It was only 10 years old
Im sure looking
at the picture
I hadnt changed
Still the same person I was
10 years ago
Not the first passport
I have had to put down
But the nature of the passport
like life
is changing
the passport of the future will be more electronic
less stamps
no ornate visas pasted in
but with a wave of scissors it was dead
barcode cut off
chip card snipped
Dead
no longer able to see me safely across borders
Many borders there have been
So let me reveal some of the adventures in those old ornate visas and stamps
Singapore, and India
Singapore the bustling humid city state.
Centre of trade between the hemispheres for centuries
The city a mix of colonial and bustling modern edifaces
India the ancient history
Sights and smells that are almost overwhelming
Colour vibrancy and activity everywhere.
Ethiopia, Thailand and New Caledonia
Ethiopia the cradle of civilisation
An ancient culture
Home of coffee
Dramatic landscape from high mountains to desert planes,
Many tribes, and diverse wildlife.
Thailand- the kingdom in Asia
long held traditions
New Caledonia the French called it the Riviera of the South Pacific
A place of beauty
But with the tense undercurrent of colonisation bubbling beneath the surface
Vietnam baring the scars of the American war
An ancient culture its capital a city over 1000 years old
Bustling streets markets and waterways
The last stamps on the page are Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam. The start of my recent European adventures but they have been documented in my recent posts.
Ten years of travel outside Australia, my home country recorded on the pages.
Vale passport!!!!
I love your post. I know what you mean, My third one just expired and the last ten years didn’t have as many stamps as the ten before it! I have to renew, but I have been so busy. I loved seeing all of the stamps and photos connected to each trip. This is the first post of its kind, I think. Always a pleasure reading your posts…
Thanks I thought it was an interesting way of capturing my OS travel over the last 10yrs. Glad you liked it
Out of curiosity, when you sail into port, I know you have to see the harbor master but you don’t have to have to go through a customs center, do you? No stamps for those areas, right? Or do you have to go to a local authority?
When you enter a foreign country on a boat you are expected to enter a designated port of entry and get both health and customs clearance. The boat flies a yellow flag that indicates you require customs clearance. That was the previous passport lol
Nice…