https://www.aguaplano.org/en/category/photooftheday/ Un-packaged Travel Thu, 10 Dec 2020 15:38:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 https://www.aguaplano.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-Logo-Aguaplano-senza-scritta-1-32x32.png https://www.aguaplano.org/en/category/photooftheday/ 32 32 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/trekking-in-malawi-2-2/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 18:08:42 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=25004 Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua. An amazing place. An island formed by two twin volcanoes 1600 meters high in the middle of a lake as big as a sea. Six-hour trek to see yet another waterfall. But this 100 meters high!]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/indri-indri-chant-andasibe-madagascar/ Sun, 13 Sep 2020 09:49:03 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=25012 one of the best moments of my life: a long and tiring journey in the forest of Andasibe - Madagascar - to listen to the song of the Indri Indri lemurs. ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/trekking-in-malawi-2/ Sat, 14 Mar 2020 12:19:28 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24985 The experience of flying to fly over the Nazca lines, the mysterious geoglyphs traced by the Nasca Civilization that inhabited this beautiful and arid Peruvian plateau.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/trekking-in-malawi/ Sat, 25 Jan 2020 16:09:36 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24931 Trekking in Malawi. During our long African journey between Zambia Malawi and Mozambique we decided to live the experience of a few days trekking on the magnificent mountains of Malawi, the Mulanje Mountains]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/lavena-coastal-walk-fiji-island-2-2-2-2-2/ Sun, 03 Nov 2019 13:28:41 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24913 The Tio Antonio Social Center in Nicaragua which mainly deals with creating a job and a future for disabled children and the Omeobonbon Family Home in Madagascar which hosts, cares for and study hundreds of children are two magnificent realities that we have personally known.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/lavena-coastal-walk-fiji-island-2-2-2-2/ Sun, 03 Nov 2019 13:08:31 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24901 Traveling means crossing Borders. Frontiere. If possible, on foot. Many are forced to do so today. For those who are not forced it should be an experience to look for, where possible. To re-proportion oneself and the world.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/lavena-coastal-walk-fiji-island-2-2-2/ Sun, 20 Oct 2019 16:36:18 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24878 The village of Sapa - Vietnam, located north-west - almost on the border with China - is a small mountain village that in recent years has become one of the must-see stops on a trip to Vietnam.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/lavena-coastal-walk-fiji-island-2-2/ Sun, 20 Oct 2019 15:11:34 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24861 The city of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is one of the experiences that a traveler should include in his list of unmissable places. Beautiful and ugly together, like all the great cities of the world, it embodies all the wonders and contradictions of the country and the contradictions of the modern world ...]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/lavena-coastal-walk-fiji-island-2/ Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:53:59 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24845 The Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park - Indonesia is a National Park located in the eastern part of the island of Java. It can usually be reached by jeep at dawn with a journey that begins to climb up the mountains...]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/lavena-coastal-walk-fiji-island/ Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:31:42 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24839 The Lavena Coastal Walk is a beautiful, not very demanding trek of about five kilometers on the island of - Taveuni - Fiji Island. We did it back in 2003 but it still seems today preserved in its naturalness.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/taveuni-fiji-island/ Sat, 10 Aug 2019 14:36:05 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24825 Many years ago, during a trip to Oceania, we arrived at Taveuni - Fiji Island. The Fiji Islands have been a great discovery for us. By traveling alone we were able to discover solitary and uncontaminated places of indescribable beauty. ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/savai-island-samoa/ Sat, 10 Aug 2019 13:45:27 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24812 Along the south coast of Sava'i Island - Samoa: walking in the hinterland in search of the Olemoe waterfalls we met these beautiful free horses grazing among tall palm trees. The green of nature ...]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/laguna-colorada-bolivia/ Sat, 03 Aug 2019 12:47:32 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24739 The Laguna Colorada is located in the department of Potosì, in Bolivia, within the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve of Andean fauna. The whole area is magnificent and alternates plateaus and plains between 4200 meters and almost 6000 meters of the majestic Licancabur volcano. The Laguna Colorada is a large salt lake at high altitude...]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/komodo-dragons-indonesia-2-2-3/ Sun, 28 Jul 2019 13:42:59 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24757 From the town of Puno, on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, you can reach by boat the floating islands of the Uros, a pre-Inca population that invented a new land on the lake to protect themselves from attacks on the mainland. The islands are built with layers of a type of cane that grows on the banks of the Titicaca, the totora, and are anchored at the bottom of the lake ...]