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Wanderlust is contagious, thanks to envy-inducing travel photography, .

Pink cheeks and oranges
If there's one aspect of my style of writing that I like to believe stands out, it's the attribute of honesty. As I begin to pen down one of the most organic experiences of my life, one that I was lucky enough to capture, I think it's imperative to be genuine about it.
By Anoushka SALDANHA6 years ago in Wander
Beyond an Ocean of Trees
This photo was taken while traveling to the quaint, mountain town of Anapoima, Colombia. Using my iPhone, I was able to capture the beauty that is this hidden lagoon nestled here in the Andes Mountains.
By Henry Seda6 years ago in Wander
Suffering and Serendipity
I left my hotel in Bodrum, Turkey, in the early hours of the morning on the 12th of July, 2019. I couldn't sleep, so I got dressed and stepped out into the dark city. I wandered the empty streets in the quiet zone between the bars closing and early morning shops opening. I walked through the back streets and trekked up the hillside to the ruins carved into the rock. My experience has often been that a peaceful mind is easier to find in a deserted place that is usually full of people.
By Matt Richards6 years ago in Wander
We saw it in the clouds
I snapped this photo at the end of summer in 2016 on my iPhone. My mom, dad and I were heading towards the beach. Which beach? I don’t know. All I remember is that we made a spontaneous stop on our road trip home to check in with one of my mom’s relatives.
By Sammy L6 years ago in Wander
Veneziani
If I were to choose one picture from the thousands taken on my IPhone and Camera on my trip to Italy to be my favourite, it would be this one. This photo captures a perfect frame of what we as tourists associate as the essence of Venice and tourism. This man has been working with his Gondola boat for his entire life, paddling families, to tourists, to lovebirds on a romantic date down the very channels of the city surrounded by water. His boat was passed on down from his father, which had come from his grandfather. These boats pass on for generations, and may undergo some fine tuning and upgrading for durability, they remain as important heirloom through the generations of Venice residents. These gondoliers line up at the ant docks situated across the city, and wait for the next guests to board the boat and take on this journey they have set sail many times over in their lives, making a decent living from it, and reproducing the very Venetian lives their fathers lived.
By Veronica HD6 years ago in Wander
Appreciating What's Around You (The Small Things Matter)
Take a second to think about Earth. It's a pretty freaking big place filled with lots of differences. We've got different types of animals that live in different places. The plant life is different in different places. There are people but the people are different in different places. There are things we haven't even discovered in these different places.
By Christina Spohr6 years ago in Wander
What makes the good times special
It was beginning to get dark as my friends and I made our way to the car park after a session at the gym when one of my pals beside me pointed up toward the indigo sky streaked with hues of graying clouds. All of a sudden, I had a sudden desire to take a photo of the scene.
By Gerrard Ooi6 years ago in Wander
Top 20 Travel Photography Destinations for 2020. Top Story - December 2019.
THE WORLD AWAITS. Where will your next photo adventure take you? Based on weeks of reading travel and photography books, watching vloggers on YouTube, researching travel trends from tourism boards and considering world events over this past year, I've picked the planet’s 20 most exciting destinations (in my humble opinion) for 2020. So, grab your photo gear, pack your bags and let's go!
By David Sornberger6 years ago in Wander
5 (More) Derelict Buildings of Belfast
Wilton House, Belfast City Centre Most recently used as the administrative offices of the RNID, this four-storey Georgian townhouse was likely built in the 1830s and was originally two separate dwellings in this once highly affluent residential area. In 1894 the two homes were combined into a single property which was then established as a hotel, Hotel Metropole. With 14 guest rooms, stables and coach houses (no longer standing), it was regarded as a first-rate hotel until around 1900, when the Belfast Technical College was built, cutting off the hotel from the popular green nearby. The building has been owned by the Ulster Institute of the Deaf since 1907 however has lain vacant for several years.
By Juliet W7 years ago in Wander
5 Derelict Mansions of Northern Ireland
Ardavon House Built in the late 1800s by the deputy treasurer of County Antrim and former pawnbroker Samuel Trimble, and set in mature woodland, Ardavon retains its pillared entrance and many of its original Victorian features. The house (which surprisingly is not currently listed) and its 5.9 acres of grounds have, in recent years, been sold for a mere £2 million with permissions for building six additional dwellings on the land. However, despite work clearly having started on refurbishing the main house, the redevelopment of the site appears to now be at a halt and the house remains derelict and in a state of bad repair.
By Juliet W7 years ago in Wander
Derelict Northern Ireland - The Former HM Borstal
Borstal: "A custodian institution for young offenders" Recently sold for a mere £1.2 million, the site of the former HM Borstal is huge—covering 43 acres and with numerous buildings, including 27 homes and various outbuildings. The site, which was most recently owned by the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), was used as a prison officer training facility until 2015, and also housed the NIPS private museum and a dog training section, amongst other facilities. In 2016, due to budget pressures, the site was closed, listed for sale, and remained on the market until July 2018.
By Juliet W7 years ago in Wander
7 Derelict Buildings of Belfast. Top Story - June 2018.
From schools to churches, shopping malls to hospitals, Belfast boasts a number of derelict sites that are "abandoned in plain sight." Several of such locations are detailed below, each of which is visible from main roads or public walkways.
By Juliet W8 years ago in Wander