Graffiti Laneways in Melbourne

On September 28, 2013September 23, 2013 By ambertravelingIn Australia, Backpacking, Pretty Places, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Melbourne has dozens of graffiti laneways to explore. Luckily for me I had my camera when I came across this one. The entire alleyway had been painted light blue the night before I saw it, and artists had already leapt at the opportunity to cover the blank canvas.

The blue explosion was a bit of a controversy. Some others in the street art community complained that the artist had covered up some important work. I thought it was quite spectacular to walk through. Unfortunately, when I went back a few days later much of the new graffiti had already been tagged. Glad I got there in time!

I love this one, so beautiful

Graffiti artists in St Kilda

His lion was spectacular, but sadly got covered up just a few days later. 😦

Hari Krishna dude on ladder, Graffiti Laneway #8099335, Melbourne

Tentacles

Attention to detail

I saw a lot of his art around the city

Awesome spider

Octapus

Volunteering Abroad

On April 23, 2013April 23, 2013 By ambertravelingIn Animals, Asia, Australia, Backpacking, Couchsurfing, Pretty Places, Volunteering, Writings4 Comments

Hi readers,

I recently wrote a story about volunteering abroad, and it’s now the featured story on StartBackpacking.com! To read it click the link below:

http://www.startbackpacking.com/travel/travel-organic-farm-work-wwoof/

Also, I updated my “volunteering” page with lots of photos. You can click here to find it, or find it under the ‘advice’ column up top.

Bonus photo: some happy farm animals near Riverton, New Zealand.

Melbourne Boathouses

On April 13, 2013April 17, 2013 By ambertravelingIn Australia, Backpacking, Couchsurfing, Pretty Places, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Here are some photos of the famous boathouses in Melbourne. This is one of the last places I visited before going home for a two-month break from traveling. I’m going back to Australia in the end of May!