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Sunset in Kasongan, Indonesia: red explosion

Details: Category: Travel photo of the week; Published: Monday, 15 December 2014 13:14; Written by Davide Vadalà

Sunset in Kasongan

After the previous photo of the day, picturing the sunset in Paragritis beach, this is the show that the Indonesian sky reserved us today from the terrace of our house in Kasongan. It looks like the Indonesian sky is specialized in sunsets: we were just amazed at how red the sky was. The image is not artificially altered, the

Sunset in Parangritis beach

Details: Category: Travel photo of the week; Published: Sunday, 30 November 2014 17:19; Written by Davide Vadalà

Sunset in Parangritis beach, taken from the garden of the "Queen of the South" Hotel

Parangritis Beach is just 30 km south of Yogyakarta, a favourite escape for people from the city and Indonesian visitors alike. That's why during the weekends it gets really crowded with people covering every strip of sand. Getting to Parangritis beach is an experience itslef, even if you can't swim because of the tremendous

Danube Delta in Romania

Details: Category: Travel photo of the week; Published: Sunday, 16 November 2014 16:32; Written by Davide Vadalà

Danube Delta, Romania

This shot was taken in the Danube Delta in Romania three years ago. The Danube Delta is world famous for its ecosystem and it's a not to be missed place when visiting Romania. The villages of Sulina and Sfantu Gheorghe (Saint George), are the main destinations, reachable only by boat.

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Peanut processing in Indonesia

Details: Category: Travel photo of the week; Published: Friday, 31 October 2014 23:39; Written by Davide Vadalà

Peanut processing in Indonesia

Local workers in Yogyakarta (Indonesia) separating the peanuts from the plants, and directly selling to the public. Most of the people in the western world don't even know how a raw peanut is looking and tasting like, used to buy from the scaffodils of the supermarket. While it is a normal job here at this latitude, the scene

Progress vs Tradition in Indonesia

Details: Category: Travel photo of the week; Published: Wednesday, 29 October 2014 16:35; Written by Davide Vadalà

Traditional way of carrying things in Indonesia

Indonesia is literally invaded by scooters and motorbikes, moving around in a dangeorus vortex of chaos and following no rule whatsoever. But it is still common to see on the side of the roads, farmers and local people trying to escape this dubious "progress" and using to carry goods, old bicycle loaded with big bamboo baskets

Roof of the Golden Hall, Kraton, Yogyakarta

Details: Category: Travel photo of the week; Published: Monday, 27 October 2014 17:04; Written by Davide Vadalà

Roof of the Golden Hall inside the Sultan Palace (Kraton)

As in many other countries in the world, Indonesia is no difference, and extremes of poverty and richness can be found one next to the other. The Travel photo of yesterday, picturing becak drivers resting, is contrasting with the luxurious details visible inside the Sultan Palace (Kraton) in Yogyakarta. The Golden hall, a