Travel theme: Intense

Did anyone catch the lunar eclipse this week? I stayed up almost all night to watch the supermoon turn the most deliciously intense shade of blood red. I decided to see if I could match the intensity with some shots from past travels, like the intense colours on display in Yellowstone Park …

… the intense pressure of competing in the Sheep Olympics …

,,, and the intense beauty of a jade flower in Guatemala.

Then there was a very different kind of intense, a scary standoff in Vatican City where two men threatened to set themselves on fire …

… the intense heat of the Mojave Desert in August (my flip flops nearly melted) …

… the intense concentration of a sweet old dog learning to swim …

… and this mama elk desperately trying to save her little elk baby from drowning on the American River. I’m getting all shaky just remembering the terror in her eyes.

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xxx Ailsa

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known. – Oscar Wilde

Every age yearns for a more beautiful world. The deeper the desperation and the depression about the confusing present, the more intense that yearning. – J0han Huizinga

About ailsapm

Hi there! I’m Ailsa Prideaux-Mooney. I’ve lived in many places, and travelled to many more. I had a lot of fun getting there and being there, wherever there happened to be at the time. I climbed a castle wall in Czesky Krumlov, abseiled down cliffs to go caving in the west of Ireland, slept on the beach in Paros, got chased by a swarm of bees in Vourvourou (ok that wasn’t fun, but it was exciting), learned flower arranging in Tokyo, found myself in the middle of a riot in Seoul, learned to snowboard in Salzburg, got lost in a labyrinth in Budapest and had my ice cream stolen by a gull in Cornwall. And I’m just getting started. If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read so far, I’d love you to follow my travelogue - wheresmybackpack.com - and remember, anyone who tries to tell you it’s a small world hasn’t tried to see it all.

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