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L’ Algoritmo della Sardegna per rimanere isolati dal resto del Mondo.

ByMassimo UsaiMay 16, 2022

Da qualche parte nella natura selvaggia della Sardegna c’è un Nuraghe che si svela alla mia vista. Il temporale era appena passato, non l’avevo mai incontrato durante le due ore precedenti in cui guidavo da nord a sud dell’isola, ma stavo notando che arrivavo nei

ByMassimo UsaiMay 3, 2022

Each morning I wake up and say to myself: ” Massimo, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or decide to be in a bad mood.” I want to be in a good mood. Each time something terrible happens, I can choose to be a victim, or I […]

ByMassimo UsaiApril 30, 2022

Ho letto da qualche parte che alla gente non dispiace aspettare a lungo l’ascensore finché c’è uno specchio nella hall. Ho letto che la scienza non sa perché le code di cavallo di alcune ragazze rimbalzano su e giù ed ad altre ragazze oscillano da un lato

ByMassimo UsaiApril 27, 2022

Grab your camera, have a coffee and go around Bologna. You will return with hundreds of stunning images. Hi, I’m Massimo Usai,an independent photographer and writerwho loves to walk around with a camera and a piece of paper to take notes.

ByMassimo UsaiApril 25, 2022

By Massimo Usai C’è un momento della carriera in alcune band in cui niente, niente può andare storto. Questo è il momento in cui si trovano i Fontaines D.C. Arrivati al Picco della collina, con questo rock’n’roll rilevante, crudo, brillante, devastante.

ByMassimo UsaiApril 25, 2022

I started listening to music very early in my life. I have never followed television programs with pop music, and maybe I was even wrong because now I realize that I also lost some beautiful artistic genius, but so it was. When I was ten or eleven years old, I fell into

ByMassimo UsaiApril 24, 2022

Ho cominciato molto presto ad ascoltare musica. Non ho mai seguito programmi televisivi con musica leggera e forse ho pure sbagliato, perché’ ora mi sono accorso che ho anche perso delle belle perle artistiche, ma cosi è stato. Quando avevo dieci o undici anni, caddi dentro

ByMassimo UsaiApril 21, 2022

Do you know what is it the Hedonic Treadmill? We’re always working hard to change our life situations, but we actually never feel very different. This is the Hedonic Treadmill. More photos and words here.

ByMassimo UsaiApril 8, 2022

By Massimo Usai L’omofilia è l’antico tratto umano che ci porta a trascorrere più tempo con chi è come noi. Sembra che, a un certo livello, siamo cablati per connetterci alla somiglianza, che si tratti di razza, età, sesso, classe o opinione politica. Uno studio

ByMassimo UsaiApril 6, 2022

Nella mia vita ho vissuto in Belgio, Polonia, Gran Bretagna e Italia – ognuno di questi paesi ha caratteristiche differenti, alcuni hanno standard più elevati di altri, alcuni vivono di slogan, altri di cose concrete. Italia e Gran Bretagna sono i due Paesi dove ho

ByMassimo UsaiMarch 22, 2022

-Scritto da Massimo Usai Abbiamo tutti lo stesso numero di ore al giorno, ma come usiamo questo tempo nei nostri giorni? Molti studi scientifici e psicologici, ci insegnano che se volessimo essere felice, dovremmo contare il tempo che abbiamo a disposizione, non il

ByMassimo UsaiMarch 16, 2022

By Massimo Usai We have all read poignant stories in these last few days. We cannot remain indifferent or yet be cynical in moments like these that we are experiencing. It is not about taking a position in this war or another. It isn’t to favour one country or another.

ByMassimo UsaiMarch 15, 2022

As I wrote somewhere else this morning, “you don’t always have something to say. You can’t always say something. In the last week, I didn’t have much to say, but the little I had to write, I couldn’t even write.” But from today, I am again

ByMassimo UsaiMarch 14, 2022

Scritta e raccontata da Massimo Usai Tutti abbiamo letto storie struggenti in questi ultimi giorni. Non si può rimanere indifferenti oppure essere cinici in momenti come questi che stiamo vivendo. Non si tratta di prendere una posizione in questa guerra o un’altra, si tratta

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When it’s midnight he starts to panic as usual.

