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Antarctica

Lemaire Channel and Cape Renard, Antarctic Peninsula

The Lemaire Channel is considered one of the most scenic places of the Antarctic Peninsula. For the beauty of its landscape which consists of snow-capped peaks, glaciers, icebergs and rocky cliffs has become one of the main tourist destinations of Antarctica. The channel has been nicknamed by some “Kodak Gap” just because of its beauty, […]

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China Pakistan

Karakoram Highway: the highest paved frontier pass in the world

The Karakoram Highway (Karakoram Highway) is an international road linking the city of Kashgar in China, in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, with Pakistan. Terminal city in Pakistan is considered to be the town of Havelian in the environs of Abbottabad. The road has a length of 1300 kilometers and due to its high altitude and […]

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Argentina Chile

The Puna: a plateau between Argentina and Chile

The Puna is a plateau that largely belongs to Argentina and to a lesser extent to Chile. This plateau which extends for 75,000 sq km is located at an average height of around 4,500 meters. From a geographical point of view, this region is the southward continuation of the Bolivian Plateau. In Argentina the Puna […]

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Fiji

The lagoon of the islands of Naukacuvu and Narara, Fiji

In the southern Yasawa just over 6 kilometers north of the mountainous island of Waya are the two small islands of Naukacuvu and Narara. The two islands of Naukacuvu and Narara share the same splendid lagoon. These islands in themselves are nothing exceptional, formed as they are from low hills. But the context in which […]

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Greenland

Greenland: The land of the midnight sun

The land of the midnight sun, Greenland, is located in the far north of the planet and is one of the places where the natural phenomenon of the midnight sun occurs during the northern hemisphere summer. In this period in a large part of Greenland, that is the one located north of the Arctic Circle, […]

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Chile Easter Island

Journey to Easter Island: how to do and what to see

I spent almost a week on Easter Island. The island is one of the most remote places in the world. A journey to Easter Island is no joke. Take a geographic map and observe its position you will see that the nearest inhabited lands are thousands of kilometers away. The closest inhabited place, which is […]

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Astronomical photography Chile Itineraries and Travel Reviews

Stars in the Atacama Desert, an adventurous journey

History of a spectacular journey with a pinch of adventure … The main destination of the trip was the Andean highlands of Chile and Bolivia. The trip had been organized to see the flooded Salar de Uyuni. So the chosen period was the month of February which is the only period in which there are […]

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Fiji

The island of Nacula: low hills and beautiful beaches

The island of Nacula is the third largest island in the Yasawa archipelago. Like all Yasawa islands also the island of Nacula is an island of volcanic nature. The island has no roads. For the connections between the villages of the island, the inhabitants use a network of paths that develop within the island or […]

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China Itineraries and Travel Reviews Kyrgyzstan Pakistan

Travel in the mountains of Central Asia

Crossing Kyrgyzstan, China and Pakistan A spectacular itinerary, a travel in the mountains of Central Asia, which from Kyrgyzstan through China reaches Pakistan. In part we drive the mythical Karakoram Highway, the road that connects China to Pakistan passing through the Khunjerab Pass, on the border between the two countries, where the road reaches 4.693 […]

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China Itineraries and Travel Reviews

Travel in Yunnan: landscapes and ethnic groups

This time I visited a province of China characterized by a wide variety of landscapes. The variety of ethnic groups living in Yunnan is even richer. Overall an excellent travel in Yunnan with visits to interesting places, including some outside the classic tourist circuits. This province of southern China has a multitude of landscape varieties. […]

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New Zealand Photography

Spring blooms in New Zealand: lupines and broom

A very beautiful aspect both from the landscape and photographic point of view of a trip made in spring in New Zealand are the blooms. The most beautiful areas for observing the spring blooms are found on the splendid South Island. The best time to admire them is late spring. Generally the month of November […]

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Pakistan

Mount Diran (Diran Peak), Karakorum, Pakistan

Diran Peak (Mount Diran) is part of the Karakoram mountain range, the second highest mountain range on the planet after the Himalayas. This mountain is located in northern Pakistan and is part of the Rakaposhi-Haramosh chain in western Karakoram. Its summit can be seen from the Hunza valley, which is easily accessible thanks to the […]

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Chile Easter Island

Anakena: the most beautiful beach on Easter Island

Easter Island is famous for its mysterious civilization, the one that built the huge volcanic stone statues called “moai”. The island is located in the so-called southern seas, in the waters of the southern Pacific ocean and is part of the islands of Polynesia. Its original inhabitants are also Polynesian and speak a language similar […]

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Georgia

Tusheti, Georgia: tower houses, mountains and gorges

The Tusheti is a mountainous region of northeastern Georgia. This area of Georgia is among the most isolated in the country. Located in the mountains of the Greater Caucasus, the Tusheti borders the Russian republics of Chechnya (in the north) and Dagestan (in the east). Administratively the Tusheti is now part of the Georgian region […]

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Argentina Chile Itineraries and Travel Reviews Photography

Photographic trip to Patagonia in autumn

Patagonia is one of the most beautiful destinations for those like me who love landscapes, infinite skies and nature. Patagonia seen in the autumn is a spectacle of colors, this is probably the best time to visit it. I decide that the next destination is just a photographic trip to Patagonia. After the excellent experience […]