Rich as a tsar
Just outside St. Petersburg, past the industrial area, lies Pushkin where the Catherine palace is. As soon as I got off the bus people were trying to sell me things, but there was no time for that. A tour of the palace was waiting. The front of the palace had…
Booking frustrations
Why can booking flights be so stressful? It’s lovely when you don’t care where you’re going and you stumble across a cheap fare and book it in the spur of the moment. It’s less lovely when you know you want to travel on a certain date, because your visa is…
Ancient Australian Art
Western society in Australia is young. Australia is filled with modern buildings, its streets wide and accommodating to our current lifestyles. Narrow streets like in the European cities from the middle ages are nonexistent. To me, many buidings lack the character, the charm that I see in the old cities around Europe, but…
Hostel horrors
So you’re a traveler on a budget. You’re most likely to stay in hostels and this means you have to put up with other travelers. Unfortunately they are not always as considered as you are. Some experiences you’d rather forget about entirely. But look at it this way; when you…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes
One of the most amazing places to see some of Australia’s wildlife is Kangaroo Island in South Australia. On a beach full of seals I didn’t know where to look. There was so much going on around me. Choosing three photos to tell the story was tough, since I have so…
Play at work
I’ve had some awesome jobs working in tourism all over the world. So this week I’d like to take a funny approach to the challenge to show work. Instead of showing others, I’ll give you a peek into some of the jobs I have done over the years. Playing Fleur…
It’s a small world
No matter where I am in the world things happen that make the world seem like a small place. Whether it’s meeting people from my hometown when I’m in France or someone commenting on my photo on Facebook that I’m hanging out with her sisters best friend in South Africa. Or…
Swakop sandboarding
Sandboarding is a popular activity in many countries these days. Pretty much everywhere you have dunes, you will find companies advertising sandboarding. There are a lot of varieties to this and the best one I’ve done was in Swakopmund, or Swakop, in Namibia. It was all arranged via Alter Action.…
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…
No water here
Crossing Australia right through the middle, you’ll see different nature and come across different climates. In Adelaide summers are hot and everything starts to get dry. The bright colours turn into yellows and brown. Driver further and you’ll enter the desert. Not much grows here as it gets even hotter.…