LIFE EXPERIENCES
Travelling is my biggest passion and, in the last 6 years, I’ve been able to travel a lot. I’ve been to amazing countries where I’ve met kind people, seen stunning landscapes, tried delicious food and encountered extraordinary fauna and beautiful vegetation.
Among all these visited countries, in some of them, I was fortunate enough to live some unique life experiences. Its uniqueness resides in the type of experience itself, in what I learnt during the experience and/or in how I felt while I was living it.
In this section you might find some travel guidance, tips and orientation but, overall, it is meant to share the peculiarity and uniqueness of some life experiences I was lucky to live.
Working in the mines in Australia – FIFO jobs in Perth
Who would have told me that, after bidding farewell to Australia five years ago, I would be writing this post while working in the mines in Australia? Back then, at Cairn’s airport, as I was getting ready to travel to the first country of my 3-month solo trip in Southeast
What to pack for a year abroad?
Getting ready for your year abroad The big day has finally come. You thought about it for quite some time. It wasn’t easy. You had many doubts and quite some fears but, finally, you made up your mind and decided to spend a year abroad. It might be that you
Vipassana retreat: my 10-day experience (2/2)
Vipassana, Day 4 The Vipassana retreat kept on going. My 10-day experience was far from over. The first hour out of the two at the hall was alright. But the next one was way harder. After breakfast I decided to take a nap (instead of doing some exercise) and, during
Vipassana retreat: my 10-day experience (1/2)
How did it all start? I’m not sure when I heard about the 10-day Vipassana retreat for the first time. It must have been while doing some research on meditation. I know though when it was the first time I meditated. It was back in 2013, which happened to be
Diving in Komodo National Park
As you might remember, I had just said good bye to Dian and I was getting ready for my third time sleeping at an airport. Like usually, I didn’t sleep much, but it was enough to get me going. My trip was coming to an end. After Bali, Java and
2D1N trek in the jungle of Ketambe
I woke up at 08:00 the morning of October the 9th, 2018, after a weird night of sleep. I was tired after having spent a journey travelling from Yogyakarta to Ketambe but, the excitement and the situation made it kind of hard for me to sleep. It was my first
