“Vorrei essere vissuto al tempo dei viaggi veri,
quando offrivano in tutto il suo splendore,
uno spettacolo non ancora infangato, contaminato, maledetto…”
(Claude Lévi Strauss)
Cari amici di blog,
Cosa ne pensate delle parole di Lévi Strauss?
Esistono viaggi veri e viaggi fasulli secondo voi?
A mio parere i viaggi veri sono quelli che esprimono la nostra identità, l’autenticità dei luoghi e delle relazioni che creiamo sul nostro cammino, sono i viaggi che vanno fino in fondo allo spirito di un luogo, che non si fermano alla superficie e all’apparenza, ma scavano dentro cose e persone lasciando un segno e un ricordo indelebile nelle nostre vite.
I viaggi veri sono quelli che abbiamo scelto davvero e che ci cambieranno per sempre.
E voi che ne pensate? Avete fatto esperienze di viaggi veri, finti, o di qualunque altro tipo? Raccontate, raccontate, raccontate!
Buona giornata!
LBT
Dear blog friends,
You need to know that at the Hotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio in Florence the theory of LIFE BEYOND TOURISM is being experimented with some very interesting tools and availabilities such as itineraries in the hidden and less known areas of Florence, local dishes and drinks to try at the restaurant and in the minibar of each room, films and books about Florence, etc.
Moreover, every guest is welcomed by a representative of the project who makes them feel comfortable offering a cup of italian coffee and explaining that in that particular hotel something new is happening and that they are a fundamental part of an important project!
Guests are given a questionnaire about the project and they are kindly asked to fill it out with their comments and suggestions to help us to improve it.
Till now we have collected more than 800 questionnaires and guests have been very helpful to us with their suggestions!
One of the guests has attached a very interesting article from the International Herald Tribune and it’s about some very original guided tours in Paris.
Thank you very much for the news and… here is the article:
Paris, Guided tours offered, and the price is right
A group of friendly Parisians has banded together to show strangers around their city, the one not found in travel books – at no charge.
The members of the group, the Paris Greeters, are happy to speak English or nine other languages.
The local volunteers are not certified tour guides, but rather ordinary citizens eager to show off their favorite boulangerie or point out a tranquil park perfect for watching autumn shades fill in the skyline.
“City officials wanted to change the image tourists have of Parisians,” said Dominique Cotta, president of the Paris Greeters.
I think that this should be a great idea also for Florence and other cities in the world, isn’t it?
Who can show tourists a city better than its inhabitants?
What do you think about it? Do you know other similar examples to tell us?
Have a nice day!
LBT
“Tu che sei in viaggio, sono le tue orme, la strada, nient’altro;
Tu che sei in viaggio, non sei su una strada, la strada la fai tu andando.
Mentre vai si fa la strada e girandoti indietro vedrai il sentiero che mai più calpesterai.
Tu che sei in viaggio, non hai una strada, ma solo scie nel mare.”
Antonio Machado
Cari amici di viaggio,
Ho trovato per caso su internet questa frase molto bella dello scrittore Antonio Machado e mi faceva piacere condividerla con voi.
Quali riflessioni vi crea? A quali mondi o ricordi vi riporta? Ha un significato particolare per voi questa citazione in questo momento della vostra vita?
Se qualcuno mi sapesse dire da quale libro è tratta mi piacerebbe molto leggerlo.
Buona giornata a tutti!
LBT
Very special guided tours…
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Dear blog friends,
You need to know that at the Hotel Pitti Palace al Ponte Vecchio in Florence the theory of LIFE BEYOND TOURISM is being experimented with some very interesting tools and availabilities such as itineraries in the hidden and less known areas of Florence, local dishes and drinks to try at the restaurant and in the minibar of each room, films and books about Florence, etc.
Moreover, every guest is welcomed by a representative of the project who makes them feel comfortable offering a cup of italian coffee and explaining that in that particular hotel something new is happening and that they are a fundamental part of an important project!
Guests are given a questionnaire about the project and they are kindly asked to fill it out with their comments and suggestions to help us to improve it.
Till now we have collected more than 800 questionnaires and guests have been very helpful to us with their suggestions!
One of the guests has attached a very interesting article from the International Herald Tribune and it’s about some very original guided tours in Paris.
Thank you very much for the news and… here is the article:
I think that this should be a great idea also for Florence and other cities in the world, isn’t it?
Who can show tourists a city better than its inhabitants?
What do you think about it? Do you know other similar examples to tell us?
Have a nice day!
LBT