BlogHide Resteemsdanedebeau (50)in life • 6 years agoA City Of Summers Gone By.Summer is over. The winter winds roll off the the Bavarian Alps and circulate around Munich, a city of mixed emotions. Oktoberfest is over; the first rolling rains of Autumn both sprinkled and…danedebeau (50)in travel • 6 years agoBouldering, Beers and an absence of Blogs. A purely text post explaining my absence and what the next few months holds for me!It has been many months since I have been able to post, but I will be back as soon as possible. Sore fingers, tired arms and the general busy busy of a European summer are to blame... think beers…danedebeau (50)in art • 6 years agoCalling All Adventurous Artists! A French Chateau May Await!Between a new job, moving apartments, and my parents coming to visit from the other side of the world, I have been unable to even log on to Steemit for over a week. I will be back as soon as…danedebeau (50)in travel • 6 years agoMismatched Travel Diaries - Tasmania - Hells Gates, Strahan.Both of my grandfathers were sailors in their day. In some ways, it explains why everyone in my family has such an affinity with the ocean. There are multiple seafarers in our family, but we all…danedebeau (50)in travel • 6 years agoMistmatched Travel Diaries - San Francisco - Remembering The Unknown Soldier - A Graveyard In The Sunset.After a long day of driving, and wandering through the Muir Woods, we head back into town. Driving across the golden gate bridge is always a fun experience, and is exactly like driving across the…danedebeau (50)in story • 6 years agoThe Man In The Square. A Requiem For Tiananmen.The young man woke up in a sweat. Pictures and sounds of the previous day swilled around in his brain, like a traumatic hangover. Shouting, chanting, cheering, panting, gunfire, explosions, running…danedebeau (50)in travel • 6 years agoMistmatched Travel Diaries - Bavaria - Hiking Konigssee - Up Into The Mountains We Went, Now Across & Back Down!We had been hiking for about 4 hours now... including a stop for beer and wieners at the hut around halfway up Mt Jenner. This is where our decision point was. To head straight back down the…danedebeau (50)in intrepidsurfer • 6 years agoSteem Surf Photo Giveaway [Week 8] - Munich Surfing Close-upClose up, fast turn, epic spray. This is the type of shot that would be very hard to get anywhere other than on a river wave. Enjoy, DanedeBeaudanedebeau (50)in travel • 6 years agoMistmatched Travel Diaries - Bavaria - Hiking Konigssee - Up Into The Mountains We Go.The hikes of the previous day included very little gain in altitude, and a lot of sitting on boats. Today would be the opposite. Now this being a ski village, it had a ski lift called the Jennerbahn…danedebeau (50)in travel • 6 years agoMismatched Travel Diaries - Scotland - A Tidal Shipwreck, A Reflection Of Life In The Scottish Highlands.The Scottish Coastline is rugged and beautiful. It will be perfectly still one moment, then pouring rain, then perfectly still again. This is the nature of life in the highlands, and the people live…danedebeau (50)in travel • 6 years agoMismatched Travel Diaries - Munich - A Crow In The Snow, And An Aussie Too.When I moved to Munich, Germany in 2016, I had experienced enough northern hemisphere winters to know that they are just a little bit different to the winters we experience in Sydney, Australia. It…danedebeau (50)in travel • 6 years agoMismatched Travel Diaries - Chinatown, New York. - Crazy City, Crazy Suburb, Crazy Fire Escapes.New York City is a hectic city to begin with. Steel monoliths reach for the sky, while the people that fill them do the same. The city has an extremely rich history hidden underneath all the steel…danedebeau (50)in intrepidsurfer • 6 years agoSteem Surf Photo Giveaway [Week 7]This guy was trying to launch into a 360-air all day. He would do a few turns, then lead into his big move. One foot off the board, he spun like crazy. For the record, he landed it. DanedeBeaudanedebeau (50)in travel • 7 years agoMismatched Travel Diaries - Tasmania - Mountains, Lakes & Wombats.The Tasmanian terrain can change so quickly. One minute you are driving through flat farmland then the next you are heading up a steep hill, surrounded by huge Myrtle-Beech trees on one side and…danedebeau (50)in travel • 7 years agoMismatched Travel Diaries - SCOTLAND - Part 3 - A Sunset Dinner At The End Of The Road.Diabaig is one of those towns that you visit, and once you are there, you look at the 8 or 9 houses and farms you can see, and say "One day I will buy one of those." That is when you look over at…danedebeau (50)in travel • 7 years agoMismatched Travel Diaries - Bavaria - Hiking Konigsee - Part 3: A Boat, On Water, In Rain.On our hike back from the Röthbach waterfall, our small group of four were becoming more wary of the weather encroaching. Though we weren't too worried about the actual effects of being rained on as…danedebeau (50)in travelfeed • 7 years agoMismatched Travel Diaries - Bavaria - Hiking Konigsee - Part 2: Germany's Highest Waterfall.So we set off after a hearty pre-hike meal. The hike is probably more of a long walk around a lake and up a valley to the Röthbach waterfall. This is pretty much the only goal for the day as it is…danedebeau (50)in sports • 7 years agoBouldering Problems - My first post about climbing - My first 6b+ completed.I have been Bouldering for a little over two years now, and I can't even express how much I enjoy this sport. This is my first post about Bouldering, and definitely not my last. The Old And The…danedebeau (50)in travel • 7 years agoMismatched Travel Diaries - Bavaria - Hiking Konigsee - Part 1: Das Boot.Over the weekend, I went offline and into nature. I spent Saturday to Monday hiking various trails around Koniggsee or King's Lake in the Southern region of Bavaria. This lake is by no means the…danedebeau (50)in intrepidsurfer • 7 years agoSteem Surf Photo Giveaway - Week 6 - River SurfersThe 5 Stages Of River Surfing. 1 - Surfing. 2 - Waiting. 3 - Prepping. 4 - Chillin'. 5 - Arriving. (from front to back) Click Image To Enlarge I love this competition, but I feel its…