The world is full of amazing beauty and unique places. When traveling, I often ponder how easy it is nowadays to travel. My mind is filled with gratitude as I think how effortless it is to see and experience wondrous places compared to the traveling in former times. Modern-day explorers do not have to deal with the risks and challenges that travelers earlier had to conquer to see the wonders of the world with their own eyes. However, despite the simplicity and the ease of accessibility, it should still be important to remember to appreciate every travel destination with the same amount of respect.
Photos above are from a nature trail in Nauvo, Finland, in August 2013. The nature trail is located near the guest harbor of Nauvo and leads to the nearby stone labyrinth of Finby.
The guest harbor of Nauvo has often been a way point for our boat trips with its services, shops and possibility for refueling but never before for several days.
Inspiring landscapes of New Zealand are quite literally inviting to take photographs. Stunning landscapes look like they are taken straight from the pages of a storybook.
I remember that often when I had test paper in front of me I found myself recollecting the page where the subject in question was discussed, the form of the page, headline, picture and even the caption. But in no way could I recollect the content of the text and what was said in the text. My memory had captured the metadata of that page but it was not that much of a help.
