What Travelling Taught Me

Bitten by the travel bug.

I recently read an article written by an expat who unexpectedly gained more than he thought he would by living in a different country. Initially his desire to move was to have a lower cost of living. What he unexpectedly gained was personal growth by assimilating into a different culture. 

Photos from the Shoebox: Kovalam Beach, India, 1991

If you had a 35mm camera you probably have a shoebox full of pictures that you never got around to sorting and putting in an album. In this series “Photos from the Shoebox” I take them out of the closest and shine light on them once more.

Sagara ’91

My shoebox of photos sits under my desk. Lately, it’s been calling me. I know I’ve neglected it so I guess it’s about time to let a few of the photos out again. Back in the 90’s it was easy to detach yourself from everyday life. You could traipse half way around the world and lose yourself in adventure without distraction of the internet, e-mail or text. 

Photos from the Shoebox: Madurai India 1991

If you had a 35mm camera you probably have a shoebox full of pictures that you never got around to sorting and putting in an album. In this series “Photos from the Shoebox” I take them out of the closest and shine light on them once more.

Madurai, Tanil Nadu, South India

It’s been three months of hard travelling and I’m on my own now. My travelling girlfriend is heading back to Canada while I’ve got a little more time here in India before I push on to South East Asia. We parted ways in Trivandrum and I’m on my way to Madurai. The bus passes through spectacular mountain terrain as it goes through the Western Ghats leaving Kerala behind.

Photos from the Shoebox: Vagator Beach Goa 1990

If you had a 35mm camera you probably have a shoebox full of pictures that you never got around to sorting and putting in an album. In this series “Photos from the Shoebox” I take them out of the closest and shine light on them once more.

One of my best friends and I decided to take an epic journey through South Asia. This is what you did back then when you were young. You took a few months off to discover the world and yourself. We took this crazy bus from