Rightyo then. My first ever blog post.
I've no idea how these things work, but I guess it's organic and there's no real need for me to learn the ropes right up front.
And I know it's a bit presumptuous of me to call myself a "Travelling Photographer" seeing as I'm not any kind of pro, but rather someone who enjoys taking pictures on his holidays, but I figure.. aim high!!
Why have I made a blog? Well, with Fran and mines big trip coming up (more on that soon), I figured it'd be a nice way to
1. Keep a diary of what's been happening up to and during the trip, and
2. Share with you everything under point 1!
Anyway. Today we are making a big push to pack up the flat, getting ready to move out. We've got less than two weeks left here (eek!), and then another two weeks at Fran's sisters place (big ups to you Jo, thanks!) before we leave.
Things are starting to feel like they are moving now, which is great. It's felt quite static up until now, with no real "end" in sight.
The best part up until now, has been buying gear for the trip. Maybe it's a guy thing, but buying new gadgets/tools is really really cool. I've just had delivered two PacSafe CarrySafe 100 camera straps which are very useful for providing a bit of security to the travelling photographer. Not only that, but they replace the rather useless straps provided by Canon and are infinitely more comfortable.
Back to the trip. The (very basic!) itinerary right now is as follows:
Fly into Buenos Aires March 23, and spend around 4-6 weeks in Argentina, making our way to Patagonia, the Tierra Del Fuego and Ushuaia, back up through Chile, into Bolivia, then Peru, and finally into Ecuador. Of course, there are a couple of other side trips to be considered, like an Antarctic cruise from Ushuaia, or a cruise around the Galapagos from Ecuador, but we figured we can decide what to do (money allowing) when we are there. If anyone has any advice on this, feel free to let me know.
So yeah. That's all for now. I'd better get started on the packing.. so much to do, so little time!
3 comments:
woohoo little brother it's all on now! off to south america you go! bring me back lots of little handcrafted pieces ploise! LOL. I love the blog btw, this is a great idea for keeping Mum and Dad from worrying!
Book marked... looking forward to reading about your travels. Not jealous at all. :(
You're one step away from Facebook.
Excellent.
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