ByMassimo UsaiMarch 13, 2022

Midnight … I don’t think you will call me. I doubt it. I don’t know again where you will be tonight, and I never felt so bad. Really you still out with your friends? Are you still at the concert ?! I’m speechless, and my brain doesn’t have anything

ByMassimo UsaiMarch 6, 2022

An old border runs in the north of England, from the mouth of the River Tyne to the Irish Sea. It is a fortification 117 km long, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site built by the Roman Empire well protecting the Roman Empire that had settled on the English island. I have always

ByMassimo UsaiMarch 5, 2022

He didn’t know he was at the end of his love story. He didn’t realise it until last week when they ran together happily and inseparably through the streets of New York. Yes, things happen like this: suddenly. He had often decided the timing of relationships, but

ByMassimo UsaiMarch 1, 2022

Write by Massimo Usai Quello che ha colpito di piu’, nella dichiarazione di guerra da parte russa, e’ stato senz’altro il bizzarro riferimento di Putin alla “de-nazificazione” del governo ucraino. La risposta piu’ logica a queste incredibili posizioni e’ stata

ByMassimo UsaiFebruary 22, 2022

Take the dog for a walk and find a book that shakes you with irrepressible emotions. The other day, while taking the dog to do his needs at the small park on the street corner, I found a book on the bench where I usually sit.It is expected, it is customary, to leave books on

ByMassimo UsaiFebruary 20, 2022

Climate can change and be extreme and fast, as can be my mood. Maybe that’s why I check the weather forecast every day to see if they will be as variable in the same way as my mood. In this strange winter, the climate is so variable that every day does not disappoint

ByMassimo UsaiFebruary 16, 2022

Often, When You Talk To Some Of These “Maledetti Italiani“, Or If You Have Been In Rome And Exchanged A Few Words In Italian, You Have Undoubtedly Heard, Naming The Word “Gnocchi”, The Phrase “Giovedi Gnocchi” (Thursday Gnocchi) And Perhaps You Have Wondered More Than Once

ByMassimo UsaiFebruary 9, 2022

( ENGLISH VERSION HERE) Recentemente mi sono ritrovato a scorrere senza meta i social media e ho dovuto costringermi a smettere. Dopo infinite foto di gente sotto un sole glorioso da qualche parte nel Mediterraneo, o in vacanza a Dubai (ma tutti vanno a Dubai

ByMassimo UsaiFebruary 8, 2022

If you think listening to music is pampering, you are grossly mistaken. When the words come out from the speakers and attract different emotions inside me, it builds a wave of reactions. They ultimately affect my days and nights with dreams that grow spectacularly when the

ByMassimo UsaiFebruary 7, 2022

A Flemish story writen by Massimo Usai I recently found myself aimlessly scrolling through social media and had to force myself to quit. After endless photos of people under a glorious sun somewhere in the Mediterranean, or on vacation in Dubai (anyway, everyone goes to

ByMassimo UsaiFebruary 2, 2022

The news was eagerly awaited and came creating the bombshell effect that everyone expected. The investigation into the numerous parties in Downing Street has brought to the fore a chronic problem in England: The Drinking Culture. Without drinking, often beers of low quality,

ByMassimo UsaiFebruary 1, 2022

By Massimo Usai La notizia era attesa con ansia ed è arrivata creando quell’effetto bomba che tutti si aspettavano. L’inchiesta sui numerosi party a Downing Street ha riportato in primo piano un problema cronico in Inghilterra: la cultura del bere. E’ chiaro che senza bere,

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Please excuse me, but I’ve got to ask. Do you remember?

