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travelling, teaching, and the law of attraction

I was sitting at a pizzeria with my flatmate and new friend Meryl, talking about life – its wonders and … More

adventure, back to school, contemplation, destiny, dreams, flow, goals, harmonious universe, harmony, inner voice, intention, intuition, journeying, law of attraction, life lessons, life path, meditation, mindfullness, mindfulness, new life, new things, pizza, purpose, reborn, teaching, travel blog, travelling, vision
Photo credits: Frederieke von Bergmann-korn

split-second splendour

Eversince I came back from another 5-month trip a while ago, I have been feeling a bit clueless with regard … More

adventure, analog photography, analogue photography, beauty, contemplation, digital photography, Europe travel, experience, moments, photography, places, poetry, sharing, sharing is caring, slow travel, South America travel, split-second, split-second splendour, travel, travel photography, travel report, wonderful world
Frida Kahlo, Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940

Fom Frida to you: viva la vida [or follow the dead]

Most people will know Frida Kahlo – or at least be acquainted with her face – from a coffee mug, … More

art history, Casa Azul, city-trip, Diego Rivera, ex-voto, folklore, Frida Kahlo, indigenous art, life lessons, Mexican art, Mexico, Mexico City, museums, painting, religious art, selfie, selfies, suffering, the Blue House

Days of silence and my return to society

I thought that not speaking for 10 days would be the hardest part. Nothing turned out to be more untrue. … More

buddhism, Dhamma Makaranda, Goenka, India, meditation, Mexico, retreat, S.N. Goenka, San Bartolo, Vipassana

the salt of the earth – project Good Ol’ Ollie (part V)

Click here for more information about project Good Ol’ Ollie. Maras, a tiny and dusty village that lies around a … More

analogue photography, culture, Cusco, day-trip, Peru, photography, Salineras, salt mines, slow travel, tourism, travel, Valle Sagrada

one + one = one (the Andean solution to religion)

On the 24-hour bus from Cusco to Lima, my head is spinning. Leaving Cusco behind me after having spent almost … More

Andes, catholicism, colonialism, culture, Cusco, indigenous, Pachamama, Peru, religion, slow travel, Spain, syncretism, tourism, travel, virgen Mary

digging the archives – 22 analogue favourites

As I was digging in my archives, I realised that I had shot quite a collection of analogues in the … More

analogue photography, favourites, memories, photography

notes to travelling self (she)

I feel like I should say something about the poem below. I’ve been getting very worried messages from people since … More

equality, feminism, poetry, thoughts, violence, women, women's rights, words

project Good Ol´Ollie (part IV) – ruins and dogs

There’s times in life when planning turns out to be fatal. And so this time. A week or three ago, … More

analogue photography, Cusco, dogs, Peru, photography

sprekende ezels

zat ze in een bar at ze ongeduldig de minuten die zich als spaghetti voor haar uitstrekten gaf haar ogen … More

gedachten, poëzie, woorden

project Good Ol’ Ollie – part III

[click on images to enlarge] Huaraz was a really happy episode in my travels. I spent these days together with … More

analogue photography, Churup, Cusco, Huaraz, Laguna 69, lakes, Peru, photography, travel

project Good Ol’ Ollie – lucky accidents

The most exciting thing about analogue photography is that things sometimes work out slightly (and sometimes very) different than you … More

analogue photography, photography, poetry, travel, wanderlust

vol-ledig

geen verder verleden geen hier en geen nu sneeuw of zand zee of water zelfs geen rook misschien was er … More

fotografie, gedachten, poëzie, woorden

project Good Ol’ Ollie – part II

Like I wrote a while ago, I’ve set myself the challenge of shooting mainly analogue photos during this trip. With … More

analogue photography, Cajamarca, Chachapoyas, Cumbemayo, Gocta, hiking, Kuélap, Leymebamba, Peru, photography, poverty, travel

project Good Ol’ Ollie – the premiere (or what’s left of it)

