https://www.aguaplano.org/en/ 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/ 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/the-donkey-and-the-rabbit-plays-game-malawi-mountains/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 17:41:53 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=25039 Donkey and Rabbit plays a strange game on top of Malawi Mountains]]> 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/the-donkey-and-the-rabbit-in-tofo-mozambique/ Mon, 07 Sep 2020 17:18:37 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=25007 The Donkey and the Rabbit remembering their Manica beer in Tofo, Mozambique ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/the-donkey-and-the-rabbit-at-home-dreaming-future/ Sun, 22 Mar 2020 10:13:25 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24990 The Donkey and the Rabbit are at home dreaming of the future and building their projects Stay safe! Stay at home! #covid-19]]> 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/amazon-river-how-to-navigate-the-great-river/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/amazon-river-how-to-navigate-the-great-river/#respond Sun, 01 Mar 2020 14:44:06 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24937 Amazon River: the descent of the Amazon River in a month, between boats, forest, animals, beaches, sunrises and sunsets on the river.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/amazon-river-how-to-navigate-the-great-river/feed/ 0 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/the-donkey-and-the-rabbit-are-in-the-azores-faial/ Sun, 29 Dec 2019 00:06:51 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24921 The Donkey and the Rabbit are in the Azores - Faial. Here we are and now we start. Coming soon...]]> 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/the-donkey-and-the-rabbit-are-terrified-by-the-mosquitoes-of-the-amazon-river/ Mon, 21 Oct 2019 18:45:30 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24880 The Donkey and the Rabbit are terrified by the Mosquitoes of the Amazon River! Are you scared? Yes! So... stay inside, please! Stay inside!]]> 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/zambia-malawi-mozambico-2018/ Sun, 28 Jul 2019 18:06:49 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/zambia-malawi-mozambico-2018/ Diary of our last trip to Zambia Malawi Mozambique 2018. An incredible month, between savannah, rivers, mountains, parks and crystal clear seas!]]> 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/belo-sur-mer-madagascar/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/belo-sur-mer-madagascar/#respond Sun, 28 Jul 2019 13:27:46 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24306 To reach Belo sur Mer - one of the must-see destinations in Madagascar - we started from Morondava, a town on the west coast of Madagascar and the capital of the Menabe region, in the province of Toliara.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/belo-sur-mer-madagascar/feed/ 0 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/donkey-and-rabbit-flying-high/ Sun, 09 Jun 2019 15:58:14 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24629 Donkey and Rabbit flying high!]]> 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/donkey-and-rabbit-raising-money-for-their-next-adventure/ Sat, 13 Apr 2019 16:52:13 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24487 The Donkey and the Rabbit visited Virunga National Park in 2014 entering Congo from Rwanda on foot! They soon discovered this magical place and made many new friends, like Humba the Mountain Gorilla!]]> 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/the-donkey-and-the-rabbit-friend-in-virunga/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:59:05 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24365 The Donkey and the Rabbit visited Virunga National Park in 2014 entering Congo from Rwanda on foot! They soon discovered this magical place and made many new friends, like Humba the Mountain Gorilla!]]> 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/the-donkey-and-the-rabbit-sailing-the-amazon-river/ Sat, 05 Jan 2019 09:38:52 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24273 the Donkey and the Rabbit sailing the Amazon River]]> 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/merry-xmas-from-the-donkey-and-the-rabbit/ Tue, 25 Dec 2018 14:31:22 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24230 Merry Xmas from the Donkey and the Rabbit! The Donkey and the Rabbit at home for Xmas, thinking about the next adventure!]]> 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/pictures-of-zambia-malawi-mozambique/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/pictures-of-zambia-malawi-mozambique/#respond Sun, 02 Dec 2018 13:53:01 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23801 Pictures of Zambia Malawi and Mozambique: photographs from our trip in which we have visited three incredible African states: Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/pictures-of-zambia-malawi-mozambique/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/oh-no-stopover-again/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 10:42:54 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=24177 The Donkey and the Rabbit in some airport, waiting for the next flight.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/the-donkey-and-the-rabbit-in-panama/ Sun, 25 Nov 2018 13:56:29 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23797 The Donkey and the Rabbit happy in Panama, San Blas Archipelago]]> 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/lets-go-cruising-on-the-lake/ Sun, 18 Nov 2018 08:26:14 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23779 Let's go cruising on the lake!]]