RE: Experiential Traveling: Avoiding the Carnival Cruise
Hello @marm16, your experiential travel is inspiring, living with the community and learn about their live and cherish the beauty of nature that artificial tourism destination couldn't give really exceptional. but.. I wondering what's the bilyard pole doing in the middle of the street? is that something usual or occasional? beautiful macaq.. how close you were to the macaq? all your pictures are stunning. thanks to @freedomshift who has featured you in his entry post for the pay it forward curation contest this week.
If I have a chance to travelling.. I would do the same as you do, I don't want to be a tourism destination reviewer, but I'd like to learn about how the community cherish their life and environment oo. Thanks for sharing this with us and wish you continued to write your insightful philosophy.
@cicisaja I'm really glad you enjoyed the read and hope that you can find the time to also travel in a similar fashion.
To answer your questions, the billiards table was in a busy market in a town outside of Durban, South Africa. We were wandering around that day and came across a really cool spice market as well... see below (sorry, for some reason the pictures keep posting sideways). I really like the pic because of its randomness, specifically its location and craftsmanship (see the ball catcher!?)
The macaq was actually in a tree about 15-20 feet away, if I remember correctly. My camera is a Panasonic DMC-FZ200, which is a more user-friendly version of a traditional DSLR. Basically, I wanted the ability to zoom in on wildlife/scenery without compromising space in my bag with the additional lens.
I'm encouraged by your comments and will continue to post some of these photos!
Yaaayy... that's really cool @marm16.. don't worry about the picture, I can turn my phone up side down to see the pictures😊 OMG.. I never knew that Africa have many spices, the words is unique too.. how to read it? Forgive me, english is not my first language and there's a possibility that I confusing you with my comment😳.
No pretty photo of food aesthetic 😉 that's what a traveller should post. Exploring the unique things of a culture, wish you all the best @marm16... be healthy so you can do more travel and explore the world.