Category Travel

“Roamer, wanderer, call me what you will,”: my travel stories and reviews, Blogger On Pole style. #MetallicaPoser

Why I admire Couchsurfing Hosts

When you work 9 to 6 in a metropolis, having random travellers crash on your couch might not be your ideal of a relaxed evening. Yet, Couchsurfing hosts in over 10 USA cities were willing to put me up – and…

I watched Birdman in Los Angeles and I didn’t know it existed

I saw Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) for the first time when one of my Couchsurfing hosts in Los Angeles asked me to join him for a pre-screening at the Landmark Theater, one of the best cinemas in LA…

What to do with an afternoon in Milan

On my way back to Sardinia for the Christmas holidays I had a six-hour layover in Milan. Instead of losing the will to live at the airport, I decided to spend the afternoon wandering around (and eating out) in the…

Couchsurfing chronicles: party at San Francisco’s HQ

A party at San Francisco’s Couchsurfing Headquarters helped me live my surfing experience to the fullest. Read on to find out about what happened last month in San Francisco.  Couchsurfing isn’t only an amazing social network connecting like-minded people who…

Places where homesick Italians in London Should Eat

The famous Snatch quote: “Yes, London. You know: fish, chips, cup ‘o tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary fucking Poppins… LONDON,” couldn’t be further from the truth right now: the capital of the United Kingdom is one of the world’s…

What to do in Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon is a Southern-European gem where people are friendly, the food is amazing, life is cheap and going around is a pleasure. Read on to find out what to do in Portugal’s capital. It’s easy to find cheap EasyJet tickets to…

Uber, Lyft and Sidecar: the new designated drivers in the US nightlife scene

From the computer to the iPod, the Silicon Valley has been making our lives easier for decades. It is only natural then that new frontier of going out – or I should say of going back home – had to be born…

Top 5 things every girl Couchsurfing on her own should know

If I could have received a penny every time somebody told me: “But… aren’t you afraid?” during my two-month Couchsurfing trip all across the United States, I would have probably won a lot more than I won in Vegas. Yet,…

How to travel across the USA on a budget – plane, bus or train?

The United States is a huge country – so how can you go from one place to the other on a low budget? It’s fair to say that, during my two-month Couchsurfing trip all across the USA, travelling from one city to…

Sunset and San Francisco’s Ocean Beach

Not too far from the Golden Gate Park, San Francisco’s Sunset neighbourhood is calm and full of families. You can explore it by following the N line of the MUNI, which cuts through cute little streets with cafés and wonderful…

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