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Hawaii / USA

Photo journal: Our final Oahu sunset

4 October 2017

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Last Updated on 23 May 2025

Our wonderful few weeks hopping around Hawaii are sadly coming to an end, but at least we’re sending ourselves off with an absolute bang as we watch one last sunrise over the water in Honolulu.

Of course, this is also the perfect opportunity to play around with my fancy new camera, so choosing just a few photos to include is becoming more and more challenging. Enjoy some of the better shots (still have much to learn about my new toy) as we jet back to Australia and back to real life. Until next time, Hawaii!

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brooke beyond

Hey, I'm Brooke and I'm obsessed with getting off the beaten path, exploring backcountry gems & travelling beyond the ordinary! I left Australia 5 years ago after finishing a PhD in Biomechanics & have been travelling the world full-time ever since (joined by my life/climbing partner, James). Whether it’s road-tripping through Mexico, climbing alpine peaks in the Andes, scuba diving in the Red Sea, or tackling epic via ferrata in the Dolomites, I hope this blog will inspire your future adventures & help you find wonder in every corner of the globe. xx bb

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hi, I’m brooke!

I'm obsessed with getting off the beaten path, exploring backcountry gems & travelling beyond the ordinary! I left Australia 5 years ago after finishing a PhD in Biomechanics & have been travelling the world full-time ever since (now joined by my life/climbing partner, James). I hope this blog will inspire your future adventures & help you find wonder in every corner of the globe. xx bb

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  • our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨

→ $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR

this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways...
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- we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻
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if you’re new here, I’m Brooke 👋🏻 and I’ve been travelling full-time for over 5 years, sharing unique experiences around the world, detailed adventure itineraries, financial breakdowns, and stories from the road.

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—
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I track how many countries we visit for the same reasons I track all our annual travel data and daily spending (nerd reasons), but 5.5 years into full-time travel, it’s less and less about amassing an impressive * list* and more about going to places that truly impress US. 

Sometimes that means venturing to wild new corners and sometimes that means returning to places we can’t wait to see more of, but we’re proud to say this “list” is purely the byproduct of our own excitement and curiosity for the world rather than the other way around. 

There are a million reasons to travel, numbers shouldn’t be one 🖤🌎✨
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Nearly all of these churches are still active today, served by priests who hike up multiple times a week to hold services for their local communities. Even as foreigners, we were welcomed into the churches to discover the history & heritage for ourselves, which was so incredibly special. 

Inside, the walls are covered in beautifully preserved frescoes painted with natural pigments (red = bird blood, blue = berries…), depicting biblical stories, saints, and Ethiopian Orthodox traditions. 

Few places in the world feel this sacred, this wild, and this deeply human ✨

—
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  • our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨

→ $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR

this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways...
- I had knee surgery in Mexico, which we paid for out of pocket
- because of the slow & terrible recovery from said surgery, we had to cancel most of our big hiking plans for the year, which meant extremely little camping and a lot more city time (= expensive)
- we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻
- I got a new MacBook, a new iPhone, AND we upgraded 2x cameras in 2025 (looking forward to no big upgrades in 2026 😅)

I always love chatting travel finance, so by all means— hit me with your questions in the comments! 

———

#2025 #fulltimetravel #travelfinance #costofliving
  • another year of prioritising memories > things 🔥

if you’re new here, I’m Brooke 👋🏻 and I’ve been travelling full-time for over 5 years, sharing unique experiences around the world, detailed adventure itineraries, financial breakdowns, and stories from the road.

follow @brookebeyond_ for more adventures in 2026!

———

#2025 #2025season #fulltimetravel
  • A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc

Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨

—
#2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
  • It seems we went a little bit of everywhere in 2025, but much more than just the numbers, this year was a celebration of so many of our favourite places— a return to Iceland, two trips to Ethiopia, a sold-out group trip to Jordan & Egypt, 3.5 months in magical Mexico…

I track how many countries we visit for the same reasons I track all our annual travel data and daily spending (nerd reasons), but 5.5 years into full-time travel, it’s less and less about amassing an impressive * list* and more about going to places that truly impress US. 

