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photo of the week: week fifty

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volcan azufral, colombia

Volcan Azufral, Colombia

 

 

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Click ____ Would you believe that we've been in Budapest for three and a half weeks and have taken barely a single photo?! In fact, we've not really done anything even vaguely touristy or traveller-y during our time here. You see, coming to Budapest was never really about 'seeing Budapest' or doing our usual thing. So much for #TheConstantlyCurious eh!? But after more than a year of full-time travel, we needed a base, a home and friends - and we've found all three here. We've done lots of blog work, we've spent time with some of our very favourite people (@thecommonwanderer), we've cooked (increasingly unhealthy) meals, picked our favourite coffee shops and tried out a bunch of bars, but - as is so common with places we choose to call home temporarily rather than travel - we have barely done a thing which would be on most must-see lists. And we're okay with that. Budapest will always be here, and we can walk its streets and visit its sights next time. But in the right here, right now, this city gave us everything we needed. ____ By the way, the vote between Cuba and Mexico for our next trip ended in a 51/49 split! It seems you're all as torn as we are... However, after a few beers and travel chats last night, we think we've made our decision - but it's a secret until those flights are booked! ____ #Sicily #sicilia #prettylittleitaly #ig_italia #postcardfromitaly #sicilianjourney #theprettycities #passionpassport #cntraveler #traveldeeper #letsgosomewhere #stayandwander #wanderoften #roamtheplanet #theglobewanderer #darlingescapes #IlikeItaly #Italymagazine #instagramitalia #suitcasetravels #welltravelled #postcardplaces #somewheretravel #beautifuldestinations #igersitalia #mydomainetravels #anotherescape #exploreobserveshare #somewheremagazine
List ____ In our Stories Q+A last week, lots of you asked for us to publish the South America packing list which had been sitting on our to-do list for waaaay too long. So we pulled our finger out and got it done. Collectively, we've travelled three times in South America in the last 10 years, spending more than 20 months in this incredible region. The packing list is fully based on our own experiences, mistakes and travels in the continent, and the items we have personally purchased and used on our travels there. It's also got lots of practical little tips on how to pack in a more sustainable way. So, thanks for the kick up the arse! You can find the link on Stories now, and we hope it helps a few of you out when planning your own adventures! Just don't take as many t-shirts as Andrew... #TheConstantlyCurious ____ #exploremore #shewhowanders #womenwhoexplore #femmetravel #theglobewanderer #infinitedestination #letsgoeverywhere #postcardplaces #sheisnotlost #girlsborntotravel #inspiringwanderers #ladiesgoneglobal #womenwhoexplore #girlslovetravel #dametraveler #wearetravelgirls #speechlessplaces #theeverygirltravels #theprettycities #globelletravels #nomadgirls #thebestescapes #CNtraveler #mydomainetravels #colombiatravel #southamericatravel #discoversouthamerica #experiencesouthamerica #ig_colombia
Still ____ There is no moment in nature quite like the stillness of dawn, or that first morning light in the mountains. With hours of scenic hiking ahead of us, and stormy rain clouds hanging low, the right thing to do would have been to simply push on after leaving the warmth of our hut high up in the alps; to fall quickly into the familiar rhythm of boot after boot against dusty trail. But then, on any hike, it's the glancing back and behind which reveals the reasons why you've decided to be outdoors rather than snuggled up back in bed. The perspective of place. The singularity of that moment, in that day. The peculiarity of being the only two people looking at a part of the world at that very moment. That moment where light and dark met by the lake, and painted a picture we would never forget. Ad | We visited Switzerland on a campaign with @myswitzerland #inLOVEwithSWITZERLAND @ticinoturismo ____ #hikeTicino #ticinomoments #myswitzerland #visitswitzerland #hiking #swisshikes #folkscenery #discoverearth #lifeofadventure #exploretocreate #visualsofearth #stayandwander #allaboutadventure #modernoutdoors #mytinyatlas #thediscoverer #thegreatoutdoors #seeyououtthere #goneoutdoors #eclecticshots #theoutbound #wildernessnation #wearestillwild #exploreourearth #oldtonecollective #mountainstories #paperjournalmag #solarcollective #greatnorthcollective
