After the adventure in Sumatra — sweating and walking through the primary jungle for 5 days — we needed some rest and easy travel. Bali was the perfect destination for just that: beautiful landscapes, temple visits, beaches, good food, and a great vibe. There is an incredible amount of things […]
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One of the highlights of our three-week trip to Indonesia was without any doubt the 5-day trek in a Sumatran jungle. Not so much for the wildlife encounters, which were limited in the non-touristic part of the trek, but for the experience itself. Moving around the primary jungle from one […]
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In summer 2025 we planned a three-week trip to Indonesia, one of the few countries in Asia I had not yet visited. After in-depth research and long negotiations, we decided to divide the trip into three macro areas, roughly one week each, with Jakarta as the starting and finishing point: […]
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This post is about my second volunteering experience in Uganda for a small NGO at Kaihura village, and the important work this NGO carries out for the community My second volunteering experience in Uganda has taken place in Kaihura, a small rural village to be found on the main road […]
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In this post, I pay a tribute to Nobel prize literature laureate José Saramago and three of his books: Caim, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, and Blindness “The history of mankind is the history of our misunderstandings with god, for he doesn’t understand us, and we don’t understand him.” […]
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Fort Portal is fuuuun, and it is ideally located to enjoy some of the best activities Uganda has to offer. If you are travelling the country, a stopover is an absolute must. Fort Portal is a paradise for travellers, a crossroad town in Uganda among amazing greenery, where you can […]
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As I am about to leave for a new adventure in Africa, I take some time to reason upon questions that I have been dwelling on for quite some time now during my travels: how can I find my true self? I haven’t been writing in a while, since I […]
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A review of Hanna Arendt’s insightful essay inspired by the most controversial trial to a Nazi after World War II. What is the Banality of Evil? In her classic essay “Eichmann in Jerusalem, a report on the Banality of Evil”, Hannah Arendt retraced the story of the Holocaust and all […]
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In this post, I draw from the famous Chinese tale of the frog living at the bottom of a well to reason upon freedom, awareness and friendship. I have always been intrigued by the Chinese tale of the frog that lives at the bottom of a well from where it […]
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Right in between the picturesque hilly landscapes of Marche, we find Museogiocando, an incredible collection of toys from all times, captivating anecdotes, and very lively scale models. (For an Italian version, scroll down) It is very well known that playing games always had a fundamental role in peoples lives, be […]
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There’s nothing like reading a good book when travelling, and I take pride on my book choices, so in this post I provide the list of the about 40 books I read during my long journey in Asia, and a short (or not) review for each of them. Yep, 40 […]
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Is it possible to describe 18 months of life in a few words? I don’t know, I don’t think so. Perhaps only colours, shapes, emotions and vague memories remain. I went through all Asian latitudes, and from Vladivostok I traveled back to Italy only using land means of transport. In […]
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