> 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/donkey-and-rabbit-on-lake-kivu-rwanda/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 11:15:52 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23770 The Donkey and The Rabbit on Lake Kivu, Rwanda!]]> 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/donkey-and-rabbit-in-mulanje-mountains-malawi/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:15:22 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23735 The Donkey and the Rabbit relax in the sun after having a hike in Mulanje Mountain, Malawi!]]> 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/donkey-and-rabbit-in-bazaruto-mozambique/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 06:08:56 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23726 The Donkey and the Rabbit have just returned from a trip to Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique! ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/follow-the-donkey-and-the-rabbit/ Sat, 20 Oct 2018 13:47:13 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23719 The Donkey and the Rabbit have roamed the world for the past 20 years. They love each other very much, and they are truly happy only when travelling together. When they first met, many years ago, they compiled a list of all the places they wanted to see before getting too old, so they put the most difficult ones at the top of the list, leaving the easy ones for a time to come when the backpack would become too heavy for them.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/tofo-and-vilanculos-the-beaches-of-mozambique/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/tofo-and-vilanculos-the-beaches-of-mozambique/#respond Sun, 16 Sep 2018 15:39:56 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23693 Mozambique holds the longest stretch of Indian Ocean coastline in Africa with some of the most unspoiled beachfront. 2600km of mostly unexplored and often unnamed beaches make this a destination for backpackers and eco-tourists. Among these beaches two has already becoming an attraction due to the presence of some kind of touristic infrastructure: Tofo Beach and Vilanculos which lies in front of the magnificent Bazaruto Archipelago]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/tofo-and-vilanculos-the-beaches-of-mozambique/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/trekking-in-malawi-the-mulanje-mountains/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/trekking-in-malawi-the-mulanje-mountains/#respond Sun, 09 Sep 2018 12:08:37 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23672 Malawi is a land of surprises. After visiting the beautiful Liwonde National Park, an unexpected great Safari Park, we headed south to Mulanje, a small village at the border with Mozambique. We certainly didn't expect to be able to do trekking in Malawi! Instead we discovered that the village is surmounted by the huge, majestic Mulanje Massif, an astonishing group of mountain which raise from the surrounding plateau more than 2000m peaking at 3002m in its highest point, Sapitwa Peak]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/trekking-in-malawi-the-mulanje-mountains/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/liwonde-national-park-malawi/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/liwonde-national-park-malawi/#respond Thu, 06 Sep 2018 06:27:39 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23663 Malawi isn’t exaclty the first country in Africa to pop up in internet searches when it comes to Safaris, and so we’ve been surprised to discover this little beautiful park which lies at south east near the border with Mozambique]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/liwonde-national-park-malawi/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/cape-maclear-lake-malawi/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/cape-maclear-lake-malawi/#respond Sun, 26 Aug 2018 18:24:45 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23642 Lake Malawi is huge, really huge: al 560km lenght and 70km width it is the third biggest lake in Africa, after Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyka. Cape Maclear, Lake Malawi is in the southern part..]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/cape-maclear-lake-malawi/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/victoria-falls-guide-for-budget-traveller/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/victoria-falls-guide-for-budget-traveller/#respond Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:28:39 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23621 A guide for the budget traveller to Victoria Falls. As we pointed out in our earlier posts about Zambia, this is not exactly a backpacker friendly country. The tourism here is largely about pre-arranged trips, expensive lodges and luxury tour.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/victoria-falls-guide-for-budget-traveller/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/first-impressions-of-zambia/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/first-impressions-of-zambia/#respond Fri, 17 Aug 2018 16:13:50 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23607 First impressions of Zambia: is it a country backpackers-friendly? The short answer is no. Ok, we are just arrived, so our judgement can be biased by the long flight...]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/first-impressions-of-zambia/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/zambia-malawi-and-mozambique/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/zambia-malawi-and-mozambique/#respond Tue, 14 Aug 2018 07:47:49 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23574 We'll be back in Africa (Zambia Malawi and Mozambique) starting tomorrow, after 4 years (last time it was Rwanda and Congo). So excited!]