Spotter since 2018
About me
I am a hyperactive urban human being. Besides working as a sales professional, I fill my days with sports, volunteering, and side jobs. Friends often ask me if I ever sleep, but the truth is that I am just efficient at planning and matching my schedule!
My bike is an everyday companion I ride everywhere in Turin but I also play table tennis and attend cycling classes at the gym.
When it comes to travelling, I am a tireless backpacker, a random walker and an intrepid food taster.
I do take any chance I am given to explore the world but I also like to travel when I am at home and this is why I host travellers on my couch since 2016.
Why Turin
I was born and raised in Turin, in Barriera di Milano neighborhood to be more specific, where I still live today. Barriera is a melting pot area where a powerful mix of cultures, habits, and food traditions coexist, thanks to the migration waves that came one after the other.
Turin has something magical; it is a city of pioneers and inventors where understatement is a way of life and no-one makes a fuss out of almost anything. I love believing that my attitude towards life really resembles the city’s vibe and the environment where I grew up.
Even though I am constantly willing to travel and explore new cultures and places in the world, there is always a tiny part of me that wants to go back home. I am so deeply in love with Turin that sometimes I miss the city more than I miss my family and friends!
I really enjoy exploring Turin myself, with others, and especially with travellers, because it gives me the chance to appreciate once again its beauty through their non-local eyes.
Where else can you find me online?
"Tesoriera Villa and Park" in Turin is an urban park that once belonged to a powerful treasury officer of Savoy. Not it's a pleasant park for relaxation!
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"Campus Luigi Einaudi" in Turin is part of the city's university and its unique second roof has become a landmark of the city. I like it for after work!
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"Master Sandwich" is a small paninoteca in Turin -- literally a 'sandwichery'. Here they make authentic, genuinely huge panini. Try the tuna & mayo sauce!
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"Chiaves-Carrara Bridge" in Turin is a pedestrian bridge built over the river Po. I love coming here around sunset; the light and colors are so romantic...
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"Le Panche Cocktail Bar" in Turin, which means 'the benches', got its name from the original 'tables' -- just a couple of benches outside it. Very chill...
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"Environment Park" is a big science & technology hub in Turin. The buildings are enmeshed in nature and everything's public, open for visits & very quiet.
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The "Central Post Office" in Turin was built in 1911. In my opinion it's a building with interesting architecture that's well worth the visit...
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"Il Baracchino Itinerante" in a freshly cooked vegetarian lunchbox delivery service based in Turin. Let me tell you the many ways in which I love it!
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