Sometimes that means venturing to wild new corners and sometimes that means returning to places we can’t wait to see more of, but we’re proud to say this “list” is purely the byproduct of our own excitement and curiosity for the world rather than the other way around. 

There are a million reasons to travel, numbers shouldn’t be one 🖤🌎✨
  • Ethiopia is home to hundreds of rock-hewn churches dating back as far as the 5th century, each carved by hand directly into sandstone cliffs and accessible only on foot. Especially in Gheralta, reaching them is part of the devotion— steep hikes, exposed ledges, barefoot climbs— a physical journey that mirrors the spiritual one.

Nearly all of these churches are still active today, served by priests who hike up multiple times a week to hold services for their local communities. Even as foreigners, we were welcomed into the churches to discover the history & heritage for ourselves, which was so incredibly special. 

Inside, the walls are covered in beautifully preserved frescoes painted with natural pigments (red = bird blood, blue = berries…), depicting biblical stories, saints, and Ethiopian Orthodox traditions. 

Few places in the world feel this sacred, this wild, and this deeply human ✨

—
#ethiopia #gheraltamountains #abunayemataguh
our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨

→ $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR

this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways...
- I had knee surgery in Mexico, which we paid for out of pocket
- because of the slow & terrible recovery from said surgery, we had to cancel most of our big hiking plans for the year, which meant extremely little camping and a lot more city time (= expensive)
- we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻
- I got a new MacBook, a new iPhone, AND we upgraded 2x cameras in 2025 (looking forward to no big upgrades in 2026 😅)

I always love chatting travel finance, so by all means— hit me with your questions in the comments! 

———

#2025 #fulltimetravel #travelfinance #costofliving
our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨

→ $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR

this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways...
- I had knee surgery in Mexico, which we paid for out of pocket
- because of the slow & terrible recovery from said surgery, we had to cancel most of our big hiking plans for the year, which meant extremely little camping and a lot more city time (= expensive)
- we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻
- I got a new MacBook, a new iPhone, AND we upgraded 2x cameras in 2025 (looking forward to no big upgrades in 2026 😅)

I always love chatting travel finance, so by all means— hit me with your questions in the comments! 

———

#2025 #fulltimetravel #travelfinance #costofliving
our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨

→ $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR

this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways...
- I had knee surgery in Mexico, which we paid for out of pocket
- because of the slow & terrible recovery from said surgery, we had to cancel most of our big hiking plans for the year, which meant extremely little camping and a lot more city time (= expensive)
- we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻
- I got a new MacBook, a new iPhone, AND we upgraded 2x cameras in 2025 (looking forward to no big upgrades in 2026 😅)

I always love chatting travel finance, so by all means— hit me with your questions in the comments! 

———

#2025 #fulltimetravel #travelfinance #costofliving
our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨

→ $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR

this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways...
- I had knee surgery in Mexico, which we paid for out of pocket
- because of the slow & terrible recovery from said surgery, we had to cancel most of our big hiking plans for the year, which meant extremely little camping and a lot more city time (= expensive)
- we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻
- I got a new MacBook, a new iPhone, AND we upgraded 2x cameras in 2025 (looking forward to no big upgrades in 2026 😅)

I always love chatting travel finance, so by all means— hit me with your questions in the comments! 

———

#2025 #fulltimetravel #travelfinance #costofliving
our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨

→ $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR

this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways...
- I had knee surgery in Mexico, which we paid for out of pocket
- because of the slow & terrible recovery from said surgery, we had to cancel most of our big hiking plans for the year, which meant extremely little camping and a lot more city time (= expensive)
- we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻
- I got a new MacBook, a new iPhone, AND we upgraded 2x cameras in 2025 (looking forward to no big upgrades in 2026 😅)

I always love chatting travel finance, so by all means— hit me with your questions in the comments! 

