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Deadvlei – It’s all about timing

The Dilemma Landscape photographers and travellers all over the world  have probably seen an image taken from Deadvlei.  Most without knowing where on earth it is.  Well, it’s in Namibia.  Stuck 60km from the closest campsite or lodge, down a road going into the desert .  It’s so much of an iconic site people come from all over the world just to visit it...

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Why you shouldn’t wait to travel around the world

Travelling around the world for a year Enlightenment? When you tell people you are travelling around the world for a year, reactions range from a “bloody fantastic”, to a “wow, a year – no one actually does that” kind of stunned silence.  I think, perhaps, it comes from where you are in your own life. Generally, as you get into the...

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Crime abroad: Stepping out of the Disney Bubble

Considering crime when travel planning Considering crime abroad when planning where we should or should not visit, a generalised opinion emerged from friends and through media that, let’s say, Africa is dangerous, America is not.  Then, shortly before leaving for our first stop in Johannesburg, South Africa, I saw a news report on the growing violence in the...

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Tipi nights: camping in Canada

Tipis and Unicorns Tipi time.  So, it’s six o clock in the morning.  I’ve been awake most of the night.  But that’s not a complaint.  My bed for the night is a relatively uncomfortable wooden thing with a minimal plastic mattress.  A sleeping bag and a fluffy unicorn coloured blanket we bought in Wal-Mart to cheer up the cold Canada camping nights. And did I mention...

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Paradise Lost – or Found: The Fiji Story

Paradise found? In search of Paradise in Fiji.  So, I’ve always tended to overthink things.  Take when I was about eight years old. I saw an article that said: “This is Paradise”.  Well.  I was just amazed.  Paradise EXISTS?  Whaaat! I thought it was only in my storybooks.  But no.  Here it was in the Sunday paper.  This is Paradise, it said so, and...

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How to plan, shoot and edit a Composite Image in 15 mins

How to plan, shoot and edit a Composite Image in 15 mins In this tutorial, I am going to walk you through the steps I take to create a time composite image. In particular, this one here: I will break this down into three specific parts, and this whole article will only take you 15 minutes to read.   You should then grasp the fundamentals of creating a stunning time...

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Milky Way watching in Namibia

Milky Way: we are living in a snow globe We sat in darkness in the Namib Desert, man-made light completely snuffed out.  Watching the Milky Way, a thousand thousand stars and the brightest planets twist and lower above our heads as we made our way spinning through the universe. For the first time that I have ever seen it was clear that indeed, we, were moving.  And...

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Guilt Free Croissants: Because I’m worth it

The last day As I contemplated the number of things still to be done before leaving for our round the world trip, I wondered; what should I do first?  Then I thought; go out and buy a croissant.  Better still, treat yourself.  Go out and buy a guilt-free croissant. I love croissants but I stopped eating them during one of my many diet attempts.  In some way, I think...