my travel blog

In between paid works and life enjoyment, I've covered some events, festivals, and dives. Have a look at my last adventures through these blog posts.
March 24, 2025

Cha-Am Kite Festival 2025

The Cha-Am International Kite Festival has been happening at the end of windy season, around 26 km North of Hua-Hin, Thailand. In 2025, the 12th edition was held on the weekend from 21 to 23 March.
April 22, 2020

Diving in Tulamben III – Wide Angle

Despite the enormous popularity of USAT Liberty Wreck (read more about it in here and here) Tulamben isn’t, probably, the first pick for an underwater wide angle shooter. In […]
March 22, 2020

Diving in Tulamben II – Black Water

Tulamben has great potential for blackwater diving, though it hasn’t yet been conveniently explored. Ocean floor drops deep very quickly and there is the Lombok straight current bringing many critters into these waters, which surface at night.
March 22, 2020

Diving in Tulamben – I Macro

Tulamben as a dive destination Tulamben is a small village, located in the Northeast coast of Bali (Indonesia), 95 km away from Ngurah Rai airport. Your […]
June 9, 2019

Cockfighting in Bali

In fact, cock fighting is a “multi-million dollar business”, with events happening periodically in every small villages, daily in the major cities, and yearly on Balinese Hindu ceremonies. Business man bet hundreds of dollars in each fight and roosters are bread in every corner, sometimes illegally imported from Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.
July 8, 2018

Lembeh – Sulawesi, Indonesia

Lembeh is famous for the Bobbit worms (though there is a slightly smaller version of those in Amed, Bali), Lembeh sea dragons, Galaxea pipefishes (I believe they exist also somewhere In Bali, but I have never seen those in there), Flamboyant Cuttlefishes (also in Anilao), and the biggest Mandarin fishes you’d ever find. (I’ve seen them in Pemuteran, Amed and Anilao, and all were considerably smaller and shyer). The overall list is almost endless – surely you won’t find them all, but still more than you can possibly shoot.
June 29, 2017

Bullfight – 28 June 2017 – Montijo (Portugal)

The bulls came from “Canas Vigoroux” for António Telles, Diego Ventura and João Moura Jr., plus the groups of “Forcados Amadores do Montijo” and “Alcochete”, led by Ricardo Figueiredo and Nuno Santana respectively.
November 28, 2016

Underwater Macro Photography in Philippines – Anilao 2016

That trip gave me the opportunity to understand that, and to progress on learning how to shoot, rather than what to shoot. Making a critter collection can be a beginner’s hobby, but soon becomes sterile and boring. No one will want to look at your shots, and those critters were probably seen already a hundred times,
January 20, 2016

Phong Nha Cave and Park – Vietnam

After seeing numerous caves in Vang Vieng, Laos and Tham Lod, in Thailand (these ones, absolutely stunning, for many different reasons), I didn’t really knew to […]
April 15, 2015

Rinjani mountain – Lombok, Indonesia

Apart from the Gili Islands, Rinjani mountain is probably the greatest attraction on Lombok Island. The climb, however, left me with mixed feelings, so I’ll explain why, in the following lines. There are two main itineraries to climb the mountain, and a few variants, depending on time and money spent. I believe, in normal circumstances, you’re able to do it on your own. You might not want to,
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