Explore and Wander

Humans are driven by the impulse to explore and wander, finding themselves in places and situations that make them feel alive, thankful for inhabiting this planet and being alive.

Caldeirão do Corvo, Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal

Woman with umbrella, Snow at Great Wall of China, China

Man, Thar Desert, Jaipur, India

Storm and reflection, Uyuni salt flats (Salar), Altiplano, Boliv

Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon, Iceland

Gljúfrafoss waterfall, Iceland

Gruta das Torres (Torres volcanic cave), Pico Island, Azores, Po

Poço do Bacalhau, Flores Island, Azores, Portugal

Ice Cave, Glaciar, Iceland

Fitz Roy, Laguna de Los Tres, Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Pa

Cerro Torre, Southern Patagonian Ice Field, west of Fitz Roy, Pa

Vila Franca do Campo, Ocean Volcanic Crater, Aerial, São Miguel

Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal

Ocean Swing, Gili island, Lombok, Indonesia

"X", Man jumping, Stokksnes peninsula, Iceland

Reine, Sakrisøy, Olenilsøya, Lofoten, Norway

Skagsanden beach, Lofoten, Norway

Forest, Autumn colors, Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Torre, Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Man walking over reflection, Uyuni salt flats (Salar), Altiplano

Rock house, Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Frecha da Mizarela, Freita, Portugal

Paiva walkways, Portugal

Covão da Ametade, Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Cuernos del Paine, Patagonia, Chile

Ice Cave, Glaciar, Iceland

Torres del Paine, Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Patagonia, Chil

Rock house, under the starry sky, Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Champalimaud foudation, Lisbon, Portgal

Rua dos Mercadores, Cântaro Magro, Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Laurissilva trees, Madeira island, Portugal

Algar do Carvão (volcanic chamber), Terceira Island, Azores, Po

Ice Cave, Glaciar, Iceland

Lagoa Comprida Waterdam, Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Snow and Trees, Covão da Ametade, Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Covão dos Conchos, Drain Hole, Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Skogafoss Waterfall, Iceland

Dark Alley Couple Jumping, Sintra, Portugal

Woorden bridge and Rock Houses, Foz de Egua, Portugal

Balinese Girls with traditional umbrella at Waterfall, Bali, Ind

Boy palying at Waterfall, Bali, Indonesia

Chefchaouen (Blue City), Morocco

Chefchaouen, Blue city, Marocco

Man on with horse over volcanic ash, Mount Bromo Volcano, Java i

San Dunes, Desert, Argit, Niger

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