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Elena Stefanin
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Political science grad, nature & culture enthusiast, anthropology addict. Expert cyclist & outdoor adventurer, Elena has a 2-decades-long experience in all things outdoor. Since 2014, she's been embarking on a global journey, biking through diverse landscapes, embracing adventures, and learning from the world's fascinating tapestry of humanity.
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Arslanbob: vivere nella piĂą grande foresta di noci del mondo

Arslanbob, Kyrgyzstan, Via della Seta, Asia Centrale. Storia e guida a cosa fare e vedere. Pare che questo sia il...
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Aralsk: What’s Left of a Sea

What Used to Be a Major Port on the Aral Sea is Now an Almost Ghost Town in a Deadly...
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Xinaliq (Khinalug): a Loneliness of Thousand Years 

Xinaliq or Khinalug, The Highest Village in Europe – Azerbaijan Khinalug, spelled Xinaliq in Azeri, is the real marvel of...
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Khaketi Wine Tour: How to Find the Best Wine in Georgia

Both Ramaz and the Aboviani family told us that the road to Kakheti was very easy and flat. A huge...
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Water and Concrete: the Gates of Svaneti – the Caucasus that will be lost forever

Cycling the Georgian Caucasus to reach Kaishi, the village that the Khudoni mega-dam project should flood. For our third bicycle...
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Lago Aral: cosa resta di un mare prosciugato

Quello che era il porto principale del lago Aral è ora una città desolata nel bel mezzo di un deserto...
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Hitchhiking Kazakhstan’s Steppe and a Sleeping on a Train Baggage shelf

Hitchhiking the Kazakhstan steppe from Aktau to Beyneu and on a Soviet-era train from Atyrau to Aktobe. A different style...
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Ivanovka: The Last & Alive Soviet Union Kolkhoz

Travel in Azerbaijan: a road trip to the former Soviet Union’s last Kolkhoz, Ivanovka. Here, it still works the old...
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Kaishi, nel Caucaso Georgiano – Quello che il progetto Khudoni spazzerĂ  via

Il progetto della megadiga Khudoni, in Georgia. Fauna, flora, persone, cimiteri, case. Tutto verrĂ  spazzato via. In bicicletta abbiamo attraversato...
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Tropical Georgia: the Crazy Batumi and the Black Sea route

Our bicycle trip in Georgia begins. Camping in the Batumi Botanical Garden, following the Black Sea, being stalked by police....
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