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the daltons

analog photography, analogue photography, landscape photography, photography

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…

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…

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,…

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

On Peru without Machu Picchu

“My itinerary included a boat-ride down the Amazonas, stunning waterfalls in the northern selva, drinking home-brewed liquor in a clandestine…

contemplation, Huachina, Machu Picchu, Nazca, oasis, Peru, photography, respectful tourism, slow travel, tourism, travel

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

analogue photography, Cusco, dogs, Peru, photography

Arequipa in one day

As the name of this blog suggests, I am usually not a big fan of doing things in a rush.…

Arequipa, churches, cities, city-trip, food, market, monasteries, Peru, travel

sprekende ezels

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

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…

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

when in Cusco: the textile museum

There is so many things to do in and around Cusco, that you’d need at least two weeks when making…

arts and crafts, Cusco, museums, Peru, textile, things to do, tradition, 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…

analogue photography, photography, poetry, travel, wanderlust

tips for packing your backpack

Packing your backpack for the first time can be a hard, very hard. Where to start? I remember packing mine…

backpacker tourism, backpacks, luggage, tips, travel

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…

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

Huaraz on high – Laguna 69 & Churup

I’ve always thought that I wasn’t quite the outdoor type. I came to Huaraz (Peru) five days ago, half intimidated…

adventure, Churup, hiking, Huaraz, Laguna 69, lakes, mountains, outdoor, Peru, photography, 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…

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

from Coca to Iquitos – a week down the Napo River

Taking a cargo ship from Ecuador to Peru, slowly driving down the Amazonas. For months it had been playing in…

adventure, Amazonas, animals, backpacker tourism, climate, culture, Ecuador, Indigenas, indigenous, Iquitos, jungle, Napo, Napo river, Pantoja, Peru, rain, river dolphines, Rocafuerte, sunset, travel

a week on the napo river

Meer weten? Klik hier voor het volledige reisverslag.

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…

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

Colombian kitchen champions

Leaving Colombia behind me already, I feel that it’s time for a tribute to its beautiful… food. Even though I…

cities, Colombia, cooking, cuisine, culture, food, geology, kitchen, tradition, travel

on intention

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

coffee & Cocora

todo slow in Salento when we got lost in Valle de Cocora

coffee, Colombia, hiking, photography, Salento, Valle de Cocora

a day in Guatapé, olé

Colombia, dogs, Guatapé, photography

how to know you´ve been in a country long enough

I am writing this as I am crossing the southern border of Colombia into Ecuador, and I must say it…

Colombia, culture, food, lists

unas observaciones

It might have something to do with their turbulent past, but Colombians are incredibly optimistic. About everything. Rather than seeing…

Colombia, culture, food, lists

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Colombia, culture, Mompóx, Pablo Picasso, photography

   

contemplation

on adventure

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

adventure, contemplation

Zoeken

Well, hello there!

I’m Lau, an endless w(a)(o)nderer forced to stay in one place (Brussels, Belgium) due to the current pandemic. Which may actually not be so bad after all (not to say that it is working out pretty darn well). Thanks for visiting my blog, on which I like to share a bit of everything about everything.

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