A TRAVELING FRIEND
-SILVIA'S STORIES-
Born in the eighties and lover of books, TV series, music, pasta, pizza, chocolate and obviously travel. A friend on a trip is the blog where Silvia tells us all this.
Welcome to Easy Travel Hosting! Ticket in one hand and camera in the other, immersed in many trips. Could you tell us about yourself and how your blog was born?
I'm Silvia, I was born in the fabulous eighties and I'm from Veneto.
I have always loved travelling, ever since I went to the seaside with my parents and repeatedly asked them to dedicate a few days to discovering the surroundings. As I grew up I understood that, in addition to travelling, I like to dedicate myself to organizing the trip itself.
I gather information by reading both classic tourist guides and novels set in the destination I have chosen, I try to include unusual stops and local experiences in my itinerary that can enrich it, I carefully select the facilities in which to sleep and, for as long as I can remember, I have happily helped family and friends to do the same.
I think this was the driving force that pushed me to open the blog. It was a beautiful summer evening at the end of June 2015 when I realized that I could put my little experience at the service of other travellers.
Browsing your site we saw that you have visited many places, truly many! But we have noticed a particular love for the US, what attracts you to this country?
I love wide spaces, the contrast between chaotic metropolises and the great parks of the West. In recent years I have returned to the States three times and I continue to feel the call.
Californian beaches, New York rooftops, New England lobsters and lighthouses, all different sides of the same coin.
Miles upon miles along Route 66 or along the Pacific Coast Highway in the Big Sur region. The sense of freedom that on-the-road in the States gave me is priceless.
Roads that seem to never end, the wind in your hair, the motels that tell travellers' stories.
It is no coincidence that the next trip I dream of is to the Southern United States, from Alabama to Mississippi, from Louisiana to Texas.
We ask you to choose a trip to Italy, one to Europe and one to America, and tell us why this trip is special
I love this question!
For Italy I undoubtedly choose my Veneto and the eternal Venice, which is much more than it seems. Those who think of Venice tend to associate it with the Basilica of San Marco and the Grand Canal, but the real beauty is in the hidden streets, in the Jewish ghetto, in the few still active squeri that pass on the art of building and repairing gondolas, in the master glassmakers of Murano.
In Europe I say Provence and Camargue on-the-road, a trip that I organized with passion and which took me to walk among lavender and sunflower fields, to go up the Rhone to spot flamingos and to stay in the ancient villa of a Provençal painter.
Trips to America all have a special flavour, but if I have to choose I think of California, the street art of San Francisco and the vineyards of Napa Valley, walks on the Santa Barbara pier and evenings at the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego.
What do you do to make your travels greener?
Unfortunately I realize that I still cannot travel in a completely ecological way, just think of the polluting emissions of the plane. But, apart from this, once I reach my destination I try to respect the environment as much as possible, choosing eco-sustainable structures, moving on foot, by bicycle or by public transport and limiting plastic starting from the simplest things.
For example, we often don't think about how many plastic bottles of water we buy during a trip. Trust me, there are a lot of them!
For years I have therefore been in the habit of carrying a water bottle with me and buying bottles of two liters or more (in the States for example I buy one-gallon cans directly), so that I can fill the bottle countless times, reducing plastic consumption.
Easy Travel Hosting Thank you very much Silvia for taking part in our interview.
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