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/zambia-malawi-and-mozambique/feed/ 0 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/female-ranger-killed-two-british-tourists-kidnapped-in-virunga/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/female-ranger-killed-two-british-tourists-kidnapped-in-virunga/#respond Sat, 12 May 2018 12:47:34 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23495 #newsflash One female ranger killed, and two British tourists kidnapped this morning in Virunga National Park, DR Congo https://bit.ly/2IakQM4 #virunga #savevirunga]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/female-ranger-killed-two-british-tourists-kidnapped-in-virunga/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/virunga-ranger-angele-is-running-the-londonmarathon/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/virunga-ranger-angele-is-running-the-londonmarathon/#respond Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:34:15 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23409 The formidable Angèle is intensifying her training as the final weeks approach before the @LondonMarathon. Angèle joined to inspire other women and the Congolese youth to become rangers. A hero of conservation, show Angèle your support: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/VirungaMarathon ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/virunga-ranger-angele-is-running-the-londonmarathon/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/a-tribute-to-keith-wright-world-oldest-backpacker/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/a-tribute-to-keith-wright-world-oldest-backpacker/#respond Sun, 18 Mar 2018 16:25:47 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23381 A tribute to Keith Wright who was the world's oldest backpacker. He kept travelling alone by bus, and sleeping in hostels until he reached 95 years of age. ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/a-tribute-to-keith-wright-world-oldest-backpacker/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/guajira-peninsula/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/guajira-peninsula/#respond Sun, 18 Mar 2018 11:10:02 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/?p=23323 Guajira Peninsula, the northernmost region of South America: Deserts, sand dunes, salt flats and fantastic turquoise sea in the Wayuu Indian territory ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/guajira-peninsula/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/morocco-trekking-in-the-atlas-mountains/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/morocco-trekking-in-the-atlas-mountains/#comments Sat, 10 Feb 2018 12:43:52 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.org/morocco-trekking-in-the-atlas-mountains/ Morocco: Trekking in the Atlas Mountains, walking among mountain passes, immense valleys, Berber villages and beautiful mountains.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/morocco-trekking-in-the-atlas-mountains/feed/ 2 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/a-descent-of-the-river-tsiribihina-madagascar/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/a-descent-of-the-river-tsiribihina-madagascar/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:50:44 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/a-descent-of-the-river-tsiribihina-madagascar/ Tsiribihina Madagascar - a canoe descent on the Tsiribihina River - silence, wilderness and small remote villages sleeping under African Skies]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/a-descent-of-the-river-tsiribihina-madagascar/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/azores-islands-an-unexpected-discovery/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/azores-islands-an-unexpected-discovery/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2018 15:24:09 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/azores-islands-an-unexpected-discovery/ the Azores Islands: an off the beaten track destination. A stunningly beautiful archipelago for nature lovers and trekkers]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/azores-islands-an-unexpected-discovery/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 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/guadalupe-colombia-a-hidden-little-gem/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/guadalupe-colombia-a-hidden-little-gem/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2017 17:15:55 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/guadalupe-colombia-a-hidden-little-gem/ Guadalupe, Colombia: A nice place off the beaten track. The Natural Pools of Las Gachas and a pleasant little village an hour off the main road]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/guadalupe-colombia-a-hidden-little-gem/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/pictures-of-colombia/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/pictures-of-colombia/#respond Sat, 04 Nov 2017 11:57:43 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/?p=22593 ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/pictures-of-colombia/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/before-leaving/ Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:14:30 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/before-leaving/ ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/the-perfect-backpack/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/the-perfect-backpack/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2017 12:51:57 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/?p=21734 ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/the-perfect-backpack/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/2017-colombia-the-first-trip/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/2017-colombia-the-first-trip/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2017 09:19:04 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/2017-colombia-the-first-trip/ We’re ready. Despite all the odds, the problems, the lack of time and money, We go again. Against the wind. We will be back in South America: in Colombia precisely. then Panama and Costa Rica. We will see places like these… Bogotà – Cano Cristales – Medellin – Andes – El Cocuy – San Blas […]]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/2017-colombia-the-first-trip/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/to-costa-rica-the-end-and-a-new-beginning/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/to-costa-rica-the-end-and-a-new-beginning/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:57:32 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/to-costa-rica-the-end-and-a-new-beginning/ ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/to-costa-rica-the-end-and-a-new-beginning/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/colombia-panama-6-san-blas/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/colombia-panama-6-san-blas/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2017 08:57:54 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/colombia-panama-6-san-blas/ From Capurgana to Panama City through San Blas Archipelago. The Kuna culture, and magical beaches on semi-deserted islands! ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/colombia-panama-6-san-blas/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/capurgana-to-the-border-between-colombia-and-panama/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/capurgana-to-the-border-between-colombia-and-panama/#respond Sat, 02 Sep 2017 13:48:56 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/capurgana-to-the-border-between-colombia-and-panama/ From Cartagena to Necocli, to Capurganà: Toward the border between Colombia and Panama: a corner of Colombia off the beaten track, well worth the visit!]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/capurgana-to-the-border-between-colombia-and-panama/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/colombia-4-from-riohachapalomino-to-cartagena/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/colombia-4-from-riohachapalomino-to-cartagena/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2017 09:30:59 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/colombia-4-from-riohachapalomino-to-cartagena/ After visiting the magnificent Guajira Peninsula, we head west on the Colombian caribbean coast towards Cartagena, with a nice but hot and humid stopover in!]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/colombia-4-from-riohachapalomino-to-cartagena/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/guajira-peninsula-the-northernmost-place-in-south-america/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/guajira-peninsula-the-northernmost-place-in-south-america/#respond Sat, 26 Aug 2017 22:22:21 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/guajira-peninsula-the-northernmost-place-in-south-america/ The Guajira Peninsula: the northernmost place of the South American continent: Dunes, salt flats and uncontaminated beaches in one of the wildest corners of Colombia!]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/guajira-peninsula-the-northernmost-place-in-south-america/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/form-bogota-to-the-north-of-colombia-and-the-mountains/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/form-bogota-to-the-north-of-colombia-and-the-mountains/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:30:01 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/form-bogota-to-the-north-of-colombia-and-the-mountains/ North of Colombia: from Bogotà to the Boyaca region, visiing the lovely towns of Raquira, Villa Leyva, Guadalupe and Barichara]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/form-bogota-to-the-north-of-colombia-and-the-mountains/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/colombia-landing-in-bogota-and-cano-cristales/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/colombia-landing-in-bogota-and-cano-cristales/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:24:35 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/colombia-landing-in-bogota-and-cano-cristales/ Colombia: a land to discover: from the snow capped mountains to the Caribbean beaches, from the Savana to the tropical jungle!]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/colombia-landing-in-bogota-and-cano-cristales/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/amazon-travelogue-and-pictures-sorry-for-being-late/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/amazon-travelogue-and-pictures-sorry-for-being-late/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:55:30 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/amazon-travelogue-and-pictures-sorry-for-being-late/ As always at the end of a trip we get caught by everyday life and we need sometime to process the memories.. The travelogue and the pictures are coming… in the meantime, we have something new to share: pen shoots 🙂]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/amazon-travelogue-and-pictures-sorry-for-being-late/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/travelogue-and-photos-the-big-river-descent/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/travelogue-and-photos-the-big-river-descent/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:51:38 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/travelogue-and-photos-the-big-river-descent/ Here’s onine the travelogue and Pictures from our last adventure: the descent of the Amazon River by boat. We spent a month sailing the big river from Peru’ to Colombia to Belem, on Brazil’s atlantic coast, passing through impenetrable forest, sleeping in hammocks, relaxing on sand island and swimming with pink dolphins, staring at distant […]]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/travelogue-and-photos-the-big-river-descent/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-the-amazon/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-the-amazon/#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:30:52 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/pictures-from-the-amazon/ ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-the-amazon/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-thailandia-cambogia-malesia/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-thailandia-cambogia-malesia/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:09:10 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/thailandia-cambogia-malesia-photos/ ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-thailandia-cambogia-malesia/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/virunga-national-park-ranger-ishara-birindwa-killed-defending-the-park/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/virunga-national-park-ranger-ishara-birindwa-killed-defending-the-park/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2015 04:30:05 +0000 http://www.aguaplano.org/?p=8179 https://virunga.org/donate “We deeply regret to announce the death of our Ranger Easter Ishara Birindwa, killed during a Mai Mai attack on one of our positions in the Northern Sector of the park yesterday evening. A force of Mai Mai militias estimated at between 20 and 30 armed men attacked the ranger position in the early […]]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/virunga-national-park-ranger-ishara-birindwa-killed-defending-the-park/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/our-next-trip/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/our-next-trip/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2015 17:03:49 +0000 http://www.aguaplano.org/?p=8163 Forget the Amazon… We will go to Thailand instead. Tickets ready! Always ready to change plans! As Usual. Aguaplano.]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/our-next-trip/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-from-rwanda-and-dr-congo/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-from-rwanda-and-dr-congo/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:12:50 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/photos-from-rwanda-and-dr-congo/ ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-from-rwanda-and-dr-congo/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/rwanda-and-congo-august-2014/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/rwanda-and-congo-august-2014/#respond Sun, 21 Sep 2014 15:38:07 +0000 http://www.aguaplano.org/?p=7984 August 2014. The trip we planned for this year was based around a dream we had: seeing and meeting the Moutain Gorillas. During the cold winter months we surfed the web for informations, news, suggestions. And than we decided to do the opposite. The obvious choice was to follow the footsteps of the many travellers […]]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/rwanda-and-congo-august-2014/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-belgium/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-belgium/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2014 21:16:37 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/photos-of-belgium/ ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-belgium/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-galapagos-and-ecuador/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-galapagos-and-ecuador/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2013 21:26:00 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/photos-of-galapagos-and-ecuador/ ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-galapagos-and-ecuador/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-the-azores-and-lisbon/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-the-azores-and-lisbon/#respond Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:14:59 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/photos-of-the-azores-and-lisbon/ ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-the-azores-and-lisbon/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-paris/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-paris/#respond Sun, 07 Oct 2012 21:23:45 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/photos-of-paris/ ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-paris/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/the-motionless-trip/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/the-motionless-trip/#respond Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:43:42 +0000 http://www.aguaplano.org/?p=6651   114.500 tons and 1.500 cabins Electric power generated enough for a city of 50.000 people 5 restaurants, 13 bars, 5 Jacuzzis and 4 pools 1 three stories high theater 1 dance floor the tek coating is enough to cover two soccer field, Fuel consumption: 12 Tons per hour With all the due respect for […]]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/the-motionless-trip/feed/ 0 https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-madagascar/ https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-madagascar/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:15:36 +0000 https://www.aguaplano.it/photos-of-madagascar/ ]]> https://www.aguaplano.org/en/photos-of-madagascar/feed/ 0