travel journal

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Estonia | Sunday, June 2, 2013 | 5 photos

When I see a lovely picture there’s usually two things I’d like to do – to go there and see for myself and to learn how this picture was taken.
Going out of the city is a good way to switch off, get away from the noise and visual pollution of the urban life. I’m rather grumpy getting up early but forget all about it seeing the changing light of sunrise and listening how day birds take over from the night birds. Taking pictures of the scenery is a way to show other people what they miss staying at home and sleeping. It’s not always so straight forward to get to the greatest views, sometimes it takes a couple of days walking in the forest or paddling on a river or climbing up a mountain. It has always been worth it. And bad weather is a challenge not an obstacle.
I’ve been to many different countries but have started to appreciate the North more and more. It doesn’t feel like home in the South. A jungle in Laos or a desert in Iran are magnificent but not ’my own’. After seeing the Northern Lights and hiking alone through Lapland during polar day I have some northern island on my wish list – Island, Spitsbergen and Greenland. The art of this harsh climate is something special.