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

Litchfield National park (MAP) - near Darwin in north Australia - boasts beautiful landscapes, lagunas and waterfalls.

The trip is beautiful and between a trekking and another a swim on its amazing waterfall is really pleasant. There are sign advising there "should" be no crocodiles here. At least salt water crocs. But the guide alerts us to be always "crocwise"...

Wangi Waterfalls, Litchfield National Park

Florence waterfalls, Litchfield National Park

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waterfalls, Litchfield National Park

on the road, Litchfield National Park

When there are no nature wonders, it's time to meet some animals. There are ordinary and armles ones.

bird, Litchfield National Park

.. and there are other that maybe it's better not to bother.

spider, Litchfield National Park

A primitive cemetery at a first sight, the magneic mounds are just another incredible result of animal & nature. They keep groving one meter per year untill the termite queen dies - that's the end of the whole colony, yet it can take several, several years.

magnetic termite mounds, Litchfield National Park

Adelaide river crosses several national parks in northern Australia. It is the place where the longest predator in the world lives. Here one can find the biggest - and most dangerous - crocodiles on earth: the jumping crocodiles. In most cases it's really easy to spot them - as soon as they see the boat they approach it - there may be food...

jumping crocodile, Litchfield National Park

jumping crocodile, Litchfield National Park

I am inside a huge - and safe - boat, the entrance if far away from their possibility (well, you don't want to lean ouside the window to take picture - they can just rip off your arm...) yet as soon as the first -huge- croc approaches I can feel his scary face...

jumping crocodile, Litchfield National Park

The tour operators just pop a bunch of meat few centimeter above the water level, the predator evaluates the possibility to catch it for a while, slowly and then suddenly it jumps to get it. In that moment you get to know the fact that if you are not in a boat, you are simply fucked up...

jumping crocodile, Litchfield National Park
jumping crocodile, Litchfield National Park

Going back to darwin, there is still time for the sunsut. I go to the seaside and wait. It's worthy...

sunset, Darwin

sunset, Darwin

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