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 31, 2022

Do you remember the day that do you feel you die? I say that because I’ve seen everything I’ve ever needed to see, maybe I could make it more clear, but in the end, there’s nothing left. I’m moving along the way now.I never wanted to compete with anyone, and this is my way

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 27, 2022

By Massimo Usai La scorsa estate, ho fatto una vacanza in Italia, il mio primo viaggio internazionale dall’inizio della pandemia. Dopo mesi di vita claustrofobica, desideravo vedere qualcosa di fresco, scrollarmi di dosso le preoccupazioni e andare oltre la monotonia

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 24, 2022

While we have embarked at total capacity in the new year, we are already looking forward to it ending. It seems, for now, the faded copy of recent years and facing the challenges that await us in the next few months, already tired even before starting. I have so little

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 21, 2022

Mentre ci siamo imbarcati a pieno regime nel Anno Nuovo, non vediamo già l’ora che finisca. Sembra, per ora, la copia sbiadita degli ultimi anni e affrontare le sfide che ci attendono nei prossimi mesi, già stancano ancora prima di iniziare. Ho così poco entusiasmo che

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 19, 2022

Avete mai sofferto dell’esperienza che alcuni chiamano il “blocco del lettore”? Sono stato un lettore instancabile per decenni, adesso la concentrazione su un libro mi dura mezzo minuto, mi stanco, non mi viene voglia di leggere. Dura da alcuni anni e

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 17, 2022

Verso la fine della nostra passeggiata insieme, lei indica uno strano animale, che pare dipinto con i colori dell’arcobaleno, ma non è un pappagallo. Con una specie di becco a forma di cuore ci guarda e pare parlare verso di noi con una lingua che non conosciamo ma che

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 14, 2022

THE NEXT VIRUS? It’s deadly and malicious, and there is no vaccine. The Russian and American-fuelled spread of lies and misinformation about science is making us all sick—we need to wake up and start to act on what to do to stop it.

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 12, 2022

By Massimo Usai The time has come to be precise and clear. Many people have risked their lives because they are ill with Covid.Some doctors have treated thousands of patients in the hospital where they work, risking their lives every holiday. People worked in inhumane

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 11, 2022

by Massimo Usai Solitamente, appena il Big Ben ha terminato il suo suono finale alle 12.01 del 1 ° gennaio, dovunque guardi sui social media o sui classici giornali, in classiche interviste, quello che leggo è un flusso interminabile di promesse per l’anno che sta per

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 8, 2022

By Massimo Usai Sardinia is one of the places where there is longevity in the World. WHERE IS IT Sardinia? At the centre of the island in the Mediterranean, a group of villagers gives a record that everyone wishes to have: the World’s longest and healthiest life

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Who has always had something to say ? Not me.

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 7, 2022

By Massimo Usai As I’ve written somewhere else in the past, perhaps during another lifetime, “you don’t always have something to say. You can’t always say something. In the last week, I didn’t have much to say, but the little I had to say, I

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Last few evenings with Laura Marling. “Thank You Naivety For Failing Me Again”

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 6, 2022

By Massimo Usai Thank You Naivety For Failing Me Again In these first days of the year, I listen to almost the entire discography of Laura Marling. I saw her a few times in concert, once when she was only 19 years old. She was shy and opened another artist’s show

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Communism is not Fascism. A simple explanation because the two ideologies are completely different

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 5, 2022

by Massimo Usai What could communism have been if we could have separated it from the horrors of Stalinism? Many try to justify even fascism by saying that it would have been different if there had been no Hitler, but this is not true. Fascism is innately a totalitarian,

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 3, 2022

by Massimo Usai I learned about 2021 a few days ago and reflected on my year of photography. I want to reassure myself that, at least photographically, 2022 will be an excellent year for the last year was not. To make sure this happens to me, my primary commitment these days

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 2, 2022

By Massimo Usai One thing that is bothering me is the new trends caused by social networks, wanting to scandalize others and attract attention at all costs—these horrendous mixes of different ingredients from improvised chefs and others who seek notoriety through controversy

ByMassimo UsaiJanuary 1, 2022

By Massimo Usai In a year dominated once again by the pandemic, books, music, and movies occupied our days the most. Of the best records of the past year I have written abundantly in recent days (read here and here), but I want to go and make a small list in this post on the

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 30, 2021

By Massimo Usai Twenty records that in 2021 were excellent company. Placed in order of preference, they create, in fact, a musical chart of my year that has just passed. Between lockdowns. First outings among the people. A year in which I once again crossed a border. I spent

