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SIMONA AND DOMENICO'S TRIPS TO THE STARS AND STRIPES
"In poco più di 2 anni trascorsi insieme non abbiamo perso tempo: Simo ha organizzato il viaggio dei miei sogni tra California, Nevada , Utah e Arizona per settembre 2018 e pochi mesi dopo, a gennaio 2019 eravamo di nuovo a New York… e a novembre 2019 già ci aspettava un on the road tra Florida e Louisiana" Use the suitcase tells us the stars and stripes story of Simona and Domenico
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YOUR PASSION IS THE STARS AND STRIPES, YOUR BLOG MAINLY TALKS ABOUT TRAVELS TO AMERICA. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS PASSION OF YOURS?
For Simona it all started after her first trip to the States in 2008. Since then she has gone there at least once a year and has thus managed to visit the major cities and states of America. I (Dome), on the other hand, have always had a visceral passion for America, but before meeting Simo I had never managed to go there personally.
Growing up with Hollywood and its myth, I always dreamed of being able to see in person what I admired on TV or at the cinema. My first time was in fact, not surprisingly, in California in September 2018 and since then I have returned twice more. And every time we return the first thing we think is where and when we can return.
I READ THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO MOVE TO AMERICA. WHICH CITY WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
I (Simo) would have some options: Las Vegas, Chicago and Key West are on the podium. Las Vegas for its strategic position a maximum of 5 hours from the Californian coast or the parks, for the almost always warm climate and because I consider it just like a second home. Chicago because it is my absolute favorite city, even if the cold climate in winter would put me in a bit of difficulty. Key West because it is warm all year round, it is less chaotic than Miami and more within reach of my needs.
If there was the possibility of having a ranch, any boundless prairie in Wyoming or even Texas would be a dream, but Dome cannot live without the sea nearby and therefore this choice would be the most difficult to make. In fact, he would like to live in California because he has always been in love with it since he was a child and this was confirmed during our trip in 2018. She loves Malibu but also San Diego, close to Los Angeles, but with much less chaos and beautiful beaches. After the last trip to Florida he started to change his mind about this state too, if he doesn't think about the danger of hurricanes... so who knows... for the moment we would like to have the concrete opportunity to move to the States... where he will come next...
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER TRIPS PLANNING BESIDES THOSE IN THE STATES?
Definitely yes. In addition to the 3 trips together to the States in the last two years we have started to explore Europe and we want to continue doing so, possibly on the road so as not to limit ourselves to a single city. We certainly want to start exploring Asia, Japan, Nepal and Thailand are among the destinations that fascinate us the most, also because we have connections that would allow us to experience them to the fullest.
Unfortunately, however, in this period we cannot make long-term plans and it is easier for us to organize a trip, even at the last moment, to the States since I now know them quite well. In fact, I already have itineraries designed for destinations that I haven't seen yet (like Yellowstone which is still a big dream of mine). We therefore see organizing a trip to some European city or capital or to the States as much more feasible in the near future. For the other destinations, we will certainly visit them but we need a little more time to organize everything.
WHAT DO YOU DO TO MAKE YOUR TRIPS MORE ECOLOGICAL?
As we often travel on the road, unfortunately we cannot limit the use of the car, but in big cities we prefer to travel by public transport or even better on foot, also due to the nightmare of parking, which is limited and expensive, so we take advantage of early bird rates and then walk all day.
We then try to limit waste as much as possible, we use bathroom kits provided by the various hotels, and we bring reusable containers with us to reduce plastic consumption and if we stay in an accommodation for a few days we avoid requesting daily room cleaning service.
We like to bring home many souvenirs but we avoid unnecessary packaging and above all the printing of receipts, which fortunately in the United States is now often replaced by an email.
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