A journey to the end of the world.
Some movies make you want to run away and leave it all behind.
That’s what happened to me years ago when I saw “Until the end of the world” by Wim Wenders.
I remember the second part of the film set in Australia, the final and real destination of the protagonist’s journey.
It is the story of a hitchhiker who records images during his long journey with a special device until he lands in the southern hemisphere and shows these images to his blind mother.
Australia has always intrigued me but I have never been interested in going there. What mainly stopped me from visiting that country was the perception of a lack of culture. What could I ever find in Australia but wild nature, dangerous animals and immense wastelands?
Then my brother Marco moved with his whole family there, to the other side of the world, and I finally decided to go. Going to see him was the driving force that pushed me away from the many clichés that circulate on this continent still unknown in many ways.
For me it was a real initiation journey, which allowed me to discover ancestral places, to get lost in boundless landscapes full of contrasts and to reconnect to my most authentic part, thanks to the extraordinary strength and magic of its four elements.
Freedom in the AIR.
The first thing I felt when I set foot in Australia for the first time was an incredible feeling of freedom.
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It runs through your soul throughout the journey as you drive through the outback. Kilometers and kilometers of cosmic nothingness, without seeing a living soul except some advertising sign with the classic invitation to experience the journey without worry, enclosed in their typical expression “No Worries Mate!”.
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And you really don’t worry about anything, because even if the road ahead is long and you don’t know at what time you will arrive or who you’ll meet along the way, you are finally far from all your daily problems and thoughts. This is perhaps the true sense of freedom that I had the pleasure of savoring during those four unforgettable weeks.
Regenerating WATER.
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Traveling to the Great Ocean Road to reach the Twelve Apostles was an unforgettable experience. The panorama is breathtaking, marked curve after curve by suggestive naturalistic sceneries, bays and reddish cliffs overlooking the ocean. Incredible landscapes, wrapped in fog and silence broken only by the violent crashing of the waves on the rocks.
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It is here that water and wind have sculpted one of the most majestic natural works admired in the world: The Twelve Apostles. Immense limestone sculptures modeled by the erosive force of the ocean (today there are seven left) that stand out as gigantic guardians of Nature.
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I remained admiring them for hours, almost in a sort of mystical contemplation. And, perhaps for the first time in my life, faced with such greatness, I truly felt at peace with myself.
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EARTH of true inspiration.
During my trip to Australia there was not a single day in which I regretted the contemporary art exhibitions of the much loved “old continent”. In this distant and mysterious land, the hands of nature have given life and shape to extraordinary works.
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You just need to admire the famous “Remarkable Rocks” of Kangaroo island, a real open-air art gallery, with imposing granite rocks exposed on a small promontory like real sculptural creations.
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Another stop on the island not to be missed was undoubtedly Admirals Arch, a majestic natural arch carved into the rock and overlooking the ocean.
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Sacred FIRE.
There is no more irresistible color than red and no more purifying energy than fire.
These two elements find their maximum expression in the great sacred mountain Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock), set like a precious ruby in the vast Australian desert.
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Seeing it light up and on fire during the sunset moved me and at the same time took my breath away. It was like witnessing something very similar to a sacred celebration or an artistic performance. An indescribable feeling made not only of amazement and magic, but also of deep respect and admiration.
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This weekend I would like to take you away.
How many times have you said to yourself “now I’m giving up everything and going to live in Australia”?.
If you are thinking about it or if your desire is simply to organize a trip, I have prepared a small photographic tour for you to get to know some magical places that I was able to admire during my long Australian stay.
To see them you don’t need to pay the ticket, just fly directly to my Facebook and Instagram channels.
Fly with your imagination.
Today is FRAday.
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