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Not Forever Young

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 28, 2021

By Massimo Usai I am no longer young. But I wish I was older tomorrow morning. Go to the coast and dance like in “The Affair.” Laughing and crying at the same time. Thinking about what I miss, what I want, and don’t have. For my mistakes or the fate of life. I hate and […]

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 27, 2021

By Massimo Usai I don’t like everyone, either if it’s Christmas. How you could like everyone you meet or everything you see? Well, as you know, you have for sure some friends in your circle that always say, “I love everything.” “We are lucky to

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 25, 2021

By Massimo Usai Dear Jesus, Indeed it is anomalous that you can receive a letter from me, but since everyone does it, I want to try to see what it feels like and what advantages it can bring me if I also write a Christmas letter. The first question I want to ask you is, […]

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 21, 2021

By Massimo Usai It’s 1982, and I still haven’t had anything so transcendental in my life. I was still studying, no solo travel worldwide, and summer had just begun. July had arrived a few days before, but that heat, typical of July, had been in the air for

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 19, 2021

Elbow with one of the best albums of the year… one of the best songs they never wrote The roses are heavyWith rain and for agesveil after veilAnd the pictures are whisperingThe ones we belong toCaught in foreverStartled and proud, all laughing together and babe, if

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 17, 2021

By Massimo Usai (Italian version here) Things in the United Kingdom have changed significantly in the last ten years. From London 2012 to now, it looks like this Country has been changed till the point is almost unrecognizable. I follow media from so many countries, and just

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 17, 2021

By Massimo Usai Le cose in Gran Bretagna sono cambiate in modo significativo negli ultimi dieci anni. Da Londra 2012 ad oggi, sembra che questo Paese sia stato trasformato fino al punto che è quasi irriconoscibile. Seguo i media di così tanti paesi, e solo per fare un

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How to make Tomato Sauce: Simple and very tasty

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 15, 2021

Let’s start with the main sauce to season a portion of pasta: The Tomato Sauce. As you well know, the Tomato came mainly from Peru, where it was … How to make Tomato Sauce: Simple and very tasty

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 15, 2021

And here we are again… another Christmas to spend, but perhaps it would be better to say: Christmas again! After a year off. Ok, I think there is still little to celebrate exaggeratedly. If you have resumed dancing waiting for the end of the year parties, I recommend you put

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Never had a way to go

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 13, 2021

By Massimo Usai We cannot say that the way to go, still, look, observe and relax is the easiest thing to find. You look for it all your life, every day, every moment, but you don’t find it. You look for conventional or premature signs, and you don’t want to miss

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I Love Europe and I love to be European

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 9, 2021

Words and pictures by Massimo Usai The European Union is a group of 27 countries in Europe. These countries came together to make things better, easier and safer for people. They agreed to work together and help each other. At the moment some countries are losing the way,

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 8, 2021

Words and Pictures by Massimo Usai A few days ago, we talked to friends in a chat on what’s up, and the discussion was about the weather. In these first winter days, a common topic among friends, so after someone from Rome hypothesized that “in Rome, it was

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 7, 2021

Words By Massimo Usai The rules were simple between them. She had set a contract and a boundary with her friends. The watchword was not to shame her publicly. Her friends, like her mother, would no longer be allowed to be publicly shamed on her. Because of her hair,

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“Maledetti Italiani”: always outstanding in the Kitchen

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 4, 2021

By Massimo Usai If the kitchen is your favorite place in the house, it is definitely the focal point of our lives at this time of year. The time has come when it is good to take a break from work and daily stress, to spend more time with loved ones. Christmas is a religious

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THE DIARY OF AN ORDINARY DAY

ByMassimo UsaiDecember 1, 2021

By Massimo Usai (Italian version here) At 7 o’clock the alarm goes off, as every ordinary day. Since the pandemic began, I could also push the alarm to 9 am, and in any case, I start to be active around 9.30 am, but I give myself a few hours myself. Once awakened, I

ByMassimo UsaiNovember 30, 2021

Come ogni giorno, alle ore 7 suona la sveglia. Da quando e’ cominciata la pandemia, potrei anche spingere la sveglia alle 9 del mattino, e comunque comincio ad essere attivo intorno alle 9.30 ma mi concedo qualche ora per me stesso. Una volta svegliato, mi faccio come prima

