This week’s challenge was on the topic of Focus. While I have plenty of pictures of the usual landscapes, I […]
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Aarti Garde
Having spent a number of years in various corporate jobs in India, working 11 hours a day 5 days a week, I became a trailing expat spouse in 2011, living first in Vietnam, then in Indonesia, and now in Peru. I spend my days dreaming, hate housework, love my hobbies, need to exercise and lose weight, love to travel, and yes, love my gadgets. Occasionally I get nostalgic pangs and yearn for the corporate life, the sense of achievement, and the security it offered. On the flip side, I've learnt new skills, new languages, started up and closed a business in Indonesia and now call myself a photographer/traveler.Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways
I took a while to post for this week’s challenge. The Buddha at Wat Pho is almost impossible to capture […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreshadow
These days, life is a series of photo challenges from one week to the next. This week, I’m being literal with […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece
I’ve been fortunate to be able to travel, and see some of the world’s most beautiful artworks. These are my […]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh
There are so many connotations to “fresh”, I can’t stop at one or two. Plenty of yellows and reds, with […]
Hidden treasures in Bangka
It’s been quiet (read: dull) in Jakarta, with most of my friends away and nothing happening. After the gym this […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour
Indonesia has some of the most spectacular sunrise landscapes. It takes waking up at unearthly hours, then a drive and a […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Nostalgic
It’s the start of the quiet season in Jakarta; the perfect time to re-enter the Weekly Photo Challenge. My heart […]
That Trip… Quatorzième Jour: Midnight in Paris
On our last day in Paris, I wanted to shop. We started with Rue Montorgueil, which was interesting enough, with […]
That Trip… Treizième Jour: Two Towers
This day was like a grand finale to our holiday. We’d already got lucky with the Eiffel Tower; our tickets […]