Two minutes before stepping into my Dad’s car and racing to the airport, I decided to take my Nikon D40 … More

analogue photography, animals, Bogotá, Colombia, Ecuador, film, Galapagos, Iquitos, nature, Olympus Trip 35, Peru, photography, travel, wildlife

a week on the napo river

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Amazonas, bananas, boat, cargo ship, dogs, Ecuador, Indigenas, indigenous, Iquitos, jungle, monkeys, Napo, Pantoja, parrots, Peru, photography, river, Rocafuerte, sunset, travel

lief dagboek,

Woensdag 14 februari
 Sinds vanochtend 07:00 uur zijn we onderweg met de ‘Heroica’ – een wanstaltig gevaarte dat meer weg … More

alcoholverslaving, Amazonas, Amazone, Bootreis, Cargo-schip, Coca, cultuur, dagboek, Ecuador, food, globalisering, hongerbuikjes, Indigenas, Inheemse cultuur, Iquitos, Mazan, Meerdaagse reis, Milieu, milieuvervuiling, Napo, Pachamama, Pantoja, Peru, reisdagboek, Reizen, Rivier, Rocafuerte, Vegan, Veganisme, zwarte markt

on intention

It was only at a dinner party during NYE that I realised I hadn’t picked a theme for the coming … More

adventure, contemplation, diary, happiness, intention, meditation, mindfulness, NYE, silence, travel

from bxl to txl

Just a wee life-update. I’ve been back in Europe for just a bit over a month now, and in nothing … More

beach, Brussels, food, happiness, Holland, home, islands, mindfulness, Texel, travel, work

land of extremes

Finally some snaps of the more or less two months that I spent in the incredibly beautiful Ecuador, a land … More

animals, beach, dogs, Ecuador, flora, islands, mountains, sunset, travel, volcanos

learn to travel

“Know that people would rather help you than hurt you. Follow your instinct. Smile. And before you go on any … More

adventure, cultural tolerance, respectful tourism, Robin Esrock, TED, travel

on coming home

It’s been a week now since I landed on Schiphol (and waited, without any luck, for my backpack to appear … More

adventure, contemplation, home, photography, travel

bitter in het bos

Soms komt inspiratie op de raarste momenten en op de meest onwaarschijnlijke plaatsen. Bijvoorbeeld wanneer je in een paradijs woont … More

domestic violence, forest, gender studies, poetry

dear diary, 

May 7th, 2017 After spending a couple of days in Quito (the capital city of Ecuador), then descending into a … More

agriculture, alpaca, beach, Canoa, deforestation, diary, Ecuador, hiking, horse riding, indigenous, meditation, permaculture, photography, reforestation, religion, Vilcabamba, volcanos, workaway, yoga

I ♥ biology

I have always known that I´m quite nerdy. I just never thought of myself as being a biology-nerd. Until a … More

agriculture, biology, climate, Colombia, deforestation, el niño, geek, indigenous, jungle, Kasaguadua, reforestation, Salento, tours

Een pleidooi voor stilzitten (en nergens heen gaan)

“In many a piece of music it is the pause or the rest that gives the piece its beauty and … More

cities, contemplation, Medellín, rain, rest, Rousseau, silence, TED, workaway

Palomino paradise? Buzzcut season and chilling with indiginous kids

“Explosions on TV And all the girls with heads inside a dream So now we live beside the pool Where … More

backpacker tourism, beach, Colombia, colonialism, gentrification, indigenous, Palomino

so many doggies (and other adorable beings)

As many of you know, I love sogs. And when I say I love dogs, I mean that I ADORE … More

animals, dogs, photography

travel chart so far

Since the original plan of doing a couple of ‘workaways’ (work in return for a place to stay, food sometimes … More

Colombia, lists, maps, salsa

dans, lach, werk en verwonder

Op de één of andere manier voel ik me hier minder een anachronisme, denk ik terwijl ik op een bankje in … More

Colombia, contemplation, culture, Mompóx, rest

Meanwhile in Mompox

Colombia, Mompóx, photography

river Magdalena

animals, birds, Colombia, jungle, Magdalena river, Mompóx, photography, tours, wildlife

The incredible journey and Pablo Picasso

When I decided that Mompox was going to be my next destination, I expected it to be quite a journey … More

Colombia, culture, Mompóx, Pablo Picasso, photography

on adventure

At the beginning of each new year, instead of making new year’s resolutions, I pick a word. This word will … More

adventure, contemplation

Zoeken

Well, hello there!

I’m Lau, a bit of an edless w(a)(o)nderer with an incredible amount of love for the world, combined with a healthy dose of scepticism. Currently based in Brussels (Belgium) and studying for my teacher’s degree in culture, I like to blog about my love for image, word, and travel in the hope that it will somehow be of use to you too. Thanks for visiting!

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