———

#2025 #fulltimetravel #travelfinance #costofliving
our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨

→ $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR

this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways...
- I had knee surgery in Mexico, which we paid for out of pocket
- because of the slow & terrible recovery from said surgery, we had to cancel most of our big hiking plans for the year, which meant extremely little camping and a lot more city time (= expensive)
- we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻
- I got a new MacBook, a new iPhone, AND we upgraded 2x cameras in 2025 (looking forward to no big upgrades in 2026 😅)

I always love chatting travel finance, so by all means— hit me with your questions in the comments! 

———

#2025 #fulltimetravel #travelfinance #costofliving
our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨

→ $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR

this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways...
- I had knee surgery in Mexico, which we paid for out of pocket
- because of the slow & terrible recovery from said surgery, we had to cancel most of our big hiking plans for the year, which meant extremely little camping and a lot more city time (= expensive)
- we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻
- I got a new MacBook, a new iPhone, AND we upgraded 2x cameras in 2025 (looking forward to no big upgrades in 2026 😅)

I always love chatting travel finance, so by all means— hit me with your questions in the comments! 

———

#2025 #fulltimetravel #travelfinance #costofliving
our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨

→ $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR

this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways...
- I had knee surgery in Mexico, which we paid for out of pocket
- because of the slow & terrible recovery from said surgery, we had to cancel most of our big hiking plans for the year, which meant extremely little camping and a lot more city time (= expensive)
- we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻
- I got a new MacBook, a new iPhone, AND we upgraded 2x cameras in 2025 (looking forward to no big upgrades in 2026 😅)

I always love chatting travel finance, so by all means— hit me with your questions in the comments! 

———

#2025 #fulltimetravel #travelfinance #costofliving
our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨

→ $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR

this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways...
- I had knee surgery in Mexico, which we paid for out of pocket
- because of the slow & terrible recovery from said surgery, we had to cancel most of our big hiking plans for the year, which meant extremely little camping and a lot more city time (= expensive)
- we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻
- I got a new MacBook, a new iPhone, AND we upgraded 2x cameras in 2025 (looking forward to no big upgrades in 2026 😅)

I always love chatting travel finance, so by all means— hit me with your questions in the comments! 

———

#2025 #fulltimetravel #travelfinance #costofliving
our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨

→ $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR

this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways...
- I had knee surgery in Mexico, which we paid for out of pocket
- because of the slow & terrible recovery from said surgery, we had to cancel most of our big hiking plans for the year, which meant extremely little camping and a lot more city time (= expensive)
- we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻
- I got a new MacBook, a new iPhone, AND we upgraded 2x cameras in 2025 (looking forward to no big upgrades in 2026 😅)

I always love chatting travel finance, so by all means— hit me with your questions in the comments! 

———

#2025 #fulltimetravel #travelfinance #costofliving
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our cost of living as full-time travellers came in at $98/day this year (JUST UNDER OUR $100 daily goal) 💃🏻🍾✨ → $$$ per person based on sharing rooms + joint travel costs with my partner— AND YES, THIS IS EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT ALL YEAR this was the most expensive year I’ve had since starting full-time travel more than 5 years ago (!!), but it was also atypical in many ways... - I had knee surgery in Mexico, which we paid for out of pocket - because of the slow & terrible recovery from said surgery, we had to cancel most of our big hiking plans for the year, which meant extremely little camping and a lot more city time (= expensive) - we splurged on a $5000+ campervan rental in Iceland because I’ve been trying to convince James (successfully!) that we should do van life— some of you will recall that I lived in a van for 1.5 years previously, which I LOVED, and the only thing missing was James 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻 - I got a new MacBook, a new iPhone, AND we upgraded 2x cameras in 2025 (looking forward to no big upgrades in 2026 😅) I always love chatting travel finance, so by all means— hit me with your questions in the comments! ——— #2025 #fulltimetravel #travelfinance #costofliving
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A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc

Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨

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#2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc

Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨

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#2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc

Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨

—
#2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc

Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨

—
#2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc

Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨

—
#2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc

Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨

—
#2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc

Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨

—
#2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc

Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨

—
#2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc

Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨

—
#2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc

Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨

—
#2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc

Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨

—
#2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
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A colourful look back at 2025— my 5th full year living out of a suitcase (!!!), so many highs (& some unexpected lows 🩼), all with my other half @slatojc Cheers to whatever wild adventures 2026 has in store for us 🍻✨ — #2025 #travelwrapped #2025wrapped #2025season #fulltimetravel
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It seems we went a little bit of everywhere in 2025, but much more than just the numbers, this year was a celebration of so many of our favourite places— a return to Iceland, two trips to Ethiopia, a sold-out group trip to Jordan & Egypt, 3.5 months in magical Mexico… I track how many countries we visit for the same reasons I track all our annual travel data and daily spending (nerd reasons), but 5.5 years into full-time travel, it’s less and less about amassing an impressive * list* and more about going to places that truly impress US. Sometimes that means venturing to wild new corners and sometimes that means returning to places we can’t wait to see more of, but we’re proud to say this “list” is purely the byproduct of our own excitement and curiosity for the world rather than the other way around. There are a million reasons to travel, numbers shouldn’t be one 🖤🌎✨
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Ethiopia is home to hundreds of rock-hewn churches dating back as far as the 5th century, each carved by hand directly into sandstone cliffs and accessible only on foot. Especially in Gheralta, reaching them is part of the devotion— steep hikes, exposed ledges, barefoot climbs— a physical journey that mirrors the spiritual one.

Nearly all of these churches are still active today, served by priests who hike up multiple times a week to hold services for their local communities. Even as foreigners, we were welcomed into the churches to discover the history & heritage for ourselves, which was so incredibly special. 

Inside, the walls are covered in beautifully preserved frescoes painted with natural pigments (red = bird blood, blue = berries…), depicting biblical stories, saints, and Ethiopian Orthodox traditions. 

Few places in the world feel this sacred, this wild, and this deeply human ✨

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#ethiopia #gheraltamountains #abunayemataguh
Ethiopia is home to hundreds of rock-hewn churches dating back as far as the 5th century, each carved by hand directly into sandstone cliffs and accessible only on foot. Especially in Gheralta, reaching them is part of the devotion— steep hikes, exposed ledges, barefoot climbs— a physical journey that mirrors the spiritual one.

Nearly all of these churches are still active today, served by priests who hike up multiple times a week to hold services for their local communities. Even as foreigners, we were welcomed into the churches to discover the history & heritage for ourselves, which was so incredibly special. 

Inside, the walls are covered in beautifully preserved frescoes painted with natural pigments (red = bird blood, blue = berries…), depicting biblical stories, saints, and Ethiopian Orthodox traditions. 

Few places in the world feel this sacred, this wild, and this deeply human ✨

—
#ethiopia #gheraltamountains #abunayemataguh
Ethiopia is home to hundreds of rock-hewn churches dating back as far as the 5th century, each carved by hand directly into sandstone cliffs and accessible only on foot. Especially in Gheralta, reaching them is part of the devotion— steep hikes, exposed ledges, barefoot climbs— a physical journey that mirrors the spiritual one.

Nearly all of these churches are still active today, served by priests who hike up multiple times a week to hold services for their local communities. Even as foreigners, we were welcomed into the churches to discover the history & heritage for ourselves, which was so incredibly special. 

Inside, the walls are covered in beautifully preserved frescoes painted with natural pigments (red = bird blood, blue = berries…), depicting biblical stories, saints, and Ethiopian Orthodox traditions. 

Few places in the world feel this sacred, this wild, and this deeply human ✨

—
#ethiopia #gheraltamountains #abunayemataguh
Ethiopia is home to hundreds of rock-hewn churches dating back as far as the 5th century, each carved by hand directly into sandstone cliffs and accessible only on foot. Especially in Gheralta, reaching them is part of the devotion— steep hikes, exposed ledges, barefoot climbs— a physical journey that mirrors the spiritual one.

