Dal 2011 al 2012 ho avuto la fortuna di poter viaggiare attorno al mondo. 

Partito da solo, zaino in spalla e macchina fotografica, per otto mesi ho viaggiato verso EST vivendo una continua estate attraversando tutti i continenti e vivendo esperienze incredibili ed irripetibili.

L'emozione di vedere una leonessa in caccia, sentirsi piccolo nella Grande Muraglia e  unico nell'Isola di Pasqua, ballare tutta la note al Full Moon Party e partecipare al Carnevale nel Sambodromo di Rio. Ma c'è stata anche  la paura di morire sotto una frana, il terrore di vedersi accerchiato da uno squalo e sentirsi annusato da 'qualcosa' di notte nella foresta amazzonica, rischiare di perdersi tra le montagne della  Patagonia e la rabbia di essere stato derubato a metà viaggio.  Andare in bicicletta con i cambogiani, fare surf con gli australiani, giocare a calcio in spiaggia con i Brasiliani, bere vino con gli Argentini... ma soprattutto conoscere ogni giorno nuove persone, avere la libertà di gestire e di fare, di ogni giorno della propria vita, ciò che si vuole.

Sono così tante e così forti le emozioni che rimarranno indelebili per sempre nella mia memoria e per tutta la vita.

In queste pagine racconto giorno per giorno, come è andata la più grande avventura della mia vita.

 

continuing from: "The Last Adventure - PART 1". Being excited by - or scared of- the possibility of meeting a jaguar face to face in the jungle, we start our trekking early in the morning. Mosquito are all way around, I'm glad my blood must be horrible 'cause I don't get any bite. At least from them.

Tarantula, Amazon Forest

On the way our guide Cony explains the secret of the forest: the smell released by a snake, how to pull out a tarantula from his nest (what for?), how a tiny little beautiful frog can send you for two months into a hospital by releasing its poison. He shows us how to build a backpack out of plants: plates, spoon, any kind of tool can be carved in seconds with a knife or, much better, a MACHETE. He also teaches us how to make food out of everything: roots, plants, and even larves of living worms. Yes. I am now looking forward to my next plane to crash on a desert island...

How to survive with a machetein the Amazon Forest
trekking in the jungle, Amazon Forest

insect, Amazon Forest

insect, Amazon Forest

We silently walk after him. Sometimes he suddenly stops, sometimes we run towards - or from - something. Sometimes he just listen to the noise of the jungle and "calls" the jaguar. He sees and hear things that we just cannot. Whether it is all true or not we'll never know, yet participating to the trek is amazing and fun. There are hundreds, thousands and probably millions of different sounds coming from the jungle. Beautiful songs from the birds, scary and terrible unpredictable noises from... who knows?

spider, Amazon Forest

Spider, Amazon Forest

frog, Amazon Forest

In most cases it is extremely complicated to spot animals. They normally don't want to mess with us and have developed all possible techniques to disguise in the nature.

Mimetized frog, Amazon Forest
Frog, Amazon Forest

Snake, Amazon Forest

Apparently we are quite close to the place, yet eventually we don't get any jaguar. Luckyly or not, we'll never know.

Jaguar prints on a tree, Amazon Forest

Before going back home, there are other interesting - and less dangerous - activities to be done in the forest. The excursion on the boat provide stunning views of swamp, flooded trees and the night excursion allow us to spot a baby anaconda on the shallow water.

swamp, Amazon Forest

river, Amazon Forest
flooded forest, Amazon Forest

Anaconda, Amazon Forest

Yet we need to eat something, therefore we go fishing with the spear. There are thousands of different species of fishes around in this area, and they all seem to be excellent. Even I liked them (I hate fish...)

Spear fishing, Amazon Forest

Lunch for tomorrow, Amazon Forest

Well, there is still time for catching a caiman with the hands in the swamp. "Sure, come back in a couple of years if you dare, you son of a..." it seem to think this tiny baby.

Baby caiman, Amazon Forest

This is the end of my last adventure. By all means the most (potentially) dangerous one - for this reason was scheduled as last. Tomorrow I'll be flying back to Rio de Janeiro where I'll safelly relax a few more days before putting an end to my Round the World trip.

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