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/isla-del-sol-lake-titicaca-bolivia/ Sat, 27 Jul 2019 17:44:30 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24733 La Isla del Sol is located in the Bolivian part of Lake Titicaca. Lake Titicaca is almost as big as a sea at more than 8,000 square km, and is the highest navigable lake in the world (3,800 meters above sea level). La Isla del Sol is an enchanting and remote place that can be covered on foot in an easy trek within a day. ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/rice-fields-flores-indonesia/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:20:07 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24672 A photo taken during a trek on the island of Flores in Indonesia. The island of Flores is one of the most eastern islands of the Indonesian archipelago and much less frequented by tourism than other islands. Rice plantations are widespread and still all hand-grown, mainly by women. ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/komodo-dragons-indonesia/ Sun, 21 Jul 2019 14:21:40 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24662 A special meeting with the Komodo dragons in Indonesia many years ago. When we were there, in 2001, it was still all very wild and we had to look for a boat on the Labuanbajo harbor for a few days tour. Today the Komodo archipelago is one of the most touristic and organized areas of Indonesia. We hope eco-sustainable tourism will prevail...]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/a-boat-on-lake-tanganika-kigoma-tanzania/ Sun, 09 Jun 2019 15:45:50 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24625 A shot taken with my beloved Nikon FM2 with Fuji Velvia 50 on the shores of lake Tanganika a few years ago...]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/rainbow-in-pico-on-a-cloudy-day/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/rainbow-in-pico-on-a-cloudy-day/#respond Tue, 05 Feb 2019 06:16:33 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24378 Shoot this one with a Nikon FM2 using Velvia 50 Fuji. Even if the details are a little foggy, this rainbow in Pico was one of the most beautiful i ever saw!]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/rainbow-in-pico-on-a-cloudy-day/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/even-in-the-smallest-things/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/even-in-the-smallest-things/#respond Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:49:03 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24358 Even in the smallest things... there is beauty. A picture of a Wasp on a log taken with my beloved Nikon FM2 with Fuji Velvia 50 film somewhere in El Salvador.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/even-in-the-smallest-things/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/there-is-beauty-in-the-azores-island/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/there-is-beauty-in-the-azores-island/#respond Sun, 20 Jan 2019 09:40:51 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24281 The Azores Islands never cease to amaze us. There is beauty everywhere here. Mother Nature has created these wonderful Islands in the middle of nowhere...]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/there-is-beauty-in-the-azores-island/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/riding-a-zebu-cart-in-madagascar/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/riding-a-zebu-cart-in-madagascar/#respond Thu, 03 Jan 2019 11:53:59 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24259 After a three day descent of the Tsiribihina River on a canoe, we finally arrive at Antanambao a small market on the south bank of the river, where our guide and friend Moussa after a hard negotiation with the locals loads us on a cart pulled by two big Zebus!]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/riding-a-zebu-cart-in-madagascar/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/pailon-del-diablo-ecuador/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/pailon-del-diablo-ecuador/#respond Thu, 27 Dec 2018 11:40:07 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24240 Ever heard of the Pailon del Diablo? We are literally talking about the "Cauldron of the Devil", a waterfall located on the Pastaza river which is only 30 minutes from the town of Baños in Ecuador.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/pailon-del-diablo-ecuador/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/working-in-the-fields-of-madagascar/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/working-in-the-fields-of-madagascar/#respond Wed, 26 Dec 2018 13:16:13 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24236 We took this picture of a woman working on these colourful fields of Madagascar during our trip there back in 2011. Due to the roughness of the land, only 5.1% of the land area is cultivated and production still remains at levels of pure subsistence.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/working-in-the-fields-of-madagascar/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/10000-followers-on-instagram/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/10000-followers-on-instagram/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:56:18 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24226 We have reached the 10,000 milestone today, after just a year.  Not too bad for a couple of over 50, who are not supposed to be so trendy ;-) Keep travelling, stay young!]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/10000-followers-on-instagram/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/cambodian-child-in-phnom-kulen-waterfalls/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/cambodian-child-in-phnom-kulen-waterfalls/#respond Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:26:58 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24219 Opened to the public in 1999, Phnom Kulen National Park is located about 60 km from Siem Reap, and it can be reached in about 90 minutes. The territory of the park is characterized by a plateau that stretches for about 30 km, with a maximum height of 487 meters s.l.m.