From 2011 to 2012 I was lucky enough to be able to travel around the world.

My backpack and I left Rome for eight months travelling towards the EASY, living a continuous summer across all the continents and experiencing incredible and unrepeatable experiences.

The thrill of a hunting lioness, the feeling os being so small on the Great Wall and the magic on Easter Island, dancing all the night at the Full Moon Party, participating in the Carnival in the Rio Sambadrome. But there was also the fear of dying under a landslide, the terror of being surrounded by a shark and feeling smelled by 'something', in the dark Amazon forest night. The risk of getting lost in the Patagonia and the anger of been robbed halfway through the trip.  On a bike with Cambodians, surfing with Australians, playing football on the beach with Brazilians, drinking wine with Argentines... everyday was a new story with new people, giving me the priceless feeling of having the freedom to manage and live every day of ,y life.

There are so many and so strong emotions that will remain indelible forever in my memory and for my whole life.

In these pages you will find, day by day, some short stories about the greatest adventure of my life

RoadMap

RTW started on August in Africa Here is the list of visited places, with available pictures, videos and stories...

August 2011

    • TANZANIA
      3: Arusha
      4: Tarangire: African animals
      5: Ngorongoro: the crater
      6: Serengeti: king's sex
      7: Serengeti: lion hunting...
      8: Lake Maniara: in danger of life
    • ZANZIBAR
      10-11: Stone Town
      12-15: Nungwi: diving in Africa
    • UK
      20: Stonehenge: one day in Europe
    • CHINA
      21-26: Beijing: Welcome to Asia
      27: Great Wall: the neverending job
      27-29: Da Tong: the hanging monastery
      29-31: Ping Yao: a small lovely town

September

    • CHINA
      1-4: Xi'an: terracotta army
      5-7: Chengdu: Panda research center
      8: Leshan: the giant buddah
      10: Shan: sacred mountains
      10-12: Guilin: rice terraces
      13-15: Yangshuo: Jurassic Park
    • VIETNAM
      16-18: Hanoi: good morning Vietnam
      19-21: Halong Bay: the boat trip
      22-24: Sapa: a day in the village
      26-27: DMZ: Vietnam war
      28-29: Hue: imperial life
      30: Hoi An: a look at Vietnamese people

October

    • CAMBODIA
      1-3: Mekong Delta: crossing borders on the boat
      4-7: Siem Rep: Cambodia for dummies
      8-10: Angkor: the 8th wonder
    • THAILAND
      11: Ko Phangan: beach in heaven
      12: Full Moon party : the strangest party ever
      13: Full Moon party continues...: the day after
      15: Ko Tao: scuba diving
      16-17: Ko Tao: yet another paradise
      18-19: Bangkok: how to earn money visiting a city
      19-23: Chiang Mai: trekking in the jungle
      24-:26 Pai: motorbike in the jungle
    • SINGAPORE
      27-29: Singapore : this is not South East Asia...

November

    • AUSTRALIA
      31: Darwin: Welcome to Australia
      1-2: Kakadu National Park: the beauty of Nature
      3-4: Litchfield National Park: Crocodiles!
      6-9: Cairns : diving with turtles
      10-11: Whitsundays Islands: best beach in the world?
      12-14: Byron Bay: surfing time
      15-18: Sydney: the City
    • CHILE
      19-21: Santiago: Welcome to South America
      22-23: Valparaiso: the artist's city
      24-27: Easter Island: One place in the world...

December

    • PATAGONIA
      2-8: Bariloche: Welcome to Patagonia
      9-10: El Bolson: Bycicle adventures
      11-13: Puerto Madryn: Penguins, Whales and...
      14-16: El Calafate: El Perito Moreno
      18-20: El Chalten: Trekking in the mountains
      21-24: Torres Del Paine: alone in the nature
    • 26-29: Tierra del Fuego

January 2012

    • ARGENTINA
      1-8: Buenos Aires: back to summer
      10-12: Cordoba: shows, parties and relax
      14-18: Salta and Jujuy: oloured mountains and a salt lake
      20-23: Reconquista: being a "Gaucho" for one day
      25-29: Iguazu: absolute natural wonder

February

    • BRASIL
      1-4: Florianopolis: Brazilian island
      5-10: Florianopolis wild: island discovery
      12: Paraty: Brazilian town
      13: Ubatuba: yet more beaches
      14-16: Ilha Grande: The Island
      17-19: Rio de Janeiro: It's Carnival time
      19-21: Salvador de Bahia: a more traditional Carnival
      22-25: Chapada Diamantina: trekking in the jungle
      26-29: Morro de Sao Paolo: yet another island

March

  • BRASIL
    4-10: Manaus: the Amazon Forest
    11-15: Rio
    16: THE END: back home

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