ByMassimo UsaiNovember 29, 2021

Words and Pictures by Massimo Usai Winter is different and perhaps more fascinating than any other season. Perhaps it is the scarcity of available hours that gives the days their unique character. For example, this morning, I woke up at 7.20, and it was still dark outside; I

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One Word Sunday: Dizzy

ByMassimo UsaiNovember 28, 2021

By Massimo Usai Sometimes just changing the perspective of the view of very simple things, like an internal staircase, can make you dizzy. Dizzy is the -word Sunday- a challenge for this week, to see the previous look here to participate with the next one please follow this link.

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There is every time plenty of things to do in Bologna.

ByMassimo UsaiNovember 27, 2021

Words and pictures by Massimo Usai Bologna is such a vivid and vibrant city that there is so much to see and do on any day of the year. For some, wandering under the city’s arcades is nothing more than a habit, a routine that they no longer notice, but for the tourist

ByMassimo UsaiNovember 22, 2021

Testi e fotografie di Massimo Usai Quando veniamo presi dalla velocità della vita, a volte abbiamo bisogno di un promemoria per rallentare per realizzare le cose essenziali. In previsione di quei tempi, prendi in considerazione la possibilità di creare una raccolta di

ByMassimo UsaiNovember 21, 2021

When my love comes downDown to see youWhen my love comes downDown to see youI just want to be with youWhen my love comes downDown to see you Come on, come inStep into the vortexWhere you belongCome on, come inStep into the vortexWhere you belongYeahI just want to hold your

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Where is my home?

ByMassimo UsaiNovember 20, 2021

Photo and words by Massimo Usai I feel at home here because I’m at home here. We have evolved in places like this, living according to the seasons and natural rhythms alongside wild animals and plants. We didn’t evolve to sit in traffic and stare at a computer

ByMassimo UsaiNovember 19, 2021

Words and Pictures by Massimo Usai Playing with colours can energize you to instil more happiness in your world and explore what makes you feel good. Colour plays an incredible role in the way we look and feel in everyday life. When you wear beautiful colours in your dress

ByMassimo UsaiNovember 15, 2021

Testo e Foto di Massimo Usai “All’inizio… “questa è solitamente la frase di apertura della storia che vuoi scrivere. Che si tratti di un romanzo, un post per un blog o persino quel libro di fotografie che hai sempre sognato di pubblicare, “all’inizio”

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Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.

ByMassimo UsaiNovember 10, 2021

Some days do not quickly lower caution in my path. At a crossroads of the path in the park, I suggest to myself deviate from the way prescribed by the maps now all computerized, and this variation offers a warning to my innermost self before consenting with myself.

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Alessandria, memorie dal profondo del mio passato alla ricerca di un futuro migliore

ByMassimo UsaiNovember 8, 2021

La città piemontese riesce ad infondere il sapore inconfondibile del passato senza lasciare il retrogusto amaro di un’epoca che si è chiusa. Architettura e cultura hanno segnato in modo profondo la storia di Alessandria. Sapori tradizionali e il carattere gentile delle

ByMassimo UsaiOctober 28, 2021

By Massimo Usai “I saw a guy at the local coffee bar today. No iPhone. No tablet. No laptop. He just sat there. Drinking coffee. Like a Psychopath.”

ByMassimo UsaiOctober 27, 2021

By Massimo Usai Ho passato molto tempo in Polonia in questi ultimi cinque anni, e sono rimasto sempre piacevolmente sorpreso dal livello di lavoro e progresso che questo Paese sta raggiungendo sotto il livello economico e, almeno nelle grandi città, a livello sociale. La

ByMassimo UsaiOctober 25, 2021

Articolo di Massimo Usai Ultimamente, mentre ci avviciniamo al vertice sul clima delle Nazioni Unite, che comincia proprio domenica prossima a Glasgow, parecchi giornali conservatori e alcuni politici di tendenza simile, hanno scritto e parlato molto del clima, cercando di

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The Journey of our life

ByMassimo UsaiOctober 21, 2021

By Massimo Usai Every day we add someone or something to this journey, and the next day we already miss them like the previous ones. It is not a spiral; it is not a circle that repeats itself. It is only a road that begins and ends, and it is the only thing that is […]

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Turin: Every excuse is excellent to visit the former Italian’s Capital.

