Category: Holiday

There are individuals who, unfortunately, should be aware that when they get on a plane they are not really very pleasant. This is probably also true in all other areas of life but we know, when it is in flight, on a medium whose space is very narrow, some are even more unbearable. Here are the five people that nobody would ever want to meet in flight.

The anxious
The fear of taking a plane is understandable, God forbid. But seeing the person next to us go into hyperventilation at the time of take-off is not the best. Especially if this starts to say “oh God but it’s normal that the plane does this, but do you think this noise is worrying?” Every three seconds. And it will continue like this, for the whole duration of the trip .

The glutton
Cheers good food, cheers who cares about the line and you take ice cream when you like. But hearing your neighbor who is crunching chips and eating cookies for three hours is absolutely annoying. Especially because, due to limited space, the crumbs will inevitably end up on you too. The most unbearable thing about the glutton? It offers you nothing.

The logorroico
You didn’t even sit down who already showed up. You maybe wanted to make the trip by air in peace, reading a book or listening to music, but no . You can’t because he is the talkative, which must necessarily tell you all his life. Of which nothing matters to you at all. Enjoy.

The plaintive
Nothing suits him. He complains about everything: uncomfortable seats, service, turbulence, pressure, of you touching his arm with yours , of crying children, of hunger, of thirst, of the one in front who has the seat inclined by one millimeter, of the bathroom, of the red signal, of the delay, of the advance, of the hatbox … and whatever else exists in the world. It will not help to remind him that he is on a low-cost flight , he will still find fault.

The engaged couple
This is the category to be avoided if you are a cynical person, allergic to the exposure of emotions in public and – above all – single (maybe recently). There are two types of boyfriends : those who fight all the time and those who fill up with basins, caresses and complimentini for three hours. And of course the language they speak only includes words that end in –ini . You will want to jump off the plane, but you won’t be able to. You can only hope that karma takes its course and that sooner or later they will leave. So, for pique.

Scents of ginger and cinnamon, spiced wine to warm up on a harsh winter day and a thousand lights all around: a true institution in the city during Advent, the markets in Düsseldorf offer inspiration and raw material for pre-Christmas purchases, with decorations for the tree and the home to craft products in wool, felt, wood or glass, up to biscuits and sweets. The visit to the Christmas markets starts at the Marktplatz , or Market Square, where the stalls crown the statue of the elector Jan Wellem on horseback and harmonize in style and color with the beautiful Renaissance facade of the town hall.

At the Engelchenmarktinstead, the atmosphere is inspired by the early twentieth century and art nouveau: the market takes its name (literally “the little angel market”) from the elegant pavilion by Heinrich-Heine-Platz, a masterpiece of the Jugendstil, with figures of angels and wrought iron flowers, also reproduced in the richly lit stalls. At the Flingerstrasse market , then, the style still changes, because here the architecture of the stands refers to the elegant bourgeois houses of the old city. In Schadowsplatz , finally, the little houses and decorations, which are a tribute to the Grimm brothers’ fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, Frog Prince or Madame Holle, will make children’s eyes shine.

To the delight of adults and children, there is also a huge skating rink from November 16th to January 27th, and at the Sternchenmarkt , set up in the court of the Wilhelm-Marx-Haus, there are little houses illuminated by dozens of stars and crystals that give all an aura of magic.

Activities for all tastes

Children like to walk among the stalls looking for decorations and sweets. If after a while they want to get distracted and play, however, they can participate in activities for kids that are held every day during the markets at the Jan-Wellem-Platz . The program includes, among other things, the bricolage with balloons and to prepare Christmas decorations and Advent calendars, the decoration of candles, the painting of Christmas motifs and greeting cards, the creation of gingerbread houses and themed pins; during each session, then,

Santa Claus will pass on a greeting and be photographed. The older ones, however, can take part in guided tours of the Christmas marketsby the city tourism board, which are held every Friday at 4:00 pm and Saturday at 2:00 pm. The tour, which lasts about two hours, ends with a delicious taste of chocolate, sweets and Glühwein. To the delight of adults and children, during the Christmas markets in Düsseldorf it is also possible to take a tour on the huge Wheel of Vision ferris wheel, set up from late October to late January on Burgplatz, or on the original carousel of the early last century in Marktplatz. Gradually and small, fun is guaranteed.

Linked to dreams of soft white beaches and crystal clear sea to fall in love with, it is no mystery that the Seychelles have always been associated with postcard backgrounds.

The archipelago bathed by the waters of the Indian Ocean is not only a “sea and relaxation” option, but much more (as explained to the public by journalists and wedding and travel experts the CEO Sherin Francis of the Seychelles Tourism Board during the Zankyou Wedding Experience , held in Rome last 4 October).

And so it is easy to imagine, in the story immersed in that lush, exotic and distant scene, to the point of seeming unreal, the cosmopolitan traditions and customs of a land accustomed to mingling with those coming from outside, be they European, African or Asian.

An island that lives in a permanent summer , in which culture is a mixture and architecture shows traces of its past, which suffered the colonial presence of France and England, with its manor houses acting as witnesses in the middle of colorful modernity.

The uncontaminated nature of this oceanic paradise will present to your eyes the same beauty in its natural parks, as in the wild beauty of the territory, populated by centuries-old trees, by some species of animals unique in the world, such as the giant tortoises that live in hundreds scattered throughout the archipelago, and destination of the migration of many (and rare) bird species.

It will enchant you with its botanical gardens , giving you the opportunity to discover and learn about spices and fruits in all their properties, even the healing ones.

An activity to which you cannot absolutely renounce if you want to know more islands, is the island hopping that, as the name suggests, consists in “jumping”, in the sense of visiting them quickly, of course, from an island to another by exploring it for several days or to visit it during the day.

And if you have to look for a word to describe your journey, you will find it in: hospitality; because it is with this feeling that you will live the time spent in this lush and calm land, where even the sellers do not transform but courtesy into insistence or intrusiveness.

And you will add, to this very sensitive impression, the wonder, like the one children feel when they see something for the first time: an emotion donated by discovery and curiosity for a land so colorful and endemically enchanting, that living it only lying under the heaven, with the sun illuminating everything and the sea to wet your feet, it could never satisfy you.

It is timeless, the charm of a road trip . But if we generally connect it to an experience among friends, it is to do it alone that can change your life.

A road trip puts you in touch with your deepest part, it allows you to be spontaneous, to satisfy your curiosity about the world. It is the journey of freedom par excellence , and if you do it alone even more: you can drive for an hour or a day, stop wherever you get your attention. At the end of the journey it will seem like you’ve grown up, and it will actually be like this.

Because traveling with friends is really fantastic, but there is a lot of freedom in traveling alone . There is even more freedom in planning a road trip alone. There is no need to agree with others for timetables, there is no difficulty in reaching the airport, the inconvenience of navigation, or understanding the local transport system. Instead, you can simply wake up, load your bags, get in the car and leave.

But why can a solo journey on the road make you an adult? First of all, for the freedom of choice : when you are on an open road, you have a whole series of possibilities before you. You choose where to stop, when to turn, where to go. Learn to take full control of your days, and therefore of your life. Every decision depends only on you and – make it by your own strength – allows you to increase confidence in yourself.

Moreover, it allows you to exercise your lateral thinking, engages you in seeking solutions to any unforeseen events that may occur to you. You could puncture, get stuck out of your car, run out of gas. If you are alone you cannot be discouraged, but you must necessarily strive to find a solution.