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Lanterns at Kasuga Shrine

A Day Trip to Nara, Chasing Breathtaking Temples, Shrines, and Deer

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It’s often overshadowed by Kyoto, but a day trip to Nara is a must if you want to see the best of Japan. My jaw dropped as I walked from temple to temple in Nara Park.

Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, and more than thousand deer strolling freely in the park: Nara Park took my breath away.

Founded in 710 A.D., over time Nara’s development was strongly affected by influences from China and Korea, and the city soon became the cradle of future Japanese culture and architecture.

Unlikely many cities of Japan, ravaged across the centuries by earthquakes and fires, many historical buildings in Nara survived time, wars and natural disasters. Today, they are one of the most stunning ancient architectural complexes in Asia, a site whose beauty will stick in my memory forever.

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Category: JAPANTag: asia, fascinating cities, unesco whs

Pakistan, Shimshal Village-2 copy

Discovering the Remote and Beautiful Shimshal Valley [Part 2]

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Visiting the beautiful and remote Shimshal Valley was much more than a trip to a unique and little-known place, it was a journey into myself, it made me uncover longstanding fears, it drove me to overcome them.

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Category: PAKISTANTag: asia, unusual destinations

Pakistan, Shimshal Valley

Discovering the Beautiful and Remote Shimshal Valley [Part 1]

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I hadn’t planned to visit Shimshal, a beautiful remote valley in Gilgit Baltistan (north Pakistan). It ended up being one of the best experiences of my Pakistan adventure.

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Category: PAKISTANTag: asia, unusual destinations

Pakistan, Chilas

World’s Most Dangerous Roads: The 4WD Track to Fairy Meadows [VIDEO]

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One of the best experience of my recent trip to Pakistan. A 4WD Jeep drive on one of world’s most dangerous roads, to reach Fairy Meadows, a beautiful mountain area with breathtaking views on the Nanga Parbat.

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Category: PAKISTANTag: adventure, asia

Fairy Meadows Road

Trekking to Fairy Meadows, With my Personal Police Escort

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The police escort, one of the world’s most dangerous 4WD tracks, a sublime landscape, and altitude sickness: what an experience trekking in Fairy Meadows!

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Category: PAKISTANTag: adventure, asia, hiking & active travel

Lahore Akbar Mandi Bazaar

Discovering Lahore and its Magic [Day 2]

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When I decided to travel to Pakistan, I hadn’t originally planned to visit Lahore.

I crave for mountains much more than I am attracted by cities, and my very tentative itinerary (I’m not much of a planner and I definitely prefer spontaneous journeys, whenever possible) was focused on the area north of Islamabad towards the Chinese border and, possibly, also west, close to Afghanistan.

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Category: PAKISTANTag: asia, fascinating cities, unesco whs

Lahore Badshahi Mosque

Falling in Love with Magic Lahore [Day 1]

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When I decided to travel to Pakistan, I hadn’t originally planned to visit Lahore.

I crave for mountains much more than I am attracted by cities, and my very tentative itinerary (I’m not much of a planner and I definitely prefer spontaneous journeys, whenever possible) was focused on the area north of Islamabad towards the Chinese border and, possibly, also west, close to Afghanistan.

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Category: PAKISTANTag: asia, fascinating cities, unesco whs

Mount Bromo, The Hike That Was Not

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I love hiking. It is one of the things I enjoy doing the most. I love the physical fatigue it causes me. I don’t mind the ache in my muscles the day after a hike. I cherish the feeling of freedom, the closeness to nature and every single breath of fresh air I can gasp …

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Category: INDONESIATag: asia, hiking & active travel, nature & landscapes

A Random Train Journey to Discover a Different Side of Japan

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Would you take a random train in Japan? I did, and it was one of the most interesting experiences I had in this intriguing country. Why a random train journey, you might ask? And why in Japan?  It’s part of who I am. A sign of how for me the meaning of “travel” evolved over …

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