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awelltraveledwoman: On my 20th birthday I was living in Alaska....

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:51 -0400

On my 20th birthday I was living in Alaska. A good friend got the hook up with some kayak rentals and we spent the day paddling in and out of coves along the base of the mountains. At one point we came on two humpback whales just 10-15 feet from where we were paddling. One of the most beautiful and terrifying moments.

Such a great memory.

AFRICA

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:41:19 -0400

"It’s a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind."

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:56:31 -0400

“It’s a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind.”

- Naguib Mahfouz (via awelltraveledwoman)

planstobesurprised: freckledthing: There’s a lot of beauty in...

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:55:16 -0400

planstobesurprised:

freckledthing:

There’s a lot of beauty in ordinary things. Isn’t that kinda the point?
-The Office (2005-2013)

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Mon, 20 May 2013 00:07:39 -0400

"Much that may one day be possible can already be prepared by the solitary individual, and built with..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:06:34 -0400

“Much that may one day be possible can already be prepared by the solitary individual, and built with his own hands which make fewer mistakes. Therefore love your solitude and bear the pain of it without self-pity. The distance you feel from those around you should trouble you no more than your distance from the farthest stars. be glad that you are growing, and realize that you cannot take anyone with you: be gentle with those who stay behind. Be confident and calm before them, and don’t torment them with your doubts or distress them with your ambitions which they wouldn’t be able to comprehend. Find in a true and simple way what you have in common with them, which does not need to change when you yourself change and change again. When you see them, love life in a from that is not your own, and be kind to all the people who are afraid of their aloneness”

- Love the solitude.

Worpswede, July 16, 1903

Letters to a young poet

Lots of this on my mind.

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:31 -0400

Lots of this on my mind.

"Not a word passes between us, not because we have nothing to say, but because we don’t have to say..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:57:00 -0400

““Not a word passes between us, not because we have nothing to say, but because we don’t have to say anything.””

- Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"Sometimes, I feel the past and the future pressing so hard on either side that there’s no room for..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:27:06 -0400

“Sometimes, I feel the past and the future pressing so hard on either side that there’s no room for the present at all.”

- Evelyn Waugh

"Sometimes you have to play the villain to save yourself."

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:02:25 -0400

“Sometimes you have to play the villain to save yourself.”

- D. Ouija (via thatkindofwoman)

farewell-kingdom: Bottled History by Commoner “Ray Gascoigne...

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:03:12 -0400

farewell-kingdom:

Bottled History by Commoner

“Ray Gascoigne has spent a lifetime at sea as a shipwright and sea merchant. His memories and love for ships are made physical through miniatures he constructs with extreme care within old whisky bottles. Over the past 60 years he has built hundreds of replicas of ships from the past and present of maritime legend. Many were built at sea, in the lonely cabin hours of night, and Ray (now 85) continues his craft on land today” (watch video).

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Tue, 14 May 2013 12:58:38 -0400

myampgoesto11: Stargazing At The Elqui Domos Hotel In Chile |...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:57:21 -0400

myampgoesto11:

Stargazing At The Elqui Domos Hotel In Chile | Designed by RDM Arquitectura | Photos by James Florio

In the heart of the mythical Elqui Valley in Pisco, surrounded by the Andes Mountains, 500km north of Santiago in central Chile, lies a magical place that allows for star-spangled dreams beneath the clear pure sky. Combining stargazing and specialized astronomic tours with night-time horseback riding, meditation and even tarot readings, Elqui Domos is a hotel quite like no other.

It was completed in 2005 to fulfil its owners’ desire to observe and enjoy the grandeur of the one of the world’s most star-filled skies. It is one of only seven astronomic hotels around the world and the only one in the Southern Hemisphere, offering breathtaking views of the magic skies draped over the Elqui Valley (the valley is renowned for its sharp, clear skies, as it happens to sit under one of the clearest atmospheres in the world). The lack of rain and pleasant weather all year round set the perfect conditions for astronomic tourism, where guests can gather to enjoy a unique chance to liaise with the stars.

(via Yatzer)

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Sun, 12 May 2013 19:25:35 -0400

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Sun, 12 May 2013 19:20:53 -0400

"I make no apologies for how I chose to repair what you broke."

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:14:20 -0400

““I make no apologies for how I chose to repair what you broke.””

- Meredith Grey

"We need a malaria epidemic in the blogging community! Either that or we need people who have seen..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:17:38 -0400

“We need a malaria epidemic in the blogging community! Either that or we need people who have seen the malaria epidemic to start blogging.”

- Bill Gates