Located in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest, Manaus is home to 2.5 million people and spreads out over 11,000 kmĀ² along the banks of the Rio Negro.
Author: Laura Restrepo Ortega
Laura is a photographer, writer, and traveller from Colombia. She's very passionate about, well, everything, and finds it hard to focus on just one thing in this short but incredible life she's been given. Figuring it out one step at a time. Or not, maybe she's just winging it. Follow along to see what she does next!
Nomadic Life: From the Amazon to the Atlantic
Day 1 Leaving Manaus on the morning of December 23, 2015 was not at all what I thought it would be. It's midnight and I'm sitting on the top deck of the Amazon Star, the boat that will take me to BelĆ©m, thinking about how I was robbed last night. Just a few metres away… Continue reading Nomadic Life: From the Amazon to the Atlantic
Vida NĆ³mada: Del Amazonas al AtlĆ”ntico
DĆa 1 Mi salida de Manaus en la maƱana del 23 de diciembre de 2015 no fue lo que me habĆa imaginado. Sentada en la cubierta del Amazon Star, el barco que me llevarĆ” a BelĆ©m, casi a la media noche, no dejo de pensar en el robo de mi Ćŗltima noche allĆ”. A pocos… Continue reading Vida NĆ³mada: Del Amazonas al AtlĆ”ntico
Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas
Presidente Figueiredo is a small city of just over 30,000 people, located around 100 km north of Manaus, the state capital of Amazonas in Brasil.
Vida NĆ³mada: Me Siento en Casa cuando puedo Desempacar
Espero que mi toallita para la cara de La Sirenita distraiga del resto de mi desorden; no tengo mucha privacidad donde me estoy quedando y el lugar para poner mis cosas es el suelo. Justo ahora estaba organizando mi equipaje lo mejor que pude, ordenĆ”ndolo contra el pedacito de pared que decidĆ iba a ser… Continue reading Vida NĆ³mada: Me Siento en Casa cuando puedo Desempacar
Nomadic Life: Home is Where I can Unpack
I hope my Little Mermaid facecloth will detract attention from the rest of my mess; I donāt have much privacy and the place for my stuff is, well, the floor. Just now, as I was trying to tidy up my things as neatly as I could against the wall Iāve claimed as my own, I… Continue reading Nomadic Life: Home is Where I can Unpack
Caribbean Dreams
Photographs of Colombiaās Caribbean coast, from Santa Marta and its beautiful beaches in the north to the islands near Cartagena and popular tourist spot, Tolu further south.
Vida NĆ³mada: Persiguiendo Cascadas en el Amazonas
Creciendo en los 80s y 90s, siempre me dijeron que podĆa hacer y ser lo que quisiera, y me lo creĆ. A mi generaciĆ³n siempre nos dijeron que el mundo era nuestro, que podĆamos llegar a la luna si es lo que querĆamos, que todo era posible; siempre nos dijeron que los Ćŗnicos lĆmites que… Continue reading Vida NĆ³mada: Persiguiendo Cascadas en el Amazonas
Best of 2015 Travels
As 2015 comes to a close here in BelĆ©m, on Brazil's north-east, I sat by the Amazon River to think about the past year and all the amazing places I was lucky enough to visit. I've been so blessed to do what I love and spend it with the people I love this year, so… Continue reading Best of 2015 Travels
Nomadic Life: Chasing Waterfalls in the Amazon
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, I was always told I could do and be anything I wanted, and I believed it. We, as a generation, were told to reach for the stars, that the sky was the limit, that the world was our oyster, that it was at our feet, in the palm… Continue reading Nomadic Life: Chasing Waterfalls in the Amazon
Laura Restrepo Ortega 