A journey to Detroit and the rediscovery of a surprising city, different, totally out of the conventional mould. A journey into the auto story – I think about Henry Ford, his Model T, the birth and development of one among the most powerful – and complex at the same time – industrial centers in the…
What to see in Detroit and neighborhoods: 2 days itinerary discovering the “Motor City” of America. Stages, tips and practical info
It’s impossible to start writing about what to see in Detroit and neighborhoods without at least mention the great changes that affected the city known as the Motor City of the USA over time. Founded in 1701 by a French fur tradesman, Anthoine de la Mother Cadillac – the site where it was built can…
10 things to do in Seattle and in the neighborhoods: cues, tips and suggestions to plan the tour of the city at its best
Seattle is one of those surprising places. An American city that, however, in many of its aspects, smells of Europe, coffee, books and old stories, rain, street art, music (almost always alternative) – the Grunge was born here in the 1980s not by chance – and TV series. Land of tribes and old Indian Native…
United States tour: travel itinerary throughout the Northern Pacific, between Canada, Washington State, Oregon and California. Stages, tips and links to further information
United States tour, a variegated, passionate and endless choice. East Coast, New England, Real America, Midwest, South West, California, the “old South” – as to quote the most “famous” regions – without mention Hawaii, Alaska and the USA “territories”, among them the magic US Virgin Islands. Then how not to mention some among the most…
What to see in Washington State, itinerary: from Seattle as far as the Olympic Peninsula Native Tribes
When we look for tips and more detailed info about what to see in Washington State, the indications almost always lead to a series of places and iconic sites made famous in the collective imaginary mainly for their sights and landscape. I think about Seattle, of course, and about all the small particular towns neighboring…
What to see in Chicago in one day: itinerary, stages, practical info and tips
“Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world” (Frank Lloyd Wright) Chicago is a special city – I will never stop repeating it. Beautiful, captivating, culturally and artistically committed, strictly bounded to its intense past – also the more “difficult” one tied to the gangsters’ deeds during the…