Decisions ____ Early morning light at Lago di Braies. You know this lake don't you? Yep, thought so. So instead of talking about it, let's just leave this pretty picture, and move on to something much more important - like travel plans. We are having the first world problem of not knowing where to go in November, namely east or west... Sri Lanka was high on our list for the last two years, and we planned on going at the end of 2019, but - and we hold this platform largely responsible - much of the excitement has faded. We've simply been overwhelmed by photo after stunning photo of the country, and instead of getting us more excited about visiting, we've sort of lost that loving feeling (c'mon, who doesn't love a Top Gun reference?). Andrew actually came up with a word for this a few months ago: instigued. Definition | When you no longer have the desire to go somewhere beautiful because you've seen it so much on social media and feel like you've already been there. We know we're probably being stupid. That we would go and have the most incredible time in Sri Lanka or several other places we see every day here, but you know where our hearts are pulling us back to right now? Mexico. Where are you instigued by? #TheConstantlyCurious ____ #LagoDiBraies #Dolomites #visitsouthtyrol #southtyrol #dolomiti #dolomitiunesco #suditrol_lovers #Ilikeitaly #folkmagazine #folkscenery #discoverearth #exploreearth #lifeofadventure #exploretocreate #visualsofearth #stayandwander #allaboutadventure #wildernessculture #modernoutdoors #mytinyatlas #thediscoverer #thegreatoutdoors #seeyououtthere #goneoutdoors #eclecticshots #theoutbound #wildernessnation #wearestillwild #exploreourearth
Source ____ The trail from the Oberalp Pass took us through the valley and towards the Swiss snowcaps. Our destination was the small lake at 2,344 metres where one of Europe's great rivers starts its story. From that small lake in the mountains, the pure water cascades and runs, expands and extends, rushing and rising through Liechtenstein, Austria, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. From here to the sea, its story keeps on going for 766 miles. Cities and empires have been built on its banks, and fallen as it's flowed on by, a constant current as civilisations have come and gone, lived and died. And still the Rhine river runs. But here, at Lake Toma where the river's story begins, we could cross the Rhine with a single step. Everything has to start somewhere. ____ Ad | We hiked to Lake Toma on our campaign with @MySwitzerland #inLovewithSwitzerland @ferienregion_andermatt #VisitAndermatt #LakeLucerneRegion ____ #myswitzerland #visitswitzerland #swisshike #folkscenery #discoverearth #lifeofadventure #exploretocreate #visualsofearth #stayandwander #allaboutadventure #modernoutdoors #mytinyatlas #thediscoverer #thegreatoutdoors #seeyououtthere #goneoutdoors #eclecticshots #theoutbound #wildernessnation #wearestillwild #exploreourearth #oldtonecollective #mountainstories #paperjournalmag #solarcollective #greatnorthcollective
Devil ____ Our picturesque hike and train journey over and between the mountains of Switzerland eventually brought us to the Schöllenen Gorge. And the story that the devil built this bridge. For years, the villagers of Andermatt had struggled to conquer the raging Ruess river. Deaths and despair led to pleas into the emptiness, which the devil was only too happy to answer. His price? The soul of the first to cross his completed bridge. Thankfully, what the villagers lacked in their ability to build a bridge over troubled waters, they made up for in guile.The first to cross, and the devil's sole soul payment, was a goat. Crafty buggers eh? Today Andermatt is undergoing somewhat of a revolution as significant investment in the last five years has put the town on the map for tourism. It's also a stop on the famous Glacier Express train. P.s. Can you spot Andrew on the bridge? AD | We visited Switzerland on a campaign with @Myswitzerland #inLovewithSwitzerland @ferienregion_andermatt #VisitAndermatt #LakeLucerneRegion ____ #myswitzerland #visitswitzerland #swisshikes #swisstravelsystem #glacierexpress #goexplore #searchwandercollect #passionpassport #mytinyatlas #peoplewhoadventure #speechlessplaces #roamtheplanet #forgeyourownpath #thediscoverer #exploreobserveshare #stayandwander #thebestescapes #inspiringwanderers #cntraveler #awakethesoul #thetraveltag #allaboutadventures #theprettycities #theculturetrip #lifeofadventure #seeyououtthere #exploreeverything