Journeys

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes
M. Proust

Trippotto

What: A Mediglia – Rotterdam – Mediglia trip by car;
When: from 21st to 26th April 2009;
Who: Me and two friends of mine (Dome e Ale) when the trip started, we and one more friend (Pier) at the end;
Where: Mediglia, Strasburgo, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Lisse, Delft, Aachen, Natzweiler-Struthof, Freiburg, Basel, Zürich, Vaduz, Lugano, Locarno, Mediglia;
Why: Officially, to take and bring Pier back home. In fact, it has been a wonderful spring break.

Athens

What: A week of studies at TU Delft (the Netherlands) taking the Athens exchange;
When: from 13th  to 23rd March 2009;
Who: Me.
Where: Delft during the day, Rotterdam during the night;
Why: To follow the “Multimodal Communication and Automatic Speech recognition” course at TU Delft.

Ponte Olandese

What: Four days in the Nethelands, to see a friend;
When: from 31st October to 3rd November 2008;
Who: Me and six friends of mine (Dome, Silvia, Marco, Ste, Ale, Miki).
Where: Rotterdam, Delft, Amsterdam;
Why: To see a friend who was studying at Rotterdam (Pier).

Irlanda

What: Two weeks wandering with a car in Ireland;
When: From 4th to 19th Agoust 2008;
Who: Me and for friends of mine (Dome,Pier, Claudio and Ale);
Where: Dublino, Glendalough, Kilkenny, Tramore, Waterford, Cashel, Cork, Blarney, Ring of Kerry, Tralee, Cliffs of Moher, Burren, Galway, Connemara, Sligo, Donegal, Slieve League, Clonmacnoise, Dublino;
Why: Holidays with friends.

Il raduno

What: A meeting and a dinner party;
When: First days of April 2008;
Who: Me and two friends of mine (Laura e Andrea) during the trip, more  twenty people totally;
Where: Montecatini Terme, Lucca;
Why: Celebrate the victory of an online game.

Costa Azzurra

What: Two days wandering by car in French Riviera;
When: 17th and 18th April 2008;
Who: Me and two friends of mine (Dome and Pier);
Where: Monaco-Ville, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Nice, Sanremo, Bussana Vecchia;
Why: An unusual weekend.

Creta

What: Holidays at Creta, between history and relax;
When: A week between July and Agoust 2007;
Who: Me and my girlfriend at that time (Ila);
Where: Knosso, Balos, Elafonissi;
Why: Spend holidays together.