On Friday, July 31st, Mària Dinoia set off on her motorcycle with a Manfrotto M-Y World Bag kit to journey from Milan, Italy to Persepolis, Iran. Her journey will take her through six countries in Europe and the Middle East and over 6,200 miles until she reaches ancient Persia.

On her journey, Mària, who is a photographer, journalist and art director, will be stressing and testing her M-Y World Bag kit, an upcoming backpack and tripod kit from Manfrotto, in the many different situations that cross her path during her trip.

Along the way, you can learn more about Mària and follow her adventures – read her blog entries and see her photos - at experience.manfrotto.com. You can also view her journey through the interactive map which shows all the stops she will be making along the way and what she did and saw at those places.