by Jane St Catherine | Nov 9, 2013 | Solo Travel, Travel photography
I’m certainly no expert, but over my many years of travelling, I’ve been drawn to photographing people and faces in particular. I used to use a 200 mm telephoto lens to capture candid shots, but now I’m much more inclined to speak to people first, to...
by Jane St Catherine | Oct 31, 2013 | Images, National Parks, USA
On a cold and sunny day in late December I drove south from Salt Lake City to Moab, Utah, with my old friend Joe. It's one of those American things I'd dreamed of doing - cruising along in a big, old Yankie F100 ute with mountain bikes in the back and a dear friend at...
by Jane St Catherine | Oct 8, 2013 | Camping, Canada, Images, National Parks
Beth (from Texas), Abbey (from Kentucky) and I set off to hike and camp for five days in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada in the most glorious mid-September autumn weather. We set up camp at dusk by a beautiful tree-lined lake and read about bears by...
by Jane St Catherine | Sep 27, 2013 | Courage for travel, Images, Inspiring Women, Solo Travel
I love Brene Brown’s TED talk quote “vulnerability is our most accurate measure of courage”. I believe travel requires both vulnerability and courage. What do you think? Does it take a lot of courage to undertake a big journey (or any journey)? Have...
by Jane St Catherine | Sep 19, 2013 | About Jane, Australia, Solo Travel
What’s driving a 400 tonne dump truck got to do with a travel blog you might ask? Probably not much, except that it’s a part of my life journey that began with a leap of faith and an eleven day drive half way around...