We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone
So I recently entered a travel competition, made the top ten but sadly I did not win the final stage for an epic trip hiking the Inca Trail )o: However I did win over £250 worth of hiking and adventure gear from Mountain Warehouse as a runner up! So thank you to all those who voted for me it is so appreciated!
Stage two of the competition involved putting together a video highlighting my adventurous spirit and personality and one thing I like to whip together is a good old travel slideshow to instantly take me back to that exciting fun travel moment.
It is why I love photography it just captures that moment, look, smile, happiness, activity and colour all in one go! Even before the digital days I was the teen who would take her rolls of film to Jessops to get developed hoping what I snapped turned out okay on the film – sometimes they did and sometimes they didn’t (kinda like life huh?). I’m very glad we have digital cameras to ease capturing those ‘quick and you’ll miss it’ moments but I do miss the waiting for what I had captured.
I had fun making this vid and recollecting all the fun I’ve had with my friend Mo and places and cultures I have explored. I look forward to creating many more adventurous memories. Have a watch of the video and share in the comments below one of your travel memories.
Happy collecting of more memories!
The 5 to 9 Traveller xx
The Five to Nine Traveller 
Awesome video.
I’ve gotten to the stage where I value pictures more than souvenirs.
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Thanks Bola! I so enjoyed making it. Hear ya on the pictures more than souvenirs. I always say what I would hate to lose in a fire would be my photos. Thank you for reading 😊
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Fun video! And congrats on being a runner up. I love that opening quote so much.
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I really like the quote too, so apt. Thank you for reading and watching Christie.
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So fun! I am that person who takes a million photos of everything when I travel. If for no other reason than to look back at the pictures and remember every single detail of a trip.
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Same! I’m sure others may find it annoying. I remember someone asking on a tour why do you take so many photos and I said for my own personal enjoyment as I like looking back over them. Thank you for reading and watching Melissa appreciate it.
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I so agree on how a photo/photos invoke memories. It is life’s proof that there is so much story to tell in a single photo and that makes it much more meaningful as a travel souvenir.
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Your travel Photos can also make great souvenirs too. I remember when I went to Colombia and my friend had her camera stolen and I felt so sorry for her so I made a collage of all the photos I had taken and framed it for her; she was so delighted! Thank you for reading and watching Kattrina.
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It was my pleasure. 🙂 x
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This is beautiful! I’m so sorry you didn’t get to win, but I’m sure that all you got a runner up will work on future hikes.
I love and embrace travelers who show how passionate they are on what they’re doing. Your video showed you are one of those!
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Aww thanks Brenda for the love and that I show off my passion 😊 I just love what the world offers us!
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Photos really capture wonderful moments and are a great way to evoke a past experience, Tayo. Excellent post. Where are you heading next?
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Thanks for reading! My next travels will be UK based and no where abroad for now as I have deadlines to meet. But the UK has some lovely hidden gems so I’m ok with that! 😊
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I’m definitely one of those people who takes a million photos, too! I love looking back on them later, and I think they’re better than any souvenir.
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