I’m writing this week’s travel theme from a porch on a hot summer’s night near Charleston, South Carolina. Tomorrow I set off on a long distance road trip – the destination is Seattle but I’m going the long way round, hoping to take in a few National Parks along the way. Crickets and bullfrogs are filling the sultry night air with noise and suddenly, Seattle seems very, very far away.
Before I set off on the adventure, however, here are a few distant objects I’ve photographed on my travels. First up, a snow-capped Mount Adams, taken from Mount Rainier National Park – over 50 miles away; it still looms large.
Exploring the shores of Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan, I spotted a couple of boatmen off in the distance.
A humourous advertisement for a medication from the distant past, painted on the side of a building in the Wild West town of Winthrop, Washington.
A flashy swathe of tulips in Skagit Valley almost manage to upstage the dramatic peaks of the Cascade mountains off in the distance.
New York is so big, sometimes it can help to get a little distance. Manhattan looming out of the fog, taken from the Hoboken shore.
Now it’s your turn to bring your most distant, faraway places to the foreground. If you would like to join in this week’s travel theme (everyone is welcome!) here’s what to do:
- Create your own post and title it Travel Theme: Distance
- Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
- Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
- Don’t forget to subscribe to keep up to date on the latest weekly travel themes. Sign up via the email subscription link in the sidebar or via RSS.
I’m looking forward to seeing your far-flung posts which will keep me reading and dreaming of distant places on my upcoming trip.
xxx Ailsa
“Time is the longest distance between two places.” – Tennessee Williams
“Every once in a while, people need to be in the presence of things that are really far away.” – Ian Frazier
Where's my backpack? 
Close the distance and come see some my post here…
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Happy Saturday:
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Ailsa, the tulip one is extraordinary. Great photos as always 🙂
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A distant cross in Peru…
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Here’s my entry: http://goomfh.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/travel-theme-distance/ A photograph shot while on holiday in Loutraki, a sea resort a couple of hours away from Athens.
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This is my contribution on distance. http://mhdriver.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/travel-theme-distance
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Edinburgh from Edinburgh Castle and Carlton Hill http://wp.me/p3zU3Q-cr
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These are great photos. I really love the first one. http://artifactsandfictions.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/distancewheres-my-backpack-travel-photo-challenge/
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My distant photos are mostly all from high places
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Distant dugout: http://wp.me/p16tta-rC
I iove the tulips shot, Ailsa!
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Hi Ailsa! Here is my entry today!
Hope you like it!
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My take: A shot at a distance, across the bay. http://wp.me/p1tzBV-29P
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A fun distance to walk – just for you Alisa! http://wp.me/a2dwKf-V0
Had to think a while about this, but decided on one of my favourite photos from Cape Town
http://smallbluegreenfotos.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/travel-theme-distance/
Jude xx
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First Pass – love your pics for this one, especially the boatmen.
http://quotidianhudsonriver.com/2013/08/31/8-31-13-weekly-travel-photo-theme-challenge-distance-sea/
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Lovely shots this week Ailsa. Especially the tulip one. Here are mine. http://ayearinmyshoes.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/travel-theme-distance/
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Here is one of my favourite places to be. Thanks.
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Good topic Ailsa – and clever use with the advertisement. Here’s mine on disance – http://lynneayersbeyondthebrush.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/creating-distance/
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G’day Ailsa, gazing into the distance brought back this beautiful memory.
Happy Labor Day! Here is mine: http://nagpanaoan.com/2013/09/01/travel-theme-distance/
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Some distant views… http://windagainstcurrent.com/2013/09/01/travel-theme-distance/
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Take 2
http://quotidianhudsonriver.com/2013/09/01/9113-travel-theme-distance/
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Lovely photos, Ailsa. Thanks as ever for the prompt. Here are mine ‘Far away in Africa’ –
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Love the photos…especially the tulips.
My entry for this week: