Europe – Page 13 – VirtualWayfarer

AfricaApril 9, 2013

Three Hundred Twelve Boot Shots, Five Years and Five Continents

A few years ago I decided that I wanted to craft a signature photo. Something that I could easily carry with me, that I could insert into photo after photo that would help humanize shots. I wanted something that could be used or done anywhere - even if I was alone in the depths of rural Argentina…

BackpackingApril 1, 2013April 1, 2013

Life Abroad and the Loss of Innocence

As I stepped off of the curb and down onto an old cobblestone street in the historic district of Innsbruck, I found myself musing. A few minutes earlier a light mist, far too mild to even be considered rain, had begun…

AsiaMarch 26, 2013

Turning 28 Abroad and Reflecting on Success

As I sit here in a small internet cafe on a blustry Turkish day in the small coastal town of Bodrum, I find it hard to believe that I'm already celebrating my 28th birthday. I suppose it isn't the most remarkable of b…

AsiaFebruary 20, 2013

Sailing the Bosphorus – By Ferry and By Cruise

For millenia the Bosphorus has served as an influential gateway that has, and continues to leave a powerful footprint on human society. It has been a key actor and primary muse in the generation of numerous empires an…

EuropeJanuary 21, 2013

Denmark – Shame on You

There are moments when dealing with bureaucratic nonsense that leave you so stupefied you have trouble believing that what you're seeing and experiencing is real and not some complex miscommunication. After all, no pe…

AfricaJanuary 12, 2013January 12, 2013

Crash Course Advice For Travel Photography

A huge chunk of the travel photos I see on a daily basis are horrible. Not just amateur shots from friends and strangers, but also from semi-professional travel bloggers and established travel brands. It always amazes me how many photos are horribly grainy, low resolution, blurry, crooked or nons…

AfricaDecember 30, 2012December 30, 2012

My Top 5 Travel Videos From 2012

In 2012 I filmed a ton of HD video footage as part of my mission to do more videos. A lot of that footage still needs to be edited. My equipment has also improved a lot over the course of the year as has my underst…

AfricaDecember 24, 2012December 29, 2012

2012 – A Year of Travel In Photographs

2012 was one of my best travel years to date. In it I added two new continents, four brand new countries and scratched some pretty major destinations off my bucket list. In addition to completing my first year in Cop…

BackpackingDecember 20, 2012July 1, 2014

Real Danish Food: Nørrebro’s Little Smørrebrød Shop

Authentic Danish food is the Sasquatch of the Euro-Scandinavian culinary scene. There's Noma of course, as well as a small army of Michelin Star restaurants but talking about them as authentic outlets for Danish food …

BackpackingDecember 11, 2012December 14, 2012

Snow Covered Copenhagen

How do you take a picturesque city with beautifully colored buildings, elegant canals, and wide pedestrian streets and make it even more picture perfect? You add snow. At least, that seems to be the approach Copenha…