These "milestone" days (such as also Christmas, Birthdays, etc.) are usually expected to be spent accompanied by others - be it a partner, friends and/or family (or in the "best cases" a combination of all). This year was at least the 3rd time I chose to spend NYE alone. Yes, it was a choice.

Yet another year is coming to an end. And what a year. Here is a little retrospective of what has been in chronological order with some highlights. It all started in Brazil, and I was unsure where the journey would lead me. I couldn't have wished for a better one.

They share the courage to embrace the unknown, the resilience to weather storms, and the vision to manifest something from nothing. The canvas may differ—whether it be a blank page, a stage, a studio, or a boardroom—but the underlying principles of creation remain constant.

inside, the turmoil is real. And the more aware one is of these transformations, the more interesting it gets. The growing potential is limitless. With this start of a new week, and soon also the start of a new month, I, too, am stepping into a fresh beginning. 

In the evenings, we often sit at the table together to enjoy dinner, and that's usually when my 4-year-old nephew looks you in the eye with his blue rounded eyes and pops the question full of curiosity: "What's your highlight?" (with a very Australian accent). 

Especially when travelling, it is one of the first questions you ask or are asked - a question that might seem straightforward for many, but it is far from it for me. It is a complex question, and the ones asking probably don’t realise all the thoughts that go through my mind when it pops.

You'll find yourself again in places you've been before, in a similar situation you've experienced at another time of your life, but not entirely. Places of transformation - geographical locations pivotal for developing the next version of myself.

After living seven weeks in Nusa Penida, an island part of Bali, but located 30 minutes away with the boat from the main island, it was time to leave. During the past 3 years, while having a nomad lifestyle, this is the most at home I've felt since, and the advice of "leaving on a high" has made the move easier.

I started writing this text upon my arrival, and now a month has already passed since that day. Time has flown. Here, I share a little about what brought me to this piece of paradise and my so-far takeaways from this beautiful journey.

A thunderstorm came together with my arrival at one of the spots to get the bus to the beginning of the hike - lightning, thunder, and a lot of water. The voice that wanted me to stay home came again, saying I should get the first train to go back. I prevailed. 

What started as an experiment became a full-time job and an alternative way of living that I was unaware existed (or was possible to create). It has been three years of learning about places, people, ways of living, photography, art in general, and much more.

I'm no longer "going back" anywhere. I'm simply moving forward. I'm going to places. And from there, I'll see where I'll go next. 

the last days of our trip were comprised in one log, with the highlights being the visit to the worldwide know glacier Perito Moreno near El Calafate, and our last get-together as a complete group dipping in the cold water of the Lago Argentino, “the largest body of fresh water in Argentina”.

After the perfect day we had the previous day, filled with emotions, adrenaline and loads of incredible images to process, today was more about taking it easy.

When the alarm went off early morning, little did we know that this was the beginning of the best day of the trip (and one of the tops of my life experience so far, to be honest).

It’s time to move to new scenery. We hit the road early after a good breakfast at the hostel. El Chalten gave us a beautiful goodbye, with stunning weather and the Fitz Roy showing its full power in the back. Next destination: Torres del Paine in Chile.

The best part of camping is waking up close enough to nature to capture my favourite time of the day - sunrise.  Everything is calm and silent.  The world is just slowly waking up. Serenity best describes the feeling. 

Time to officially kickstart the trip. Everyone got together in El Chalten, and the getting-to-know-each-other process started already with laughs and exchanges of experiences and knowledge.