Marco Polo's Spirit

MUDEC'S FRIDA KAHLO EXHIBITION IN MILAN "Frida Kahlo. Beyond the myth" exhibition was such a tempting opportunity to travel to Milan for the weekend: my sister Francesca and I just jumped on the first train from Venice to visit the iconic Mexican painter's exhibition which is on from 1st February 2018 until 3rd June 2018. I had been to Mexico city last year for an overnight transit stopover on my way to another destination; however, unfortunately I was in a rush and I did not have the time to explore the interesting blu-cobalt Frida Kahlos' museum, the Casa Azul (the Blue House), her birthplace. Therefore the Milan exhibition seemed the perfect chance to get to know more in depth this genial artist who has always fascinated me as a woman and as an ecletic painter. MUDEC: THE IDEAL VENUE FOR FRIDA KAHLO'S ART WORKS The MUDEC curved dome with opaque windows  The exhibition is held at MUDEC , the Museum of Cultures located in o

SAURIS FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD I had wanted to visit the tranquil village of Sauris in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia since a long time. This enchanted hamlet of 400 people is perched in the north eastern Dolomites where the Alps shares the border with Slovenia and Austria.  This little town is far from the jammed touristy routes, worldly events, elite crews and paparazzi. When you come to Sauris you step into an unspoilt wonderland, as the clear star here is just the untouched landscape. Little churches are sprinkled across the untouched Sauris nature THE MAGIC OF SAURIS Do you know when you step into a world of winter wonder? You see rooftops and haylofts covered with unblemished fresh snow. It is easy to spot reindeers' and snow rabbits' footsteps on the snowy hills, and the pine trees are heavy with glittering crystals. Sauris unspoilt winter landscape shining in the sun An old local told me that before 2010 the average snow