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Beautiful desolation
Chile never seems to end. We keep driving north, in this incredibly long, stick-shaped country (today we logged 385 kilometers), but...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 182 min read
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Beachside chillin'
Slower day than usual today. The sun, the wind, the long distances traveled are taking a bit of a toll on our aging bodies, so our...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 181 min read
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See the Chile few people dare to visit.
Another day of amazing sights. We started our journey earlier than usual today. We knew we had at least a three-hour drive to our...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 163 min read
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A bird's eye view of our day...
Oh what a trip! Yesterday we drove a couple of hours north to explore a marine park we had heard much about, and for good reason. The...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 153 min read
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Feeling like we are on vacation, at last!!
Well, here we are with our first blog from Chile. Full day today, which took us to several towns scattered along the very scenic Elqui...
Alberto Rizzotti
Jan 132 min read
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Tunis, a city built on the ruins of Carthage.
And also this vacation has come to an end. Our last few days have been quite demanding. We drove from Tozeur to Tunis, the capital....
Alberto Rizzotti
Oct 12, 20242 min read
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In a galaxy far, far away...
Our last day in Tozeur was also rich with excitement. We hired a driver to take us into the Sahara with a 4x4, since our car could not...
Alberto Rizzotti
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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Border towns and oasis galore.
A full day today for sure. Early breakfast at the lodge, then an hour drive west to the town of Chbika. On the way we saw several camels...
Alberto Rizzotti
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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Tozeur, a city at the edge of the Sahara.
I feel so bad that the pictures we took on Thursday, when we explored the north side of Djerba, did not turn out because I was...
Alberto Rizzotti
Oct 6, 20242 min read
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Djerba - Day 1
Hello friends, our second full day in Tunisia was spent entirely in relaxation mode. We spent the morning partly at the pool, and partly...
Alberto Rizzotti
Oct 2, 20242 min read
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Sumba. A pictorial of the last day.
Greetings from Singapore. We arrived back here last night and are spending the day relaxing, since we already visited in January....
Alberto Rizzotti
Mar 2, 20244 min read
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Sumba. The excitement is brewing.
We woke up at 4:45 this morning to catch our early flight to Sumba. Unfortunately, our flight got rescheduled and did not leave until 2...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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Taking it all in, in Bali
We have been really enjoying Bali. It is a wonderful place, no doubt. Many restaurants, activities, culture, shops, spas, scenery, art,...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 25, 20243 min read
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Bali High
By now y'all know we are in Bali. Before speaking about Bali though, a few words about this country are in order. Culturally and...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 23, 20243 min read
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Biggest lizards in the world
Early rise this morning; 5:30. We had to catch the 6 am launch to Labuan Bajo, a 30-minute ride, so we could join a tour to fabled Komodo...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 20, 20243 min read
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Nirvana?
We've been flying under the radar for the past few days. Hopefully we've been missed. The last two days in Java were basically just...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 19, 20242 min read
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Wonosobo and the Dieng Plateau
If you have been following our posts, you might remember that, back on Sulawesi, we had travelled to a place called Malino that was...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 14, 20242 min read
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Jogja
Jogja is short for Yogyakarta, the city where we've spent the last three days. After chilling on day one, we had planned on visiting the...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 13, 20242 min read
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We've found paradise, and love it.
What a difference a day makes. Today's drive from Purwokerto to Yogyakarta was the easiest of all drives so far, with comparatively less...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 11, 20242 min read
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Facts about Java you may not know
What comes to mind when you think of Java? Coffee? Tropical scenery? Volcanoes? Beaches? You are right on all counts, but it's not the...
Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 10, 20243 min read
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