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

One Shot

It's been my only thought over the last 4 months. There is more: I've been dreaming of leaving for a RTW trip for... years. Tomorrow is the day. Technically I'll be leaving in a few hours...

bags are ready to go

"If you have one shot, one opportunity" someone used to sing few years ago. Well, this is my shot, this is my dream coming true and I don't want to miss a single moment over the next seven months. A huge hug to Rome, my city, and to everybody: relatives, friends, colleagues and lots of people I barely know that I bumped into and whom I told my plan over the last few weeks. The big adventure is now really about to start, tomorrow I'll be in Africa. Tomorrow is another day, that is another continent...

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VIDEO 8 months around the World