The streets are empty around my neck of the woods and it seems everyone’s left for spring break. I was thinking about my trip around Europe during spring break in 1998 and took a look at my gigantic photo albums. Some of you may have heard me reference my cartwheel photos before, although I often don’t post them here. Many of my cartwheel photos from that trip were shot in multiple frames, like a collage. I have to say, I don’t miss film! Here’s two of my “spring break 1998” cartwheels:
Taken in Marienplatz, the main square of downtown Munich, Germany. I think my travel wardrobe has become much more conservative over the years. You can see I brought a translucent orange raincoat with me on this trip. Even that wasn’t as bad at the bright red pants I wore in Peru a few years later.
Where’s Megan? I’m right in front, look closer. This is the Durmo in Florence, Italy. I remember being impressed by it’s size. The sign at the top of this shot is proof that professional photographers are not always the best cartwheel photographers.
3 responses to “Cartwheeling Back to 1998”
Your photos are always impressive! So what are you up to these days? Are you working full time?
Pura Vida,
Claudia C.
PS–if you figure out how to make traveling a lifestyle, let me know the secret : )
love the collage layout…!
Claudia,
I think that you could make traveling a lifestyle if you had a product to sell and followed The 4-Hour Work Week model. Or if you had enough money to start with and could live off your interest. I saw someone post on Lonely Planet that he’s getting about $50,000 off his investments a year that he plans to travel with indefinitely.
You know, I also know of at least two women that I met on the road who work 6 months and travel 6 months. This requires having a flexible or seasonal job and either being wealthy or spending very little and keeping few permanent things like furniture or a car. They also spoke with me about the trouble their lifestyle causes for relationships—it’s almost impossible to sustain one.
Christopher,
Thanks! That was before all the fancy image stitching software we have today.