http://rohannowell.com/ 2011 I have just returned from a 3 week trip to Canada (Whistler and Vancouver). It has become somewhat a tradition for myself to take photos of Lego abroad but this time I wanted to try something different. Something that would require more thought and discipline. http://www.rohannowell.com/blog/alphaphoto.html Feb 15, 2012 2011 ended with a road trip down the coast visiting many of Sydney's wonderful beaches. Bec and I made a point that we would not spend anything on accommodation. We managed to do that successfully by sleeping in my car for 3 nights at various beaches and in a tent on Hyams beach for another 3 nights. http://www.rohannowell.com/blog/road-trip.html Jan 12, 2012 2011 was a great year. There are a few things I am especially grateful for and proud of: I started this website Travelled solo around London, Paris and cycled to the D-Day beaches from Bayeux Drove around in a Skoda for a month Joined a business partnership - Student Pigs Embraced my last year of uni Spent a month in Guatemala Bought my first car I am happy with everything that occured in 2011 and have high hopes for 2012. I have already booked flights for a month snowboarding in and around Vancouver BC, leaving January 22. http://www.rohannowell.com/blog/2011-review.html Jan 04, 2012 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas everyone. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Coldplay on Grooveshark If you are looking for some nice music to play on Christmas day, Grooveshark has plenty of playlists. It's a quick and easy setup rather than sorting through a whole bunch of CDs. http://www.rohannowell.com/blog/christmas-2011.html Dec 24, 2011 A couple of years ago I became overwhelmed and frustrated at how busy I had let myself become. By choice I was working full-time with long hours while studying a Bachelor of Business at university part-time. I was sure I wanted to be doing both: working gave me money and a purpose while studying gave me a challenge, knowledge and endless possibilities for the future. http://www.rohannowell.com/blog/simplicity.html Oct 04, 2011 Louise Hawson explored and photographed one new Sydney suburb a week from September 2009 to October 2010. The photos on her blog attracted quite a lot of attention during the year and she eventually found herself with a lot of dedicated and supportive readers. This year, she scored her very own exhibition at the Museum of Sydney. http://www.rohannowell.com/blog/52-suburbs.html Sep 19, 2011 Traveling around Guatemala is a great experience. One particular mode of transport over there is chicken buses. In America, a school bus is auctioned off once it has done a certain number of miles and quite often it will be purchased by Guatemala. http://www.rohannowell.com/blog/chicken-buses-in-guatemala.html Aug 30, 2011 A few years ago in 2008, I was lucky enough to receive an invite into an incredibly awesome website called Ffffound.Ffffound is an invite-only website where you can bookmark images from all over the internet for future/later reference and inspiration. Once you have ffffound enough images, the service starts recommending other images that you may like based on your current favorites. http://www.rohannowell.com/blog/ffffound.html Aug 21, 2011 Guatemala City I arrived in Guatemala almost 30 hours after departing from Australia. My travel route was Sydney > Los Angeles > Dallas > Guatemala City. That was a lot of flying and what felt like even more sitting around airports. http://www.rohannowell.com/blog/guatemala-part-1.html Aug 20, 2011 A few days before flying to Guatemala I was only able to find a handful of blogs that had positive or helpful information about the country. It was common to come across scary reports, news articles and statistics that basically described the country as a dangerous, no-go for tourists destination. The good blog posts that I did find were very helpful and got me really excited about visiting. http://www.rohannowell.com/blog/safety-in-guatemala.html Jul 31, 2011