Nearly all of these churches are still active today, served by priests who hike up multiple times a week to hold services for their local communities. Even as foreigners, we were welcomed into the churches to discover the history & heritage for ourselves, which was so incredibly special. 

Inside, the walls are covered in beautifully preserved frescoes painted with natural pigments (red = bird blood, blue = berries…), depicting biblical stories, saints, and Ethiopian Orthodox traditions. 

Few places in the world feel this sacred, this wild, and this deeply human ✨

—
#ethiopia #gheraltamountains #abunayemataguh
Ethiopia is home to hundreds of rock-hewn churches dating back as far as the 5th century, each carved by hand directly into sandstone cliffs and accessible only on foot. Especially in Gheralta, reaching them is part of the devotion— steep hikes, exposed ledges, barefoot climbs— a physical journey that mirrors the spiritual one.

Nearly all of these churches are still active today, served by priests who hike up multiple times a week to hold services for their local communities. Even as foreigners, we were welcomed into the churches to discover the history & heritage for ourselves, which was so incredibly special. 

Inside, the walls are covered in beautifully preserved frescoes painted with natural pigments (red = bird blood, blue = berries…), depicting biblical stories, saints, and Ethiopian Orthodox traditions. 

Few places in the world feel this sacred, this wild, and this deeply human ✨

—
#ethiopia #gheraltamountains #abunayemataguh
Ethiopia is home to hundreds of rock-hewn churches dating back as far as the 5th century, each carved by hand directly into sandstone cliffs and accessible only on foot. Especially in Gheralta, reaching them is part of the devotion— steep hikes, exposed ledges, barefoot climbs— a physical journey that mirrors the spiritual one.

Nearly all of these churches are still active today, served by priests who hike up multiple times a week to hold services for their local communities. Even as foreigners, we were welcomed into the churches to discover the history & heritage for ourselves, which was so incredibly special. 

Inside, the walls are covered in beautifully preserved frescoes painted with natural pigments (red = bird blood, blue = berries…), depicting biblical stories, saints, and Ethiopian Orthodox traditions. 

Few places in the world feel this sacred, this wild, and this deeply human ✨

—
#ethiopia #gheraltamountains #abunayemataguh
Ethiopia is home to hundreds of rock-hewn churches dating back as far as the 5th century, each carved by hand directly into sandstone cliffs and accessible only on foot. Especially in Gheralta, reaching them is part of the devotion— steep hikes, exposed ledges, barefoot climbs— a physical journey that mirrors the spiritual one.

Nearly all of these churches are still active today, served by priests who hike up multiple times a week to hold services for their local communities. Even as foreigners, we were welcomed into the churches to discover the history & heritage for ourselves, which was so incredibly special. 

Inside, the walls are covered in beautifully preserved frescoes painted with natural pigments (red = bird blood, blue = berries…), depicting biblical stories, saints, and Ethiopian Orthodox traditions. 

Few places in the world feel this sacred, this wild, and this deeply human ✨

—
#ethiopia #gheraltamountains #abunayemataguh
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Ethiopia is home to hundreds of rock-hewn churches dating back as far as the 5th century, each carved by hand directly into sandstone cliffs and accessible only on foot. Especially in Gheralta, reaching them is part of the devotion— steep hikes, exposed ledges, barefoot climbs— a physical journey that mirrors the spiritual one. Nearly all of these churches are still active today, served by priests who hike up multiple times a week to hold services for their local communities. Even as foreigners, we were welcomed into the churches to discover the history & heritage for ourselves, which was so incredibly special. Inside, the walls are covered in beautifully preserved frescoes painted with natural pigments (red = bird blood, blue = berries…), depicting biblical stories, saints, and Ethiopian Orthodox traditions. Few places in the world feel this sacred, this wild, and this deeply human ✨ — #ethiopia #gheraltamountains #abunayemataguh
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