The Decade In Review - 10 Years Of My Photography

This is a look at a decade of my photography and all the places I’ve been. I’ve lived in both hemispheres, traveled to 11 countries and seen some of the most iconic wildlife in its natural habitat. I have photographed iconic cities such as Rome and Bangkok and seen some of humanities greatest creations such as Angkor Wat. I was able to dive on the great barrier reef twice over two years and witness the change (death) in coral due to global warming. This post contains my best work and has many images I’ve never released before.

There and Back Again, Through The Dreamtime and the Red Center

I wrote most of this post at the beginning of our Roadtrip through Australia which totaled 10,400 km or 6462 miles. Due to the remoteness of the outback I wasn't able to finish it before returning home, so here is a single post highlighting our trip through the massive country. From our journey from Cairns to Uluru and back to Alice Springs and then Darwin before making the slow journey back Perhaps a fitting title is There and Back Again, Through The Dreamtime and the Red Center...

2015 - Another Year of Travel

Following up on my 2014 summary I posted just over one year ago, I thought I'd do the same for 2015 share some of my favorite images from the past 12 months.

OverseasAbe SniderFebruary 5, 2016year in review, travel, australia, new zealand, 2015, looking back, long term overseas travel, long term, world travel, world, summaryComment

The Long Overdue Update

At the end of June, we quit our jobs in Wellington where I worked for New Zealand Rent-a-Car and Tiffany worked for the Frogurt Store in the CBD. It was hard to say goodbye to all our friends in Wellington but we knew we'd...

OverseasAbe SniderJanuary 31, 2016blog, travel, australia, new zealand, catching up, overseas travel, christchurch, oamaru, milford soundComment

Lake Wairarapa

With our time in Wellington nearing its end Tiffany and I have been trying to get out as much as we can and last weekend went camping on Lake Wairarapa. We had planned to camp farther south beyond the lake but didn't realize the campground we had in mind could only be accessed by crossing two fjords. After finding....

OverseasAbe SniderMay 16, 2015camping, trip, Wairarapa, Lake, mountains, relax, weekend, Trip, adventureComment

2014 - A Year of Travel

Now that 2014 draws to a close, I decided to look back on all the things I've done and places I've been this last 12 months and post my personal 20 favorite images I've taken. It has been a pretty good year as I've visited 5 countries not including a layover in Australia.

What I've Been Up To & Some Thoughts On Travel

As I haven't posted much recently I figured I should probably update those of you who are still reading my blog as well as offer some of my thoughts on travel.

I've been in New Zealand since the beginning of August and after spending just over a month traveling the North Island WHICH WAS AMAZING we arrived in Wellington. Since then, it's been up and down trying to find a good job. I'll admit I nearly gave up and was ready to head home which would have been stupid as I would've started the job hunt just the same. In the down time we've explored parts of Wellington and spent many afternoons reading books by Michio Kaku along the waterfront parks.

KohuTapu Lodge, Blue Duck Station & Mt. Doom

ince my last blog post, there has been so much that has happened I'm not sure what to write about. As I said at the end of the last post we moved on from Adams Permaculture farm with Stray Bus, with plans to go straight to Wellington, but we didn't make it very far. The first stop Stray made was at Kohutapu lodge near...

How To Get A Chest X-Ray In Thailand

While planning our upcoming trip to New Zealand and doing lots of research I came across a part that said I would need: Chest X-ray Certificate INZ 1096. The reason for this is is if you've spent 3 months in total over the last 5 years in a country where there is a high risk for tuberculosis, you MUST send an updated chest x-ray proving you are free of TB. To view a list of the countries click here. Seeing as i've spent nearly 8 I needed the certificate.

How to Pay the (Late) Electric Bill in Phuket

I'm writing this guide as well as this one in the hopes that someone new to Thailand (or Asia in general) might find them helpful. When I first arrived over here I could have definitely used some tips.

So, when we came back from our visa run to Malaysia the other day we found our electric bill shoved under the door. It was now late and on top of that the 7-11 wouldn't allow us to pay it (as we usually do). Their system and the Thai electric company had set up a new service that wasn't live yet. What a problem!!

OverseasAbe SniderJuly 14, 2014beach, bill, late, blog, company, late electric bill, Phuket, Patong, Rawai, pay, Thailand, TOTComment

Phuket Part 1

Its been a while since the last post and so much has happened since. When we left Bangkok we had planned to stay in Patong or Kata beach for at least a week before looking at apartments. On the bus ride down I figured i'd look onilne and get a head start and ended up finding a place in Rawai beach. I'm so glad I looked as i found a great space on the southern tip of the island at a really good price. We are about 1000ft from the beach away from the tourist madness that Patong and Kata/Karon beaches have. We've got a balcony overlooking a farm and even a motorbike to cruise around the island with. We even have a kitchen with a kettle and electric stove so we can try our hand at cooking some pad thai.

OverseasAbe SniderMay 16, 2014update, asia, adventure, new home, big buddha, blog, fishing, candids, karon beach, kata beach, patong, rawai, apartment, portraits, travel, thailandComment

Ancient Angkor Wat In Black & White

I'll leave the images to do the speaking for themselves. These were all taken in a day at Angkor Wat, Cambodia. I'll post some color ones later, but I felt due to the age of these temples B&W showed more of a moodier feel than color. I hope you enjoy as much as I did taking them.

OverseasAbe SniderApril 22, 2014Tuk Tuk, ancient, Angkor, Wat, Angkor Wat, diriver, driver, Cambodia, humanity, people, siem reap, temple, tourism, travelComment

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