Da non credere: non solo il VOA, visa on arrival, ha funzionato, ma il tipo all’immigration stamani mi ha detto anche “welcome to our Country, bro!”. Fantastico.

Ho passato la giornata a spasso per Yangon, dal River Bank alla Shwegandon Pagoda, dallo Scott Market al lago davanti il Kandawgyi Palace: uno spettacolo! Peccato solo che, essendo la stagione delle pioggie, piova e quindi manca quel cielo azzurro che darebbe un’aurea di perfezione buddhista al tutto.

Ho pranzato in un posto dove scommetto nessuno dei miei amici, conoscenti o lettori si sarebbe mai sognato di farlo: del riso, curry e delle verdure stir-fried eccellenti con la pot di tea a disposizione per tutto il tempo. Un pasto per due (io e la mia guida) mi è costato 1500 Kyat, al cambio odierno 1 euro e 14 centesimi. Mi son anche finalmente comprato la sacca da monaco buddhista: 2 euro e 12 centesimi di investimento.

Scherzi a parte, posto very easy con una popolazione ospitale: ho scattato una cinquantina di foto durante la giornata e, approfittando di quello che pare l’unica connessione internet di tutto il paese, ve ne faccio vedere tre …

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It has been more than fifty years since I began traveling across the world — and the seven seas — for work or for pleasure, always with a Leica M camera close at hand. The camera has never been an accessory; it has been a constant companion, a way of observing, remembering, and making sense of the places and people I encountered along the way. I started keeping this kind of journal some time ago, not as a diary in the traditional sense, but as a space where images and words could meet. This is not a publication driven by schedules or algorithms. At times I disappear for long stretches; then, inevitably, I return with semi-regular updates. Publishing, for me, is a mirror of my state of mind and emotions. It follows my rhythm, not the other way around. You have to take it exactly as it comes. Every photograph you see here is mine. They are fragments of a life spent moving, looking, and waiting for moments to reveal themselves — often quietly, sometimes unexpectedly. This blog is not about destinations, but about presence. About what remains when the journey slows down and the shutter finally clicks.

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