diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98e0029..0fae617 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,97 @@ This library is in early stages of development. It is meant to be used with Rabb
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-An example is provide in ./getting_started_main.py you can run it after starting a RabbitMQ 4.0 broker with:
+An example is provided in ./getting_started_main.py you can run it after starting a RabbitMQ 4.0 broker with:
 
 poetry run python ./examples/getting_started/main.py
 
+### Creating a connection
+
+A connection to the RabbitMQ AMQP 1.0 server can be established using the Connection object.
+
+For example:
+
+```python
+    connection = Connection("amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672/")
+    connection.dial()
+```
+
+### Managing resources
+
+Once we have a Connection object we can get a Management object in order to submit to the server management operations
+(es: declare/delete queues and exchanges, purging queues, binding/unbinding objects ecc...)
+
+For example (this code is declaring an exchange and a queue:
+
+```python
+    management = connection.management()
+
+    print("declaring exchange and queue")
+    management.declare_exchange(ExchangeSpecification(name=exchange_name, arguments={}))
+
+    management.declare_queue(
+        QuorumQueueSpecification(name=queue_name)
+    )
+```
+
+### Publishing messages
+
+Once we have a Connection object we can get a Publisher object in order to send messages to the server (to an exchange or queue)
+
+For example:
+
+```python
+    addr_queue = AddressHelper.queue_address(queue_name)
+    publisher = connection.publisher(addr)
+
+    # publish messages
+    for i in range(messages_to_publish):
+        publisher.publish(Message(body="test"))
+
+    publisher.close()
+```
+
+### Consuming messages
+
+Once we have a Connection object we can get a Consumer object in order to consumer messages from the server (queue).
+
+Messages are received through a callback
+
+For example:
+
+Create a class which extends AMQPMessagingHandler which defines at minimum the on_consumer method, that will receive the 
+messages consumed:
+
+```python
+class MyMessageHandler(AMQPMessagingHandler):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._count = 0
+
+    def on_message(self, event: Event):
+        print("received message: " + str(event.message.body))
+
+        # accepting
+        self.delivery_context.accept(event)
+```
+
+Then from connection get a consumer object:
+
+```python
+    addr_queue = AddressHelper.queue_address(queue_name)
+    consumer = connection.consumer(addr_queue, handler=MyMessageHandler())
+
+    try:
+        consumer.run()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        pass
+
+    consumer.close()
+```
+
+The consumer will run indefinitively waiting for messages to arrive.
+
+
+
 
diff --git a/examples/getting_started/main.py b/examples/getting_started/main.py
index df51e3c..0bb4398 100644
--- a/examples/getting_started/main.py
+++ b/examples/getting_started/main.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._count = 0
 
     def on_message(self, event: Event):
-        print("received message: " + str(event.message.annotations))
+        print("received message: " + str(event.message.body))
 
         # accepting
         self.delivery_context.accept(event)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 13df5ed..7a68560 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "rabbitmq-amqp-python-client"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.0-alpha.0"
 description = "Python RabbitMQ client for AMQP 1.0 protocol"
 authors = ["RabbitMQ team"]
 license = "Apache-2.0 license"
diff --git a/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/address_helper.py b/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/address_helper.py
index 9abba3e..1721f19 100644
--- a/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/address_helper.py
+++ b/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/address_helper.py
@@ -72,3 +72,9 @@ def binding_path_with_exchange_queue(
             + ";args="
         )
         return binding_path_wth_exchange_queue_key
+
+
+def validate_address(address: str) -> bool:
+    if address.startswith("/queues") or address.startswith("/exchanges"):
+        return True
+    return False
diff --git a/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/connection.py b/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/connection.py
index 45589dd..7c63883 100644
--- a/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/connection.py
+++ b/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/connection.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import logging
 from typing import Optional
 
