#ppfarfromhome

Palaver Point: Once ashore, we were greeted by this Antarctic fur seal. . She looked very content - I don’t think she cared one bit that she’s not considered a ‘true’ seal. For fur seals have external ears & can stand up tall on front flippers and hind legs, unlike the ‘true’ seals (such as the Crabeater seals from a few posts ago). . Thinking about that wonderful feeling when you realize you are surrounded by new people, animals, ideas, scenes, sounds and smells. . Hey, have you entered yet? Just a few hours left! @oftwolands and I have the honor of co-judging this week’s @PassionPassport #ppfarfromhome challenge - so please share your favorite travel related story, be creative and tag accordingly. Challenge ends: Sunday, October 28th at noon EST. . #Antarctica #antarcticfurseal #latergram #🇦🇶 (at Two Hummock Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpee3Z-gWqu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1perc5f6zrd99

Kurdistan. It wasn’t the furthest distance from home I’d ever been, and it wasn’t even a place that made me feel anything less than completely welcome. But it was very different than my hometown and challenged my ideas of what the world is like, leaving me to grapple with thoughts about life outside the reality of my norm. What are mountains? What does it mean to be lost? What does it mean to be found? How do you love your neighbor? Gazing into the dusty distance I could only conclude that time would reveal the truth or expose the questions to remain indefinitely unanswerable. . #PPFarFromHome @passionpassport (at Kurdistan Province) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpd0QhPhkhs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n70b3lyapo0n

Special Post: Standing before the awesome spectacle that is the King penguin colony at St Andrew’s Bay, South Georgia. . Thinking about that wonderful feeling when you realize you are surrounded by new sights, sounds - and, err - smells. . @oftwolands and I have the honor of co-judging this week’s @PassionPassport #ppfarfromhome challenge - so please share your favorite travel related story and tag accordingly. . #SouthGeorgia #mycheesemansmoment @cheesemansafaris #latergram #kingpenguin #sonyalphafemale #🐧 #🇦🇶 (at South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpZyRT_gtn9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rz9mtm66xpoy

Special Post: Standing before the breathtaking spectacle of the King penguin colony of St Andrew’s Bay, South Georgia. . Thinking about that wonderful feeling when you realize you are surrounded by new sights, sounds - and err, smells. . @oftwolands and I have the honor of co-judging this week’s @PassionPassport #ppfarfromhome challenge - so please share your favorite travel related story and tag accordingly. . #SouthGeorgia #mycheesemansmoment @cheesemansafaris #latergram #sonyalphafemale #kingpenguin #🐧 #🇦🇶 (at South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpZxsa6gfWB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rjm1ft0pnlya

Palaver Point: We continued to Two Hummock Island where we went ashore to explore. . The people pictured here are my excellent hosts and dear friends, Dion Poncet and Juliette Hennequin. They are featured in November’s National Geographic magazine and are lucky enough to spend more time in this region than most of us could dream of. So while I was feeling very far from home - this pair was feeling very much at home. . @oftwolands and I have the honor of co-judging this week’s @PassionPassport #ppfarfromhome challenge - so please share your favorite travel related story and tag accordingly. . #Antarctica #latergram @juliette.hennequin #DionPoncet #🇦🇶 (at Two Hummock Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpW81mCAfBO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ja5t9gra2jkz

Here’s a shot from London for @passionpassport’s #ppfarfromhome challenge. Though I’d love to just drop it all and travel the world, London is the only place I’ve had the opportunity to visit twice. I LOVE it. The history, architecture, and people make this a city i would gladly visit over and over again. (at One New Change) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpWkUhiA1zy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=beq4evi7iz5v