Teleportation may not have been invented yet, but the fact that we can physically move from place to place around the world with relative ease has to be considered a pretty phenomenal feat in and of itself, don’t you think? While we are fans of slow travel and really getting to immerse ourselves in a […]
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The Paternoster: Europe’s Non-Stop Elevator
Imagine this. Actually, no need to imagine. Just recall the last time this happened to you. You’re standing in front of an elevator. You press the call button. You step back and wait patiently. Nothing happens. I did press it, right? You press it again and continue waiting, avoiding eye contact so as not to […]
Photo a Day Project: Weekly Round-up #8
In this week’s round-up of our ‘photo a day project’, we say goodbye to Berlin, and Bennie and Bungle (sorry, no more cute cat photos for a while!), and hello to northern Scotland in our search for The Northern Lights. ~ Photo a day project: February 10th 2014. Three people vs. One large schnitzel. Thank […]
Inside the Labyrinth: Berlin’s Most Bizarre Bar
Imagine a world where time has no meaning. Where the clock ticks yet stands still. Where it’s quiet but noisy, and scary yet calming. Welcome to Peristal Singum in Berlin, a bizarre labyrinth made entirely of recycled materials that takes self discovery to a whole new level. Peristal Singum derives its name from the term […]
Photo a Day Project: Weekly Round-up #7
After a relatively quiet and snowy first week at our housesit in Berlin, it was full speed ahead with sightseeing in a week of unseasonably warm weather. Here’s what we got up to! ~ Photo a day project: February 3rd 2014. Meet-up. One of the ways we actively meet new people in the cities we […]
The Month in Photos: January 2014
Inspired by the talented Canadian photographer, Don Komarechka and his recent work documenting these stunning natural crystals, I set out to see what I could capture with our modest backpacking camera gear here in Berlin. Not carrying a dedicated macro lens on these travels, I’ve had to improvise by capturing macro shots using the reverse […]
Photo a Day Project: Weekly Round-up #6
It’s mid-winter in Europe, and this week Berlin didn’t disappoint with several consecutive snow days to thrill the Aussie nomads. Here’s what we got up to! ~ Photo a day project: January 27th 2014. Snow day. Having not grown up with snowy winters, there’s just a certain elation we feel every time we step out […]
Photo a Day Project: Weekly Round-up #5
In this week’s round-up of our ‘Photo a day project’, we leave relatively mild-weathered Amsterdam for a chilly Berlin to start our next house-sitting assignment! Come see how our week looked. ~ Photo a day project: January 20th 2014. Tools of the trade. When in Amsterdam, the Rembrandt House Museum is seriously worth a couple […]
Photo a Day Project: Weekly Round-up #1
Since departing on this RTW trip in June, we have been posting a “Photo a day” on our Facebook page. In 2014, we’ve decided to start doing a weekly round-up of our Facebook photo posts here on the blog so you can see where we are and what we have been up to recently, and […]