ByMassimo UsaiOctober 16, 2021

Words and Pictures by Massimo Usai (Italian Version HERE) EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2022 AT TURIN The news of recent weeks is that next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place in the Italian city of Turin, as was announced by surprise in recent days by the

ByMassimo UsaiOctober 9, 2021

“Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and our children`s future. It is clear we must act.” Eliot Spitzer By Massimo Usai (versione italiana qui’ ) I remember the first time they told me about global warming, I was in

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Our lessons every day come from the journey, not the destination.

ByMassimo UsaiOctober 4, 2021

By Massimo Usai Every day we add someone to our journey, and the next day we miss them like the previous ones. It is not a spiral. It is not a repeating circle. It is just a road that begins and ends, and it is the only thing that repeats itself for all those before […]

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London: £630 for a steak! Just insane

ByMassimo UsaiOctober 1, 2021

by Massimo Usai In England (London) a Salt Bae restaurant has opened, and the prices have attracted media attention. My impression is if you can pay £ 630 for a steak without feeling morally conflicted, it’s not your stomach that is empty.

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 30, 2021

By Massimo Usai Easy to say, but Spanish people is different from French, which is different from Germans, which is different from English, without mentions the difference between Polish or Dutch, or between Swedish and Italian.In fact, from some Countries, I could bet

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 29, 2021

By Massimo Usai ( Puoi leggere il post oppure ascoltarlo sul podcast, a te la scelta ) Ho provato, a gennaio, a prevedere cosa sarebbe stato il 2021, pochissimi di noi ci avrebbero messo dei soldi anche sulle nostre stesse previsioni, essendo l’anno in cui tutti, ma

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 28, 2021

By Massimo Usai Politics and the world have changed in the last 30 years and some people still talking about good was the past.As we know very well isn’t true, isn’t reality, we were younger, that’s it. But the truth is that try to apply old formulas to

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 25, 2021

By Massimo Usai Strasbourg is one of the largest cities in France with nearly half a million inhabitants in a metropolitan area spanning across the river into the German city of Kehl, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. The city is the seat of the Council of Europe, the

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 24, 2021

by Massimo Usai THE MEN’S ROAD RACECOURSE FOR THE CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2021 EDITION IS DEFINITELY WILD. Leuven is located between Liège and Brussels and has known in its past one of the most brutal pages of Belgium during the First World War.The Germans invaded

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 24, 2021

by Massimo Usai SOSTENIBILITÀ : PIÙ CIBO, MENO SPRECHI Prendo spunto da una serie di articoli che ho letto recentemente collegati al possibile tracollo mondiale dovuto alla scellerata gestione del Pianeta fino ad oggi perpetuata da parte dell’umanità e da questo

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 21, 2021

By Massimo Usai With summer soon coming to an end, it’s worth looking ahead to autumn, when the weather is still warm, having a coffee in some local bar, not too far away from home, will make September so great. Few pictures around my house during a spectacular

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 20, 2021

By Massimo Usai Whether we stay close or go far, taking the time to explore a location on your own offers a different experience than travelling. But what happens when autumn comes, and we try to explore “ourselves”? The cycles of nature always influence our

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 19, 2021

Testo e Foto @massimousai PARTIAMO DAI LUOGHI COMUNI C’è un luogo comune all’estero che vede gli italiani essere troppo snob e in certo senso intolleranti verso il cibo che non arrivi dalla penisola. La realtà è molto differente, la verità e’ che la maggior parte degli

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Quando una foto ti lascia senza respiro per quanto e’ bella.

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 17, 2021

By Massimo Usai Questa iniziativa e queste foto non sono mie. (foto in questo articolo: ” Children in Badakhshan province” Photograph: Emilio Morenatti ) Era da tempo che non vedevo una foto così impressionante come questo gruppo di ragazze afgane. Ora è partita

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 16, 2021

By Massimo Usai In the last few days, some people have started to protest heavily on the roads of the UK. Protest is always very controversial. There are peaceful protests, and not so peaceful protests. I believe that protests impact the basement of the culture of every

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Oh, fall! There are just so many reasons to love the season—where to even begin?

