Casale Monferrato
Casale Monferrato is in the Piedmonte region of Italy about 100Km west of Milan Italy. I am staying in at “Serydarth” an “Intercultural Space”. I really like how it sounds and you are probably wondering what is an “intercultural space”. I had no idea either but I decided to go and spend some time checking it out. I arrived at the train station greeted by Charles from the USA riding his bike across land and sailing across oceans to circumnavigate back home to Wisconsin. Why ? I wonder and it is the same question people often ask me. The answer is really quite simple, “why not?”. I don’t think there has to be a why for anything but simply because you want to and you can.
So getting back to “Serydarth” it is simply a place in which you can participate in whatever way you want to share who you are with the community of Casale and/or other travellers. It is an apartment in the old town, where you can stay for short time as a guest or longer time as a volunteer. A communal house, open to everyone for a place to sleep, to rest, to socialise, to share, to contribute in anyway you wish. What a wonderful idea !
It is only Charles and myself there this week but plenty of locals come by and say “Ciao” from time to time. Charles volunteers his time offering to fix bikes for free down at the Piazza Manzini. I help out with keeping the place neat & tidy and will be making a Vietnamese breakfast to bring a little bit of Vietnam to Casales. Getting all the ingredients will be a challenge and some improvisation is in order so I hope it will work out.
Cristhian, a Casale local with a love of travel and sharing culture, set up this place. A gentle, softly spoken young man with a vision to bring the world to the Casale community and allowing visitors to become acquainted with this lovely town and its people. It is only through donations that this place can continue and I sincerely hope that it does continue.
If you are ever in Italy, come and stay at Serydarth in Casale Monferrato.
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September 18, 2009 8:15 pm 2 Comments
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By Ian SSFS, September 29, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
Hi Tina. Sitting here at work and thought I would check your blog for the first time in a bit. Your Italian adventure sounds awsome not to mention the right leisurely pace. Where next??
By Tina, October 1, 2009 @ 3:49 am
I am in Naples and heading to Sicily to go sailing around the Meditteranean sea going towards Greece. That should be lots of fun.