From 2011 to 2012 I was lucky enough to be able to travel around the world.

My backpack and I left Rome for eight months travelling towards the EASY, living a continuous summer across all the continents and experiencing incredible and unrepeatable experiences.

The thrill of a hunting lioness, the feeling os being so small on the Great Wall and the magic on Easter Island, dancing all the night at the Full Moon Party, participating in the Carnival in the Rio Sambadrome. But there was also the fear of dying under a landslide, the terror of being surrounded by a shark and feeling smelled by 'something', in the dark Amazon forest night. The risk of getting lost in the Patagonia and the anger of been robbed halfway through the trip.  On a bike with Cambodians, surfing with Australians, playing football on the beach with Brazilians, drinking wine with Argentines... everyday was a new story with new people, giving me the priceless feeling of having the freedom to manage and live every day of ,y life.

There are so many and so strong emotions that will remain indelible forever in my memory and for my whole life.

In these pages you will find, day by day, some short stories about the greatest adventure of my life

While in Beijing, a tour to one of the the Seven World Wonders is absolutely mandatory. There are several different access points, the government has renstructured and set up for official visit. One of the most impressive is places to go is Mutianyiu, some 90 Km north of the capital city.

Great Wall, Mutianyiu

The visual impact to the Wall is extraordinary. There are mountains all around, and wherever the sight arrives it is there, disappearing into the horizon

Once you are on it, it seems unexpectedly compulsory to get one direction and start to walk. Giving a look on the back at every corner, you soon realize what a miserable part of the overall complex has been completed

Great Wall, Mutianyiu

However, even after hours of walking, every time a top of the hill is reached, a complete new landscape appears, revealing that the Wall is still there, everywhere, forever. If there is any concept of infinite, that's the best image that this place can transmit.

Reaching the top of Great Wall, Mutianyiu
Infinite Great Wall, Mutianyiu

Almost at the end of my strenght, I reach - at least - the border of the touristic part. The non-restructured part of the Wall, the "Wild Wall" is surrrounded by vegetation, half destroyed, with missing pieces and dangerous holes in the middle of the path. It may not be as beautiful to watch as the restructured part, yet it gives a wild sensation of authenticity. I made my day.

Great "Wild" Wall, Mutianyiu

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