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Ecuador 2020- Mindo. The night walk in the forest.
ECUADOR | WILD NATURE

Ecuador 2020- Mindo. The night walk in the forest.

ByElena Murdaca December 22, 2025December 22, 2025

Mindo is in the Sierra region, i.e. the mountain one. Two and a half hours drive from Quito, more or less.  Nature in Ecuador is beautiful and wild wherever you…

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Bahrain 2025 – Manama- By the beach
BAHRAIN | LIFESTYLE

Bahrain 2025 – Manama- By the beach

ByElena Murdaca November 29, 2025November 30, 2025

I’m sure it’s because of the hat. As in the book « The lover » by Marguerite Duras. She’s wearing a male hat and this is what attracts his attention. I’m wearing…

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South Africa 2025 -Umlani Bushcamp- The Lion King
SOUTH AFRICA | WILD NATURE

South Africa 2025 -Umlani Bushcamp- The Lion King

ByElena Murdaca November 29, 2025November 30, 2025

It’s the evening of my second day at Umlani Bushcamp. We have two games per day and we have already seen a lot of animals, including many lions. After dinner,…

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Bahrain 2025 – Amwaj Marina- Sea Addicts Diving Center
BAHRAIN | SCUBA DIVING

Bahrain 2025 – Amwaj Marina- Sea Addicts Diving Center

ByElena Murdaca November 24, 2025November 30, 2025

As I decide to extend my stay in Bahrain and dive in that part of the world, I start doing some research to find about the offers and the options….

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Ecuador 2021- El Puyo. Chontacuros
ECUADOR | FOOD

Ecuador 2021- El Puyo. Chontacuros

ByElena Murdaca October 26, 2025October 26, 2025

The Amazon forest has been for all my life one of my dream destinations. In 2021, I finally got a sprinkle of it. I’m in Puyo, Ecuador, that is considered…

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Ecuador 2015-2019 – Isla de la Plata – Diving
ECUADOR | SCUBA DIVING

Ecuador 2015-2019 – Isla de la Plata – Diving

ByElena Murdaca September 27, 2025September 27, 2025

I went several times in Ecuador, but I was never able to dive in Galapagos. On the other hand, I found out that you can get great dives in Ecuador,…

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South Africa 2025 -Umlani Bushcamp- How I arrived at the bush
SOUTH AFRICA | WILD NATURE

South Africa 2025 -Umlani Bushcamp- How I arrived at the bush

ByElena Murdaca September 27, 2025November 30, 2025

The first time I went to South Africa, I skept the Kruger National Park. I was focusing on diving and that was the only thing I did for 10 days….

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Italy 2025 – Marina di Gioiosa Monica – Megale Hellas Diving Center
ITALIA | SCUBA DIVING

Italy 2025 – Marina di Gioiosa Monica – Megale Hellas Diving Center

ByElena Murdaca September 14, 2025September 27, 2025

I had heard of Megale Hellas Diving Center for the first time in 2015. It was my diving instructor,  from Milan, that told me: « There is an outstanding diving center…

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South Africa 2023 – Umkomaas – The baited shark dive
SCUBA DIVING | SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa 2023 – Umkomaas – The baited shark dive

ByElena Murdaca December 29, 2023September 27, 2025

« A baited shark-dive? And are you supposed to be the bait? » No, relax, I was not the bait, that’s why I am here to share with you the most thrilling…

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Korea 2023- The arrival. Korean trains and railways
KOREA | TRAVEL TIPS

Korea 2023- The arrival. Korean trains and railways

ByElena Murdaca August 5, 2023October 14, 2025

Michelle, Ylenia and myself arrive finally in Busan after an extenuating trip, from Geneva to Frankfurt and from Frankfurt to Seoul. As if a 15-hour flight were not tiring enough,…

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Avatar, the way of the water.

The way of the water has no beginning and no end.
The sea is around you and in you,
The sea is your home, before your birth and after your death.
Our hearts beat in the womb of the world,
Our breath burns in the shadow of the deep,
The sea gives and the sea takes.
Water connects all things, life to death, darkness to light.

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