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 15, 2021

By Massimo Usai For today I won’t just show you two pictures that present the new season. I took a few leaves on the park, bring at home and used them as a “model” in my studio.

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 13, 2021

Text and photography by Massimo Usai As I begin to make plans for future travel, I’m thinking about the last place I visited and used it for photo opportunities and inspiring stories to write. At the same time that I look with optimism at new adventures, the memories

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 11, 2021

By Massimo Usai Gli attacchi terroristici dell’11 settembre sono stati uno shock per il sistema americano e mondiale, e non sono certo che il Mondo si sia ripreso completamente dalle conseguenze di quegli orribili eventi avvenuti esattamente 20 anni orsono. Senza

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E’ come se fosse nuovamente capodanno

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 10, 2021

By Massimo Usai L’Autunno e’ un capodanno lavorativo, dopo le vacanze si riprende con le attivita’. Come dopo Natale, ma questa volta e’ solo dopo le vacanze estive e se c’impegnamo possiamo evitare di riprendere la “solita” vita, quella con il pilota automatico

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 9, 2021

Attraversare le Alpi mentre il sole cala dietro le montagne e rimanere affascinati. @massimousai

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 7, 2021

By Massimo Usai Who is Bansky? A mystery never solved and probably will be a secret for long time. On this website, someone tries to guest, and if Robin Gunningham is where he will put the money on, I still think Massive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja is the one I would put

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 6, 2021

By Massimo Usai La pioggia era persistente tutti il giorno, il che non è inusuale se vivi nel nord dell’Europa a pochi passi dall’Atlantico. Non era la prima volta che vedevo piovere in quella maniera, ho vissuto per 20 anni a Londra e so bene cosa vuol dire “pioggia

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 3, 2021

ByMassimo UsaiSeptember 2, 2021

By Massimo Usai Bruce Nauman, has been defined by The New York Times, The “Artist’s Artist”, and on this definition, one could also stop writing about him. There is an unmissable exhibition, around Europe, in Amsterdam, after the successful one in Great

ByMassimo UsaiAugust 30, 2021

By Massimo Usai Da moltissimi anni, Venezia ha un posto di tutto rilievo nei sogni della gente tra le destinazioni preferite al mondo dove passare una vacanza. Famosa per i suoi bellissimi e meravigliosi canali e palazzi, Venezia si presenta sotto un’atmosfera da sogno

ALL AROUND

“There is no definitive word; there is always tomorrow ».

ByMassimo UsaiAugust 27, 2021

By Massimo Usai The Middle Ages is the time we live in now. People living in Tribalism, conspiracy theories, anti-science, fear of changes. The sentence above explains how the world could have gone from enjoying our wonders around where we are now. Skilled racists, idiots

MALEDETTO ITALIANO

Il Belgio ha anche belle giornate durante l’anno. Bisogna prenderle con entusiasmo appena si presentano.

ByMassimo UsaiAugust 26, 2021

By Massimo Usai La percentuale dei vaccinati in Belgio ha raggiunto livelli altissimi. Il 76% della popolazione ha almeno una dose e ben il 67% ne ha completato il ciclo. Questi dati si trasformano poi in flusso umano in giro per le città, che tradotto vuol dire business e

MALEDETTO ITALIANO

Storie da raccontare, storie da condividere, storie per rimanere vivi.

