Archive of month: 2019

Photo taken at Kagbeni, Nepal

I remember the road from Beni to Kagbeni as endless. We spent a total of 8 hours in a shaky jeep on a dusty, uneven, unsafe mountain road

Photo taken at Beni, Nepal

Just after Maldives I was in Nepal, on my way to Upper Mustang. It took us 2 hours to find a jeep ride in Beni. So I spent some time observing local life

Photo taken at Maldives

While visiting Maldives in early 2018, I had the chance to go to sea with a group of local fishermen, those experiencing life on board of a traditional fishing boat

Photo taken at Maldives

This time last year I was visiting Maldives, in some of the less touristic parts of the country. These islands could be one of the first victims of sea level rising

Photo taken at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

One year ago I was arriving in Shimbwe, a village at the edges of Kilimanjaro National Park. In the last 5 years moto taxi have become really popular not only in big towns like Moshi but also in small communities such these

Photo taken at Pamukkale

Last year in February, while in Pamukkale, I followed some lavorare in a quince field. That gave me a view of real daily life in the region, away from the tourist attractions. Today this kind of jobs are being replaced as the tourism industry develops

Photo taken at Pamukkale

Today the experience of Pamukkale has been restricted and designed in order to preserve its unique limestone. Only a central path is open to tourists, who can cross it barefoot

Photo taken at Pamukkale

One year ago. Before becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site, the white pools of Pamukkale almost disappeared because of the abuses of mass tourism

Photo taken at Pamukkale

One year ago, after spending some time in Episcopia, I started my trip in Pamukkale, Turkey. I needed a close, easy destination to test my equipment before heading to Africa