+from .address_helper import validate_address
 from .consumer import Consumer
+from .exceptions import ArgumentOutOfRangeException
 from .management import Management
 from .publisher import Publisher
 from .qpid.proton._handlers import MessagingHandler
@@ -35,11 +37,19 @@ def close(self) -> None:
         self._conn.close()
 
     def publisher(self, destination: str) -> Publisher:
+        if validate_address(destination) is False:
+            raise ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
+                "destination address must start with /queues or /exchanges"
+            )
         publisher = Publisher(self._conn, destination)
         return publisher
 
     def consumer(
         self, destination: str, handler: Optional[MessagingHandler] = None
     ) -> Consumer:
+        if validate_address(destination) is False:
+            raise ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
+                "destination address must start with /queues or /exchanges"
+            )
         consumer = Consumer(self._conn, destination, handler)
         return consumer
diff --git a/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/consumer.py b/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/consumer.py
index 3ea9b94..18b2d71 100644
--- a/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/consumer.py
+++ b/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/consumer.py
@@ -40,15 +40,18 @@ def close(self) -> None:
             self._receiver.close()
 
     def run(self) -> None:
+        logger.debug("Running the consumer: starting to consume")
         if self._receiver is not None:
             self._receiver.container.run()
 
     def stop(self) -> None:
+        logger.debug("Stopping the consumer: starting to consume")
         if self._receiver is not None:
             self._receiver.container.stop_events()
             self._receiver.container.stop()
 
     def _create_receiver(self, addr: str) -> BlockingReceiver:
+        logger.debug("Creating the receiver")
         return self._conn.create_receiver(
             addr, options=ReceiverOptionUnsettled(addr), handler=self._handler
         )
diff --git a/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/utils.py b/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/utils.py
index 1804eb3..cbc1a35 100644
--- a/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/utils.py
+++ b/rabbitmq_amqp_python_client/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 def validate_annotations(annotations: []) -> bool:  # type: ignore
     validated = True
     for annotation in annotations:
-        if len(annotation) > 0 and annotation[:2] == "x-":
+        if annotation.startswith("x-"):
             pass
         else:
             validated = False
diff --git a/tests/test_consumer.py b/tests/test_consumer.py
index ff276a7..683c437 100644
--- a/tests/test_consumer.py
+++ b/tests/test_consumer.py
@@ -53,6 +53,24 @@ def test_consumer_sync_queue_accept(connection: Connection) -> None:
     assert consumed > 0
 
 
+def test_consumer_invalid_destination(connection: Connection) -> None:
+
+    queue_name = "test-queue-sync-invalid-accept"
+    raised = False
+    consumer = None
+    try:
+        consumer = connection.consumer("/invalid-destination/" + queue_name)
+    except ArgumentOutOfRangeException:
+        raised = True
+    except Exception:
+        raised = False
+
+    if consumer is not None:
+        consumer.close()
+
+    assert raised is True
+
+
 def test_consumer_async_queue_accept(connection: Connection) -> None:
 
     messages_to_send = 1000
diff --git a/tests/test_publisher.py b/tests/test_publisher.py
index 0cc2a57..57d7196 100644
--- a/tests/test_publisher.py
+++ b/tests/test_publisher.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from rabbitmq_amqp_python_client import (
     AddressHelper,
+    ArgumentOutOfRangeException,
     BindingSpecification,
     Connection,
     ExchangeSpecification,
@@ -31,6 +32,27 @@ def test_publish_queue(connection: Connection) -> None:
     assert raised is False
 
 
+def test_publish_to_invalid_destination(connection: Connection) -> None:
+
+    queue_name = "test-queue"
+
+    raised = False
+
+    publisher = None
+    try:
+        publisher = connection.publisher("/invalid-destination/" + queue_name)
+        publisher.publish(Message(body="test"))
+    except ArgumentOutOfRangeException:
+        raised = True
+    except Exception:
+        raised = False
+
+    if publisher is not None:
+        publisher.close()
+
+    assert raised is True
+
+
 def test_publish_exchange(connection: Connection) -> None:
 
     exchange_name = "test-exchange"