Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
I took this photo on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. I was visiting the Island with a group and captured this image of one of my fellow travelers exploring the site. I framed him in between the rocks and it seems to me like he is in deep though, pondering.…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned
In Quorn, South Australia, they’ve kept old farm equipment in an open air museum/park. Instead of destroying them, they left them behind on an empty piece of land, accessible to anyone who’s interested.
Weekly Photo Challenge: selfie
Since I’ve been traveling on my own a lot, I have a lot of selfies. It is nice to have some photos of yourself in between all the buildings, landscapes and random other people. Some work out better than others, but it’s often the moment that counts. So here’s a…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Object
Australians love their iced coffee. Every state seems to have its favorite brand and South Australia’s all time favorite is Farmers Union, outselling even Coca Cola. Wherever you go, Farmers Union will be there, whether it is in the shops and service stations, on a farm used as a measuring cup for…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition
After spending a few days in the Karijini national park in Western Australia, we were taking the main road south. It was getting late already so we decided to camp on a site next to the road. It was called ‘rest in peace lookout’. It turned out to be a…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Window
A window in a wall on the Island of Elba in Italy.
Suit your case
I’ve spent quite a few years abroad in the last decade. I’ll take every chance I get. Going abroad, for whatever reason, is exciting and challenging. For different reasons you pack differently. When I left for an internship in Cape Town, I packed heaps of stuff, because I knew I didn’t have to carry it around with me. Backpacking in Australia for one year requires some more compact strategies. Slowly I developed a list of things I cannot live without.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Beginning
Locks on a bridge in Dublin symbolise a couple’s new beginning.