From Blue To Green

I want to travel.. I want to go far.. I want to go from one extreme of the country, to the other..

From the hectic busy city I live in, Sydney, all the way out to the country..



I want to be on the open road.. I want to see the beaches.. I want to see the mountains..
I want to visit the snow again..
I want to visit the outback, the dirt, the world that is out there passed all the trees..
I want to see it all again..

This time guiding myself.. Going at my pace, seeing the stuff I want to see, when I want to see it.. Skipping that that I don't want to..


I remember holidays from my childhood and the past years..

I remember going to the rainforests up in Cairns, seeing those really old big trees, experiencing the humidity.. And then diving into the water with my funky underwater disposable camera, and photographing the coral and sealife..

I remember getting on a plane in a busy airport, with people the glum faces of people rushing everywhere, surrounded by concrete and buildings..
And then getting off the plane on the run way of the small Alice Springs airport, looking around me and seeing dirt, smiling happy faces of the staff and other tourists, seeing those running up to their families, and feeling the heat of the sun beaming down on me..

I remember the countless times staring out the window of the car, and dozing off, and waking up in whole new cities and towns..


I remember being face to face with lions.. All that was seperating me from them was 2cm of floor boards with gaps..
This one moment at Mogo Zoo out in the country of New South Wales was this walk up Lion enclosure.. The lions would lay under the walk way to shield themselves from the hot sun.. The floor, being typical verandah materials were thin, but strong, and also had gaps between each plank of wood..
My sister and I were walking along it, and happened to look down, and see this lions eye staring back at us.. We crouched down, put our heads to it..
As we did that, a Lion put his paw up.. As if to say hello, or wanting a high 5..
It lowered it, and stared back at us.. It probably just as curious as us..
That was an awesome moment.. One that thougherly confused the other people around, as these 2 strange children were crouched down in the middle of the floor..



I have this memory of Fiji from 1992.. It was a long time ago, I barely remember anything.. All that I do remember is derived from family home videos of the trip.. All but this one memory.. It was probably a dream, But it is a memory none-the-less..

We were on the back of the bus, we had just got off the plane and were headed to our hotel.. I was looking out the back of the bus.. It was very dark, the sky was a mix of reds, oranges, purples and blue.. The moon was the biggest I had ever seen it.. It was a clear night sky.. The road was bumpy, the bus creaking and shaking from it's old age, and battling against all the potholes and rocks that covered this old road.. My sister fast asleep, my mum comforting her.. I'm just staring out the back window..
And mum says to me "Keep looking, you might see a shooting star.. And if you do, make a wish!"
Excited and curious, I keep watching.. Waiting for this special shooting star, my shooting star..
"Star light, star bright, the first star I see tonight.. I wish I may, I wish I might, Get this wish I wish tonight" I chant quietly to myself.. And I make a wish upon that first star I see up in the night sky, the twinkling, extra bright one..
And then, suddenly, There is this bright stream of light.. It seems so big, it seemed so close and so bright..
"Mum!" I squeel, as a 5y/o does in excitement..
I saw it, I saw that shooting star.. That is really one of the only memories that has stayed with me over the years..





One day, I'll travel the world.

See the sights I so often hear about.. Photograph the types of photographs I see spread over the internet..

I downloaded and installed StumbleUpon (www.stumbleupon.com) and set it to take me to various photographic websites and portfolios.. Some of the sights people see..

The amazing landscapes, the amazing cities, mountains, people and all kinds of wonderous things.. It is something they can take with them for the rest of their lives.. I wish to do this, and I will do this..

I wish to travel overseas, not only to the beautiful beach places, but out into the country, into the big cities, small downs, travel great distances.. See things not many other people have seen.. Photograph it all, and keep the memories with me..

I want to see America, I want to experience the dance music scene in Europe, I want to travel Asia, I want to ski in Canada and New Zealand, I want to explore Australia, I want to visit Indonesia/Bali, I wouldn't mind taking a trip in Africa, and the nice beach places like the Whitsundays, Phuket/Thailand, Hawaii, and all those types of places..

I want to drive the famous roads, the crazy roads, see the different scenes across the world..

I want to experience all of this, and I will one day. It is something I will do one day.