Roberta Bianchi

Roberta Bianchi

Cultural & Design Specialist

Roberta Bianchi is an versatile author, creative director, and digital strategist whose voice bridges the worlds of design, culture, and contemporary storytelling. With a rich foundation in cutting-edge visual communication and a keen interest in how narrative shapes experience, she writes with the clarity of a designer’s eye and the curiosity of a seasoned traveler. Her work moves fluidly between disciplines — bringing together visual strategy, editorial insight, and the exploration of place. Her approach to writing reflects a lifelong engagement with the cultural context, grounded in a belief that great stories are built from detail as much as idea. Roberta’s work explores not just where we go, but how the places we encounter — and the ideas we carry — reshape the way we see the world.

Latest from Roberta Bianchi

20 Articles
Villa Adriana: Walking Through an Emperor’s Mind in Tivoli
Travel Blog Spotlight

Villa Adriana: Walking Through an Emperor’s Mind in Tivoli

Tivoli, at the gates of Rome, holds two true masterpieces, so the real question is never whether to visit, but where to begin. People can either associate Tivol

October 5, 20265 min read
One Day in the Cotswolds: Choosing the Right Villages
Travel Blog Spotlight

One Day in the Cotswolds: Choosing the Right Villages

Having limited time in the Cotswolds forces a very specific kind of decision-making. On paper, many villages sound interchangeable: warm-toned stone houses, pos

October 4, 20266 min read
How to See the Phi Phi Islands Without (Completely) Losing Your Mind
Asia

How to See the Phi Phi Islands Without (Completely) Losing Your Mind

The Phi Phi Islands are one of those places that live permanently in our collective imagination. Turquoise water, limestone cliffs, beaches so perfect they look

October 4, 20266 min read
Star Wars Destinations in Europe: Skellig Michael, Ireland
Europe

Star Wars Destinations in Europe: Skellig Michael, Ireland

Skellig Michael is, quite literally, a rock in the middle of the Atlantic. Nothing but ocean around, seabirds cutting through the wind, and the very real sensat

October 2, 20266 min read
Two Weeks in the Azores: the Atlantic Rhythm of São Jorge and Terceira
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Two Weeks in the Azores: the Atlantic Rhythm of São Jorge and Terceira

I moved on for the final stretch of my two-week journey through the Azores, first to São Jorge and then to Terceira. As anticipated, it felt like stepping into

October 2, 20266 min read
Iona Island: Crystal Waters, Stone Abbeys, and the Quiet End of Europe
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Iona Island: Crystal Waters, Stone Abbeys, and the Quiet End of Europe

I’ll admit it: I’m irresistibly drawn to solitary natural places of striking beauty, so I may be a little biased when I say that Iona, a tiny island in the Inne

October 2, 20267 min read
Carsulae: The Roman City Nobody Knows About (and That’s Exactly the Point)
Europe

Carsulae: The Roman City Nobody Knows About (and That’s Exactly the Point)

There are Roman ruins that come with ticket queues, audio guides, and a steady hum of background noise. And then there’s Carsulae—a place so quietly spectacular

October 1, 20265 min read
Two Weeks in the Azores: Volcan-Lovers’ Dreams Faial and Pico
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Two Weeks in the Azores: Volcan-Lovers’ Dreams Faial and Pico

After several days immersed in the geothermal intensity of São Miguel, I headed west on my Azores journey. Faial and Pico, separated by just five miles of ocean

September 30, 20266 min read
Skiing Beneath Piz Palù at Bernina Ski Resort, Italy
Europe

Skiing Beneath Piz Palù at Bernina Ski Resort, Italy

“I’m from the Piz Palü region,” the British officer explains, trying to justify his peculiar German accent in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. The char

September 28, 20266 min read
Drinks and Dinner at Opposite Ends, Hanoi Edition
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Drinks and Dinner at Opposite Ends, Hanoi Edition

Hanoi has a special talent for throwing you from one extreme into another without warning—and somehow making both feel perfectly normal. One minute you’re sitti

September 27, 20264 min read
What to Expect When Visiting Highclere Castle, Downton Abbey’s Iconic Set
Europe

What to Expect When Visiting Highclere Castle, Downton Abbey’s Iconic Set

I visited Highclere Castle on a gray, overcast English day—the kind of sky that photographers complain about. Low clouds softened the outline of the house, the

September 26, 20265 min read
Inside Thailand’s Most Beautiful House: Art, Silk, and Cultural Dialogue at Jim Thompson House
Travel News

Inside Thailand’s Most Beautiful House: Art, Silk, and Cultural Dialogue at Jim Thompson House

In Bangkok, Thailand’s vibrant capital, there’s certainly no shortage of attractions — from food-driven experiences to cultural landmarks — yet there is one des

September 26, 20265 min read
Corfe Castle: Steam Trains, Stone Drama, and a Beautiful Hilltop Ruin
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Corfe Castle: Steam Trains, Stone Drama, and a Beautiful Hilltop Ruin

Corfe Castle clings to its hilltop like a bird’s nest made of stone, all angles and confidence, as if gravity were optional. You spot it from miles away while d

September 25, 20265 min read
Star Wars Destinations in Italy: Reggia di Caserta
Travel Blog Spotlight

Star Wars Destinations in Italy: Reggia di Caserta

Italy has an almost unfair concentration of palaces, but Reggia di Caserta plays in a category of its own. Vast, theatrical, and unapologetically ambitious, it

September 25, 20267 min read
Star Wars Destinations in Italy: Villa del Balbianello, Beauty Suspended on Lake Como
Europe

Star Wars Destinations in Italy: Villa del Balbianello, Beauty Suspended on Lake Como

When in 2002 George Lucas chose Villa del Balbianello, on Lake Como, as the setting for a scene in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, framing the rom

September 24, 20266 min read
The Town That Refuses to Disappear: Visiting Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy
Europe

The Town That Refuses to Disappear: Visiting Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy

In that part of Italy where every hilltop and every valley seems to hold a hidden wonder, there is a village as extraordinary as it is fragile. We are about 120

September 21, 20266 min read
Why One Day in Val d’Orcia Is Never Enough
Travel Blog Spotlight

Why One Day in Val d’Orcia Is Never Enough

Spending just one day in Val d’Orcia feels both like a privilege and a small frustration, considering how much there is to see and do in this beautiful corner o

September 18, 20266 min read
Skiathos: My One-Week Itinerary in Search of a Quintessential Greece
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Skiathos: My One-Week Itinerary in Search of a Quintessential Greece

I chose Skiathos with a very specific idea of Greece in mind. I was looking for something quintessential Greek —clear water, recognizable beaches, strong Medite

September 17, 20268 min read
Chesil Beach: Walking the Edge of Time on England’s Jurassic Coast
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Chesil Beach: Walking the Edge of Time on England’s Jurassic Coast

Chesil Beach is the heart of the Jurassic Coast, and without question my favorite place in this extraordinary corner of southern England. Here, the sea meets so

September 16, 20266 min read
Crossing from Cambodia to Vietnam by Boat down the Mekong: a Cinematic Experience
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Crossing from Cambodia to Vietnam by Boat down the Mekong: a Cinematic Experience

If your travels in Southeast Asia ever take you from Cambodia to Vietnam, you have three options to cross the border: by plane, by car, or by the method that, f

September 15, 20266 min read