Monday, November 29, 2010

Not All Who Wander Are Lost

A Splash Off Calaguas in Camarines Norte
"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered."


Early Morning in Bantayan Island
"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."


Perfect Sunny Day at Diguisit in Baler
"If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there."


Empty Boats in Talipanan Beach of Oriental Mindoro
"When you get there, there isn't any there there."


Amazing Race at Lignon Hills in Albay
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page."


Paradise Night in Samal Island
"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things."


Catching Crepuscular Rays in Gumasa, Saranggani
"How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else."


Lawstude in Dupinga River, Gabaldon
"The traveller sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see."


Quote credits to JRR Tolkien for the title and Nelson Mandela, Lao Tzu, Lewis Carroll, Gertrude Stein, St. Augustine, Henry Miller, RB Fuller and GK Chesterton for the travel quotes appearing herein. All photos were taken by me and were among the most popular pics amongst the nearly 800 pics I have uploaded in my Flickr account. To see other beautiful spots around the world, please click here.

47 comments:

  1. Breathtaking captures as always! And, oh, how I would love to be there on this gray, wet, cold night in Seattle! Hope all is going well with you!

    Sylvia

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  2. Wee! Wow.... di ko kayang pantayan mga napuntahan mo... hehehehhehe... lalong lalo na nag mga pictures mo! ehehehehehhe

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  3. all gorgeous! i hope to experience Calaguas next year. thanks for sharing your travels with us.

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  4. love every shot. sana kahit 1/4 lang ng galing matutunan ko...

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  5. hanep sa mga pictures...Idol!
    Yung sa Mayon, napanood ko yan sa amazing race asia season 4, nagpunta nga sila dyan...

    Gustong gusto ko yung kuha mo sa 1st pix...galing, ND stop napakasoft ng waves

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  6. All your photos are travel magazine cover material. I love all your photos...and your selection of quotes too.

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  7. One of the best collections of photos and quotes about travelling that I have seen. Great Job.

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  8. Sure enjoyed this little hopscotch around the beautiful Philippine islands. Lovely photos.

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  9. Fantastic photos of a beautiful place, thanks for sharing and thanks for stopping by to view my hawk.

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  10. From one traveler to another, thanks for a great post,photos,quotes

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  11. not all who wanders are lost, and not all who travel alone needs soul searching! please lang! =)

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  12. This was a great post. The photography and quotes all worked so well together. Excellent!

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  13. The photos are just so beautiful specially the first one. Thank you for sharing.

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  14. These are truly lovely photographs and the quotes complemented the photos very well.

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  15. ... and not all lost want to be found.

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  16. awesome pictures mr.____!! okay quiet na ko, pang plurk lang pla yung msg mo na yun haha! :D

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  17. Your photos are all so well taken. Love the beautiful scenery.

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  18. What are you doing in the last pic? A call of nature in the nature? Just kiddin'. Awesome pics as usual.

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  19. Nice collection of photos! I'm too curious about Calaguas after reading glowing reviews from Dong Ho and other bloggers.

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  20. "The traveller sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see."---kelan ko kaya ma-aachieve yung traveler status na yan. level up. I agree, there's a big difference.....oldo we have have our reasons why we travel, and the list could be endless.

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  21. Galing! Save for Bantayan, I haven't been to any of the destinations on this post. Lots of catching up to do! :P What a great post and all the those words on travel... sooo true!! Here's to more travels, posts and stunning captures! Ganda ng Pilipinas!!!

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  22. Great collection of travel quotes. These quotes inspire us to wander around places we have never been.

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  23. Thanks for sharing this beautiful photo of a unique part of the planet. I love the quote that says wanderers are not lost. I believe that is often true. :)

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  24. Your photos are brilliant. The sunrise is stunning and I like the waterfall also very much! The quotes are from books I also read!
    Thanks for visiting and your comment about the book.

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  25. Wow...this collection is absolutely amazing!!! And the quotes are lovely and perfect together with your photos. I wish I could leave my snow-covered world and step into these marvelous shots.

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  26. What a deliciously lovely set of pictures. Bliss.

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  27. love the captions and the pics as well.

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  28. Hi LAWSTUDE,
    Thanks for leaving a sweet words on my entry. I am also becoming a fan of your blog. Your photos are amazing and I envy tropical weather there!!! I am not a big fan of snow...
    Thanks for sharing.
    Oh yes, I should be following your blog from now on.
    Cheers.

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  29. Wonderful shot of the sky, land, sea and splash! Great composition!

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  30. Every single image in this set is breathtaking in its own way. I think the one of the mountains with the curving rail in the foreground deserves an extra round of applause. I love how you see the world.

    Kat
    http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/

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  31. Wow, they are all gorgeous images and scenes. I love that mountain shot, what a beautiful view.

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  32. Extraordinary, every one of those photos could be a poster. I'd love to visit all those places!

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  33. Merry Christmas to you, too.

    I really like the movement of the water and of the soft mud. Beautiful merging there.

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  34. very nice pics... mukhang recap ng 2010 travels mo ;)

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  35. Argh! I wanna go to Bantayan Island! Great pictures, I hope I could also travel more.

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  36. OMG! The pics are all nice. You cam captured the beauty and grandeur of the place. Submit mo na yan sa DOT para magamit sa new website.

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  37. awesome pictures and very poetic din together with those quotes!

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  38. travelling does enrich the soul and warms the heart.

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  39. Great shots and wonderful views. When I read your blog, I got the idea that traveling across the Phil is a perfect way to relax outside the busy days in the city.

    I also collect pictures along the way. Nothing beats the memories kept in pictures.

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  40. Thanks for sharing this beautiful photos... all of them are nice...

    Visit my travel blog too - http://ilovegoingplaces.blogspot.com

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  41. Beautiful scenery, just felt being there. Great picture and thank you for sharing.

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  42. Hi Sir. It's my first time here. :)
    I heard your from Cabanatuan? Kababayan po ata kita. Haha. Nangulit lang eh no? Pasensya na po.

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  43. The beach looks so raw and undeveloped. Perfect. I prefer this one over Boracay.

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  44. Wow!! I really like this post! Beautiful views and very nice quotes! Gosh, must bookmark this post to read it again and again in the future : )

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