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/cambodian-child-in-phnom-kulen-waterfalls/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/bazaruto-island-paradise-a-nice-place-to-get-lost/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/bazaruto-island-paradise-a-nice-place-to-get-lost/#respond Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:56:09 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24184 Bazaruto Island is like a paradise lost, and you can only go there either spending a thousand dollar a day in an exclusive resort, or on a boat day trip from Vilanculos. We obviously choose the second option, but even without the chance of spending the night there it was a magical experience. The place is absolutely pristine and magnificent. We spent hours just walking along its shores and dunes looking at the Indian Ocean. ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/bazaruto-island-paradise-a-nice-place-to-get-lost/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/the-hmong-people-sapa-vietnam/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/the-hmong-people-sapa-vietnam/#respond Sat, 24 Nov 2018 22:41:09 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23792 The Hmong people, mostly known in the western world thanks to Clint Eastwood's movie Gran Torino, are an ethnic group  originally from China.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/the-hmong-people-sapa-vietnam/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/surreal-morning-on-the-tsiribihina-river-madagascar/ Sun, 18 Nov 2018 08:09:32 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23774 Morning on the Tsiribihina River - Madagascar. Slowly paddling surrounded by nature, sleeping in tents along the river, waking up in a surreal morning light like this one ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/la-guajira-peninsula-colombia/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 11:08:27 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23767 La Guajira Peninsula, Colombia. The northernmost point of all South America is an amazing hot, wind battered, semi desertic, almost alien region.  #colombia🇨🇴 #laguajira #travel #traveling #photooftheday #travelphotographer #travelling #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelbloggers]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/colourful-swamp-in-irish-wetland/ Sat, 27 Oct 2018 16:11:15 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23732 I took this picture of a colourful swamp somewhere in an Irish wetland, close to Letterkenny i seem to remember, but i'm not really sure. It was taken with a Nikon FM2 and color slide film Fuji Velvia 50]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/blue-hole-belize-caye-caulker/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/blue-hole-belize-caye-caulker/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2018 17:02:22 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23407 Blue Hole, Belize - Caye Caulker: the Belize coral reef sinkhole in front of a lush Caribbean island, one of the top ten places for divers and snorkelers]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/blue-hole-belize-caye-caulker/feed/ 2 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/fantastic-murales-juayua-el-salvador/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/fantastic-murales-juayua-el-salvador/#respond Fri, 15 Jun 2018 15:13:41 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23520 #photooftheday Fantastic Murales in Juayua, El Salvador. Many houses are painted with joyful and coloured murales #elsavador #rutadelasflores #juayua]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/fantastic-murales-juayua-el-salvador/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/tryng-to-grab-the-perfect-shot/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/tryng-to-grab-the-perfect-shot/#respond Fri, 11 May 2018 06:47:11 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23449 #photooftheday The Amazon River is just too big! #amazon #amazonriver]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/tryng-to-grab-the-perfect-shot/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/what-the-heck-is-aguaplano/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/what-the-heck-is-aguaplano/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2018 15:16:58 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23438 What the heck is Aguaplano?]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/what-the-heck-is-aguaplano/feed/ 1 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/no-traffic-the-azores/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/no-traffic-the-azores/#respond Thu, 19 Apr 2018 09:57:35 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23435 #photooftheday The Azores are lush and quiet! #azores #visitazores]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/no-traffic-the-azores/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/nice-bargain-the-sahara-morocco/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/nice-bargain-the-sahara-morocco/#respond Sat, 14 Apr 2018 18:10:30 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23427 #photofotheday Sahara bargain – How to play with a child and buy a Pink Stuffed Camel at sunset, in Morocco.  #Sahara #SaharaMarocain #Morocco  ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/nice-bargain-the-sahara-morocco/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/dawn-from-the-top-of-kilimanjaro-tanzania/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/dawn-from-the-top-of-kilimanjaro-tanzania/#respond Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:17:37 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23421 Breathtaking 180 degree view from the top of Kilimanjaro. There were no panoramic cameras back when i shoot this, this is actually on film! #photooftheday]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/dawn-from-the-top-of-kilimanjaro-tanzania/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/algodoal-brazil-an-enchanted-island/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/algodoal-brazil-an-enchanted-island/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2017 09:47:04 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/?p=23008 Algodoal, an enchanted Island near the mouth of the Amazon River : the Atlantic Ocean, forests and horse carts on the beach!]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/algodoal-brazil-an-enchanted-island/feed/ 0