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!

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

Attention to detail

Awesome spider

I saw a lot of his art around the city

Tentacles

Graffiti artists in St Kilda

Octapus

I love this one, so beautiful

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

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!