Australia October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014 ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ One year. One country. Six states and one territory visited. 40,000km done by car, train, plane, hitchhiking, boat and bus. 8,000 photos kept out of 100,000 shot. A new life. A new job. Heaps of new experiences. Australia has been the first time for many things for me. First of all, that was the first country outside of Europe I’ve ever visited. I’ve never been so far away from home, but in the same time I found here a new home. Today when the plane took off from Sydney, I fell really sad. Sad because I was leaving, again, something and some people I loved, knowing that maybe I’ll never see them again. But the world is wide and I still have a lot to explore. Australia changed my life. Literally. I changed. In a good way I guess. I’ve never been as much concerned with nature and wildlife, but also with people and the culture. Everywhere I go I try to understand how and why people act like they do. Humans fascinate me and not always in a good way. Either they are backpackers or local farmers who never been overseas, I often try to analyze and understand their behavior. But nature has been very present during this year in Aussie as well. I’ve never hiked that much. I’ve never observed the vegetation, the landscapes, the sky with such interest. Having been to so many diversified and unique places, getting so close to so many wild animals, and having spent so many days in the middle of nowhere, just face to face with Mother Nature made me realize a few things I couldn’t have understand while being in Belgium. Nothing will never be the same from now on, I know it, it’s just impossible. Of course I miss so much my family and best friends in Belgium, but they understand. I hope they do. Sometimes I try to imagine what it would be like to be back home. That would be fantastic to see everyone again, but I’m not sure I am ready to get back to a traditional life before a few more years. This nomadic way of life is now part of me, and it fits me well. I’m happy with being on the road for a couple of months, then staying in a place for a bit to work and earn some money, then hitting the road again, etc. What I’m currently doing, I don’t really call it travelling and definitely not being on holidays. I’m just living my new life, except that I can’t say I belong to a place or that I have a home. This feeling is quite new actually and I only realized that a few months ago. Hard to describe it properly I guess, it’s something deep inside me. Australia has been the very first step of this round the world trip, but I don’t see it like that anymore. I’m just exploring the world and go wherever the wind takes me. I don’t think anymore of how long this trip will last or where I’ll go next. If I have the chance to see all of the world, it’s definitely something I would enjoy so badly, but if I decide to stop for a couple of years to a place I’ll fall in love with, it’s also something that may happen. I just don’t plan anything Today I was really sad to leave Australia of course, but in the same time I’m so freaking excited with this new big upcoming adventure. New Zealand always has been a dream for me, and I’m glad that I have a 1 year Visa to explore it the best I can, even though I’m still not quite sure how long I’ll stay here. I’ve just arrived in Wellington where my best friend lives, and the reunion was intense ! Of course I still have so many pics from Aussie to share with you, so I’ll definitely publish a few more in the next few weeks on this Facebook page. Thanks so much to all of you who followed me since the very beginning of this adventure or who joined recently, I really appreciate your kind words, I really do ! I feel so blessed to receive your support and some messages telling me I inspired to many of you for your trip in Aussie. I hope Ill be able to do the same with New Zealand Shit, I realize I could write a whole book about my year in Aussie. I just have so much to tell, so many stories to share. Hopefully you followed my Australias top 30 memories so you already know the best part If you didnt, heres the direct link to the Top 30 album : on.fb.me/ZnLczC
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:25:07 +0000
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