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Indonesia, with its more than 17,000 islands, offers an incredible variety of landscapes and cultures. Among these gems, the enchanting island of Bali stands out, known as the “Island of the Gods.” My first visit to Bali was in 1989, and since then, I have returned four more times, discovering charming places, meeting lovely people, exploring new diving sites, and witnessing firsthand the changes on the island: the increasingly chaotic and intense traffic and the evident “modernization” of its inhabitants. […]
The Red Sea, nestled between North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, is renowned for its crystal-clear waters teeming with marine life. Among the most captivating destinations along its shores, Sharm El Sheikh stands out as an extraordinary haven for snorkeling and scuba diving enthusiasts. his underwater paradise offers an unforgettable experience with its beautiful coral reefs, diverse marine species, and breathtaking underwater landscapes. Located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh is a highly […]
The first time I went in the oldest and largest National Park in Croatia, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was in summer 1983. I was immediately struck by the beauty and peculiarities of this treasure of Nature. Over the years I have returned three more times: two during autumn and one during winter. I have always been amazed by its changing beauty that follows the course of the seasons. The park is located between the Mala Kapela mountain ranges […]
Indigo, light brown, blue and black are the colors that distinguish the sea jay (Coracias garrulus After the beginning of spring, in april, they begin to arrive in Italy and Europe, from sub-Saharan Africa, from their wintering quarters, to establish nesting and breeding territories. The current breeding area includes the countries of the western Mediterranean, the Balkans, Eastern Europe and Russia, Turkey and part of the Middle East. Its arrival is synchronized with the arrival of the heat and with […]
Deserts, sand dunes as high as mountains that reach the ocean with colors ranging from yellow to rust, torrential rivers dry for many months of the year, dirt roads that look like billiard tables and very dangerous because they invite you to press on the accelerator, mines of precious minerals, generally hot/dry climate ranging from desert to subtropical, the second country in the world for population density per sq km (3.3 people), at least 11 different ethnic groups present on […]
In 2018 I started planning a trip in India to photograph the queen of the jungle: the Bengal Tiger. The Bengal Tiger is a subspecies of Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) which lives in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and in China (southern Tibet); it is a powerful feline, up to three meters long (90 cm are the tail), is 90-95 cm high at the withers and weighs over 250 kg. In the wild it lives up to 16-18 years. As […]
Lemurs, chameleons, the great biodiversity, the giant Baobabs, the endemisms, the continuous discovery of new species have attracted my attention to Madagascar since I was a boy. Fourth largest island in the world, it hosts 5% of the Earth’s species, 80% of which are endemic, that testifies to the millennial isolation of the island from other continents, Africa and Asia, from which 140 million of years ago. I am just back from a stay in Nosy-Be (Big Island) where, in […]
