WORKAWAY VOLUME TWO: the rebellion strikes back
Agosto 10, 2019Here we are again, with a new workaway period! We choosed Lucas and his project, driven by the activity list described and the place, southern enough to overtake the winter. Andalusia has a very nice weather in this season, just some rain drops and some wind, but all in the sun is still warm and…
WORKAWAY: VOLUME ONE
Febbraio 6, 2019This the first workaway experience of our trip. A first answer to the usual question “how do you support yourselves?”. What is workaway then. Well, we can define it has a working exchange platform were the volunteers offer to an host working hours and his experience in the range of 5h/day for 5 days week/s,…
DAY LIFE AND FREE TIME // QUOTIDIANEITA’ E TEMPO LIBERO
Febbraio 6, 2019—– main post: “WorkAway: Volume One” —– As you might have understood we are not been only in our corner in this period, but we had the chance to meet other people, each of them on their path.Hanna was one of them. German, slightly more than 20 yo, working in Burgau taking care of guests…
BIG WAVES IN NAZARE’
Febbraio 6, 2019—– main post: “WorkAway: Volume One” —– Something that a surfer hopes to see, at least once in his lifetime, is the biggest waves you can ever see. We aren’t the exception! One of takeaways of this trip, was to watch Nazaré sending big waves. To know what this place is for surfers, check this!Our…
ALENTEJO AND ALGARVE
Dicembre 18, 2018And Alentejo it is! First destination is Tròia. No specific reason, a part the nice position: a ground line running in front of Setubal with quiet sea at East, and open Ocean at West.We arrive here later than sundown, so the welcome is pretty dark: the area we expected to stop it is closed,…
RICHARD AND THE SWELL OF THE CENTURY // RICHARD E LA TEMPESTA DEL SECOLO
Novembre 10, 2018It is our first day in Ericeira, Saturday morning. World Surf League is back with their QS10000 into the World Surfing Reserve, this is how the area is named. Today is finals day in Ribeira d’Ilhas, waves are not bad. It is enough protected from the strong wind from the North, the bay allows…
ERICEIRA: THE POP, THE MOUSE AND THE FRIENDS // ERICEIRA: IL POP, IL TOPO E GLI AMICI
Ottobre 31, 2018We land in Ericeira after a quick stop at the Lisbona airport. David was on the way back from Turin and instead of taking the bus, we extended our daily trip of 30 minutes with pleasure. We are not in a hurry, so why not. Lisbona highways are the usual mess, especially when you are…
OF THE FOG AND THE WIND // DEL VENTO E DELLA NEBBIA
Ottobre 6, 2018“In the old days I remember a wind… that would blow through the canyons. It was a hot wind called Santana and it carried the smell of warm places” -quote Big Wednesday– Ok, forget about Santana and warm places. In these days here in Portugal all that is just a memory, replaced by cold and…
FROM ASTURIAS TO GALIZIA, WITHOUT HURRY AND UNDER A SKY FULL OF STARS // DALLE ASTURIE ALLA GALIZIA, SENZA FRETTA E SOTTO UN CIELO PIENO DI STELLE
Settembre 20, 2018After San Vicente we decide to stop in Rodiles, in the Asturias region, where a well known left wave is located. To get there we travel through several minor spots, who aren’t friendly with vehicle like the Millenium. As a matter of fact the stop is forbidden mostly everywhere, except Rodiles where we can have…