Holiday on your own?

[BattFink]

A few years ago, I did a solo 4000 mile road trip around Europe on my motorbike with basically just a bike, tent, cooking stuff & an SLR

Ended up not taking that many photos as just rocked up at random places and talking to the locals (as best as my knowledge of languages would allow)

Was one of the best holidays I've ever had

 

[V-Spec]

Hi all.

Has anyone ever gone on holiday on there own and used there love for photography as a viable reason to go out and enjoy life and explore new places?

It's all I do now, I never go in groups or with anyone else - especially when abroad, just me in a car with all my gear, purely for the photography.

Quite often you get to see a part of the world that nobody else knows about, when all things converge to produce amazing conditions.

 

[jonneymendoza]

right thats in folks.

The prep and planning starts now.

Once i decide where i want to go end of Jan 2014 i will start planning the trip.

Gear wise all i need is a solid light weight solid tripod. carbon fibre in other words as i be lugging it around on my travel.

Are Gitzo's really worth the price?

Places i think to go are:

Thailand
Vietnam
LA and Las Vegas(Road trip going across the desert/death valley etc en route to Vegas).
China.

any other suggestions?

I have only been to paris, Philippines,HK and Orlando/Miami.

It will most likely be for two weeks around february in one of the above places or more if need more time out there.

In terms of a weekend trip to somewhere in europe with you guys, i could do that too but if it is not paris

I can do the trip after October 23rd(when we go live with the project i am working on) or i will just go somewhere in europe on my own as a little warm up to the main trip i will take end of January.

 

[mrk]

To be fair, I've seen people do long weekends on flights to all over Europe.

The things I listed earlier could easily be fitted into carry on. Grab all the stuff, meet up at Stansted. Get a cheap flight and a hotel somewhere in Europe (Italy, Germany, Krakow, Bruges, Amsterdam, Prague etc....)



Long weekends become more challenging in cars. But a five day trip wouldn't be so bad. Think mrk has done this a few times.

kd

£96~ all in via Eurotunnel direct that includes travel insurance and things. It's really pretty straight forward and everything is explained on their website. The cover applies to 4 passengers as well and breakdown cover was included the times I've been.

Going again in 2 weeks in fact.