This time, our destination is Southeast Asia; Malaysia, Cambodia and Indonesia to be exact. 4 weeks on the road. From temple running in Angkor, to shopping sprees in Kuala Lumpur, from a 10-hour-volcano-jungle-trek near Bukittingi to a quite beach holiday on the Mentawai Islands – we’ve got it all planned. We’re leaving today, so our bags are packed and now it’s all down to business!

And here are our travel essentials for a 4-week trip through Southeast Asia.

The idea behind it.

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to take a walk on the Great Wall of China? Or listening to your own heartbeat while watching the stars in the Sahara desert? And what about conquering the rough seas between Cape Horn and Antarctica? Well, I have. Thousands of times. I believe that a single traveller can‘t live to see it all.

We all know that life is not handed to us on a silver plate. I believe that inspiration is what keeps us going, it’s what makes us want to travel & strive for more. I’d love to give you the opportunity to visit the greatest places on our planet. Whether you’re a globetrotter, a couchsurfer or stuck in a 9 to 5 job. Hopefully the stories and photos on Let’s Travel Somewhere inspire you to do great things.

How the project started.

It wasn’t going to be an easy task. My friend Ines, who already did the design of Cookiesound is Travelling, was my first contact point when I had the idea of creating a travel photography website. But not just any travel photography site…

Even before the design phase started, I needed to find photographers, who were willing to contribute, even though there was no reference on how their photos would be presented. After all, I couldn’t have launched a travel photography site without any travel photographs to show…

So my goal for the next couple of weeks (or better months) was to start collecting and sharing inspiring photojourneys by striking travel photographers. And I was lucky to have some of the best contribute. Thank you so very much Ronnie Dankelman, Dario Endara, Vladimir Nardin, Anoop Negi, Mauro Paganelli and Ingetje Tadros! Without you, it would have been way more difficult to get things going!

The Goal.

I want to capture the essence of every country on the planet through stunning photographs and gripping stories. Your help is needed to reach this goal, so if you want to contribute, or know a photographer who’s photos inspire you, please get in touch with me.

And here it is.

Let’s Travel Somewhere

I tried to spend my time wisely, and I think I managed all right: I tough about a way to get out of the daily 9 to 5 routine. It won’t take much longer, and then I’m off exploring foreign countries again. 2012 is going to be a good year – I can feel it. I usually don’t make any New Year’s resolutions but this year is different: In 2012, I want to quit my job (due to money issues, this part has to wait until mid 2013), travel, shoot tons of photos & start our project “Make People See” and “Lets Travel Somewhere”.

Until then, I enjoy watching inspiring movies (documentaries will be featured in another post) that bring out the wanderlust in me. And now I’d like to share these with you.

Happy New Year everyone!

North America:

• Into the Wild (United States)

• Frida (Mexico)

• The Shipping News (Newfoundland)

• Blue Crush (United States – Hawaii)

• Brokeback Mountain (United States)

• Six Days Seven Nights (United States – Hawaii)

South & Central America:

• The Mission (Brazil)

• The Motorcycle Diaries (Peru)

• The Art of Travel (Central America – Thanks Kaushal for the input)

• Love in the Time of Cholera (Columbia)

Europe:

• Under the Tuscan Sun (Italy)

• Death in Venice (Italy)

• Sound of Music (Austria)

• The Queen (Great Britain & Scotland)

• Vicky Christina Barcelona (Spain)

• A Good Year (France)

• Midnight in Paris (France)

• Braveheart (Scotland)

• Cairo Time (Egypt)

Africa:

• Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (Rwanda)

• Tears of the Sun (Nigeria)

• Out of Africa (Kenya)

• The English Patient (Tunisia)

Asia:

• The Beach (Thailand)

• The Painted Veil (China)

• Eat Pray Love (India, Indonesia)

• Das Dschungelkind (A German movie filmed in Papua New Guinea)

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (China)

• Seven Years in Tibet (Tibet)

• The Darjeeling Limited (India)

• Memoirs of a Geisha (Japan)

• Kundun (Tibet)

• The Last Samurai (Japan)

• Lawrence of Arabia (Thanks Ines for the input)

• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (India)

• Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (Yemen & Scotland)

• The Children of Huang Shi (China)

Oceania:

• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (New Zealand)

• Cast Away (Fiji)

And what are your favorite wanderlust movies?