I'm a retired teacher and have travelled a great deal in the last few years. Your third question about being a tourist is one I think about. While I try to reduce my impact on the people and the place, I take photos and share what I learn with those at home on Facebook and on my blog.
I try to photograph people going about their daily, and often challenging lives. I don't share pictures that include people in compromising or uncomfortable situations. I do wonder, though, how I would feel if visitors were taking pictures of me in my daily life, even if they were using those images to teach others about life here.
We lived in Chiang Mai for 5 months the first year I retired. Worked in a Canadian school in Phnom Penh for 6 months the next year. Took our 5th wheel to Lake Chapala area of Mexico after covid. Spent 2 months camping in North Carolina last year. I enjoyed all of these places, even though they were very different
I find we enjoy living somewhere for a time to really see what life is like there. It's not about seeing the top 10 highlights of everywhere.
Wow, what a wealth of experiences! You would certainly get to know a place differently by spending several months there. At this point in my life we can only spend a few weeks. But down the road, we’ll see!
I'm a retired teacher and have travelled a great deal in the last few years. Your third question about being a tourist is one I think about. While I try to reduce my impact on the people and the place, I take photos and share what I learn with those at home on Facebook and on my blog.
I try to photograph people going about their daily, and often challenging lives. I don't share pictures that include people in compromising or uncomfortable situations. I do wonder, though, how I would feel if visitors were taking pictures of me in my daily life, even if they were using those images to teach others about life here.
I will give more thought to your other questions.
Those are great questions to be asking, Wendy! What are your favourite places that you've been in the last few years?
We lived in Chiang Mai for 5 months the first year I retired. Worked in a Canadian school in Phnom Penh for 6 months the next year. Took our 5th wheel to Lake Chapala area of Mexico after covid. Spent 2 months camping in North Carolina last year. I enjoyed all of these places, even though they were very different
I find we enjoy living somewhere for a time to really see what life is like there. It's not about seeing the top 10 highlights of everywhere.
Wow, what a wealth of experiences! You would certainly get to know a place differently by spending several months there. At this point in my life we can only spend a few weeks. But down the road, we’ll see!