explore, and the right to welcome and to show.

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sustainable development

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