A few weeks ago I emailed a bunch of my traveling friends and asked each of them to send me a picture they’ve taken that represents what traveling is all about. Below is a collection of photos that encapsulate travel, as seen from the eyes of travelers worldwide:
[Click on the pictures below to view larger and see who contributed it]
Isabelle Kenis from Isabelle’s Travel
“Capturing the beauty of a foreign country and holding it in your memories, that’s what traveling is all about!” This is a sunset in Huntington Beach, California, USA. “I think this comes close to what travel is to me. I love the beach, the ocean and the States
It’s also a beautiful sunset, I think.”
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this post:
- Christine Gilbert from Almost Fearless – Lake Nicaragua, near Isla Ometepe and Monkey Island
- Beth Blair from The Vacation Gals – “Traveling to me means transformation. It is impossible for a traveler to return home with the same outlook they had before they left.” Picture is from a sunset cruise in Turks & Caicos
- Dave Cornthwaite from The Big Paddle – “This shot is myself in the middle of Australia’s Lake Hume in a kayak, en route from source to sea along the Murray River”
- Billie Frank from The Santa Fe Traveler – “Me in Ireland, one of my two ‘homes’ on earth. It is Dunmore Head in Dunquin, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry – said to be the most western point in Ireland (besides out-lying islands).”
- Janice Waugh from Solo Traveler Blog – “To me, travel means going into the back streets. Here’s a shot of a back street in Old Havana.”
- Heather Cowper from Heather on Her Travels – “This photo encapsulates the reason why I travel – it’s a story of venturing into the souk, eating in some corner cafe and then experiencing great friendliness and hospitality from the locals.”
- Sherry Ott from Ott’s World – “What is traveling to me… cultural, colorful, natural, and joyful.”
- John Bardos from Jet Set Citizen
- Rachelle from Inn the Kitchen – “Walking the bustling streets of Rome on a Monday I came across a nun enjoying some gelato. Just an ordinary day on her way to church. I think I must have ate my way through Rome in all the little tucked away resteraunts and places where no one spoke any English … and of course … a new flavor at every Gelatoria we came across.”
- Markus Mindaugas from Abroadening (hey that’s me!) – “You can read about a place a thousand times, but until you see the color, flavor, and experience a place with your own five senses, you won’t truly know it”
- Laura Mills from The Wander Woman – “Traveling is discovering the unexpected.” In this case, swimming pigs in Exuma.
- Craig and Linda Martin from Indie Travel Podcast – “For us, travel is the excitement of new and unexpected discovery.”
- Lea Woodward from Location Independent – “Here’s a photo which sums up travel to me: Choice & Freedom”
- Isabelle Kenis from Isabelle’s Travel – “Capturing the beauty of a foreign country and holding it in your memories, that’s what traveling is all about!” This is a sunset in Huntington Beach, California, USA. “I think this comes close to what travel is to me. I love the beach, the ocean and the States It’s also a beautiful sunset, I think.”
- Liz Borod Wright from Travelogged
- Tynan from Life Nomadic – Shibuya station in Tokyo
- Aye from Got Passport Will Travel – “Travel for us means exploring, respecting, growing and embracing!” This particular picture was taken @ Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Absolute awesome! great collection! thnx for sharing!
Thanks for bringing these together. Feeling motivated…