ByMassimo UsaiAugust 24, 2021

By Massimo Usai Sto scoprendo di avere un sacco di storie da raccontarvi, che, senza il vostro continuo sostegno, visitando il blog regolarmente e scrivendomi belle cose nella mia email box, sarebbero rimaste solo nel mio cuore. L’estate volge al termine e in questo tempo ho

ByMassimo UsaiAugust 22, 2021

By Massimo Usai Not just your holiday but either mine is over. Whether or not you’ve had a chance to go abroad this year, the likelihood is that any big summer plans you had have passed now, and maybe you don’t have much to look forward to on the horizon. We are one week

ByMassimo UsaiAugust 2, 2021

By Massimo Usai Da questo mese comincio una collaborazione importante di cui sono fiero e che spero possa portare tante belle cose e che siano le conseguenze di tanti bei viaggi. Si, perché’ di viaggi si tratta. La rivista si chiama Latitudes Travel Magazine , ha sede a

ByMassimo UsaiJuly 31, 2021

by Massimo Usai Sono tre giorni che esco per comprarmi dell’abbigliamento e sono tre giorni che torno a casa a mani vuote. Cerco delle scarpe, ma vorrei anche una bella camicia e un paio di pantaloni che non siano noiosi come dei semplici jeans. Giro per negozi del centro e

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Two Heads are Better Than One

ByMassimo UsaiJuly 29, 2021

two heads are better than one two heads are better than one

ByMassimo UsaiJuly 24, 2021

by Massimo Usai Mi piace scattare foto di cortecce d’alberi, tronchi particolarmente belli se ne vedono parecchi nei parchi o nei boschi prossimi alla città, e potrei anche dare loro una piccola pacca mentre passo, un po’ come si fa con le persone anziane per sentire la

ByMassimo UsaiJuly 18, 2021

By Massimo Usai Ci sono parole che usiamo in maniera sistematica e che non sappiamo piu’ neppure il significato che essenzialmente hanno. In particolare sentiamo e leggiamo mille volte al giorno queste seguenti parole: “Potrebbe”, “vorrebbe” e “dovrebbe” . Esse sono per il

ByMassimo UsaiJuly 7, 2021

By Massimo Usai Quotation for this week is connect with the Euro 2020, with Football. “Football is an art, like dancing is an art – but only when it’s well done does it become an art'” — Arsene Wenger

ByMassimo UsaiJune 22, 2021

By Massimo Usai Il nome della rassegna è affascinante: “Le Giornate del Respiro”. Quando azzecchi il nome di una rassegna di cultura, sei gia’ al 50% del target della perfezione organizzativa che ti eri proposto di raggiungere in fase di progettazione. La

ByMassimo UsaiJune 19, 2021

By Massimo Usai We in Italy do not say ” See you at 7.00 pm “.We say “around 7.00 pm.” And in that approximation, which does not lack precision but wanting to consider all possible fatalities, there is a whole world behind it. Time is a functional

NO HARD FEELING

The New “Economic Boom” Is On Its Way. It’s Time To Start Having A Positive Feeling About The Future

ByMassimo UsaiJune 4, 2021

By Massimo Usai Are we witnessing the beginning of a new economic boom as we read from statements by every politician, in any newspaper in the world, of whichever nation we look at in recent weeks? According to many World Economic Organizations, the control of the worst

ByMassimo UsaiJune 3, 2021

By Massimo Usai Fantastic Sunset in Brighton Photo by @massimousai A truly amazing sunset on Brighton beach where the word “vivid” does not do the light justice. Today this is my pictures for the “Photo Challenge”. To see the rest of the pictures,

ByMassimo UsaiMay 29, 2021

It's not that hard to live. Just live. Every day. getting up with the sun and sleeping when it dies. Living is simple if we eat when we're hungry. We drink and sing when we feel it. Look at the stars to find a direction and the earth where to put our feet. No frills […]

ByMassimo UsaiApril 30, 2021

By Massimo Usai My “pandemic” year began on the evening of Wednesday, March 05 2020, when I was forced to cancel the air tickets I had purchased a week earlier. The ticket was for an early spring weekend to pass between Rome and Naples. For the first half of that

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Few hopes contained in an upcoming trip for a better spring can improve our days, even if it is only 1 dream

ByMassimo UsaiApril 19, 2021

Traveling tend to magnify all human emotions Peter Hoeg

ByMassimo UsaiApril 26, 2022

Ritrovare casa, la propria casa. E’ questo quello che cerchiamo ogni giorno? Il tocco ritmico delle gocce di pioggia mi culla nel dormire la notte con serenita’ e mi sveglia al mattino spesso troppo presto per poter affermare di aver avuto una notte completa di