Archive for 2009

Snow in Italy and Japanese Monk through a fire path

Data December 21st, 2009
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ItalianSnowAndJapaneseMonkOnFire

Yesterday here in Italy in many areas it snowed a lot and the temperature dropped to -13 degrees Celsius at night and -4 on day. It was been a widespread snow and reached areas in the Po valley (“Pianura Padana”) where the last snowing of this intensity occurred only in 2001. The landscape has become [...]

New Q&A: How can I be guided for my visits in Japan?

Data December 14th, 2009
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TuristGuide

You can visit the various places in Japan in two main ways: alone or accompanied by a guide. For “alone” I mean “you and the group of people who made the journey with you”. If you came from your country really alone then it is really good that at least half the days of your [...]

Japan Travel Guide: List of things to have when you leave from home

Data December 13th, 2009
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LuggagesDuringTrip

The following is a list of material to have during the trip. Is recommended to do a verification of the availability of this materials at least 2 days before departure, to have time to fix any shortcomings. I suggest to make a mental simulation of travel to waste less time possible during your holiday. The [...]

Japan Travel guide: List of things to do before the trip

Data December 11th, 2009
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BeforeTrip

I apologize for the delay in updating the site but from some days I have been very busy with work (preparation of an advanced course about PLC, elections of Delta Po Adige drainage consortium, etc. …). This time I propose a list of things to do before you leave. Remember that the Japan Travel Guide [...]

Knight Rider – K.I.T.T. Made in Italy

Data December 1st, 2009
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Today, I want to show you a video related to an unusual subject:  a K.I.T.T. made in Italy. The work made by this italian is really impressive, so I think that it’s worth to see this video and his website: web site: http://www.kittsupercar.com/index2.html

New Q&A: How do I choose the hotel?

Data November 30th, 2009
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accomodation

The decision, should be based primarily on your budget. Depending on the  available money you can choose hotels more or less suitable to our needs. Generally, the more money you have available and the better the treatment, but for relatively low quantity (maximum 100 euros per night per person) the the cost dependence is not [...]

A little video of Gundam statue in Tokyo

Data November 28th, 2009
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Today I added video streaming feature to my blog, so, I decided for the first “video time” to present you a very short film extracted from documentary we realized at Tokyo in this year travel. I selected a video of Gundam Statue in Shiokaze park located in the Odaiba Island of Tokyo. The statue now [...]

The thursday cake: Tiramisù ai Pan di Stelle

Data November 27th, 2009
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dolcegiovedìi

Every Thursday (or almost), there is the evening dedicated to the tasting of desserts at the restaurants of the area where I live. This week we were still at the restaurant/pizzeria “La Margherita” and we tried one of the homemade desserts: Tiramisù ai the Pan di Stelle. For those who do not know the “Pan [...]

New Q&A: What is an onsen? And a rotemburo?

Data November 25th, 2009
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onsen

An onsen is a Japanese bath. A rotemburo is an outdoor onsen. An onsen is not used for washing but for relaxing. Should be considered a kind of sauna because the water temperature reaches 42 degrees centigrade, so you can not stay too long in the tub. There are two types of onsen depending on [...]

New Q&A: Where can I eat?

Data November 24th, 2009
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Okonomiyaki

Before talking about food and restaurants in Japan, I advance you that if you are Italian, anywhere in the world (including France) you are generally will eat worse than in your country. So if you are Italian, products such as Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano, quality cheese , real-time sliced salumi, vegetables and fresh fruit in [...]

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