weekly photo challenge: reward
Back in 2006, we worked over 60 hours per week (for 6-months) so we could afford a 4-month trip around Europe. Every time, we travel – the experiences we have are our rewards for all the hard work leading up to make it happen.
One of our earliest memories of that Europe trip was witnessing a Santorini sunset – famous for a reason 🙂
What photo would you share to show reward? See other people’s interpretations here.
Happy weekend everyone!
And as always, feel free to leave us your thoughts.
April 14, 2015 at 4:29 pm
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March 4, 2015 at 8:52 pm
of course, it’s a reward to have a chance to see that beautiful sunset..
March 4, 2015 at 10:09 pm
One of the best rewards, experiencing such moments while travelling 🙂
March 4, 2015 at 8:52 pm
Beautiful sunrise, a great reward for getting up early.
March 4, 2015 at 10:09 pm
Yes, rising early does pay off with a good sunrise. This however was a sunset as mentioned in the post. It was in Santorini – famous for their sunsets 🙂
March 2, 2015 at 2:58 am
Gorgeous!
March 2, 2015 at 8:16 am
It certainly was 🙂
March 1, 2015 at 9:10 pm
Gorgeous. I always say I work to pay for the next holiday. Luckily I like my work as well, so that is a bonus.
March 2, 2015 at 8:18 am
We work to travel (clearly)! And it’s the trips that make the best rewards for working 🙂
March 1, 2015 at 4:00 pm
The best kind of reward!! 🙂
March 2, 2015 at 8:18 am
Isn’t it?!! Hope it’s warming up over there for you. We are beginning to cool down…
March 1, 2015 at 2:57 am
A beautiful sunset is always a joy. A beautiful sunset from Santorini is doubly so. 🙂 –Curt
March 2, 2015 at 8:19 am
Absolutely Curt! We love sunsets everywhere we go…. Hope your weekend was wonderful.
February 28, 2015 at 9:13 pm
Still need to go to Santorini one day. Only managed Rhodes thus far 🙂
March 2, 2015 at 8:19 am
Well, it certainly isn’t too far from you guys now that you are a bit further south in Europe 😉 Maybe this summer??
March 2, 2015 at 4:55 pm
This summer/ late summer we go three weeks to China and for a few days to Jeju island 🙂
February 28, 2015 at 7:39 pm
So lovely that you share your rewards with the rest of us through the stunning and engaging photographic dialogue you create about your travels.
March 2, 2015 at 8:24 am
Those are truly generous words. Thank you! We are so glad to be able to share our moments – it keeps them even more alive for us 🙂
February 28, 2015 at 3:39 pm
Beautiful sunset, Monkeys. Fireball in a fiery sky. I am sure it was bright and glaring in reality, more so than this photo. 60 hours per week of work? That sounds like a lot, like you have to pull twelve hour working days!
March 2, 2015 at 8:24 am
Mabel – it was pretty much 11 hour days for 5 days a week and then 7 hours on a Saturday! Le was wiped by the end of those 6 months (not to mention the travel time to and from work) and although the reward was totally worth it, we will never be doing that again.
It was a memorable sunset!
PS – autumn has finally hit… 😦 Hope you enjoyed your summer as best you could!
March 2, 2015 at 8:53 pm
That certainly sounds like a very stressful working time. Six days working weeks, barely any rest at all. I have never worked like that before, and do not intend to. So stressful. My plan of attack to making money is work the jobs that pay a lot 😀
I miss summer already. Now we have a cold year to look forward too 😦 Summer here was just whisper, let’s hope winter isn’t too cold. Have a good week, Monkeys 🙂
March 4, 2015 at 5:33 pm
Hahah – well Mabel, that job paid well and we needed the money as we were away for that period of time and planning a wedding!! Maybe the better plan of attack is win the lotto 😉
March 4, 2015 at 10:57 pm
Well, once someone at work said to me: the odds of winning the lotto are the same if you buy a ticket and if you don’t buy a ticket 😀
March 7, 2015 at 7:25 am
HA! Got to be in it to win it 😉
February 28, 2015 at 7:59 am
Stunning, quite a reward!
February 28, 2015 at 8:25 am
It certainly was 🙂 Hope you have been well!
February 28, 2015 at 7:57 am
I’m really hoping I might make it to Santorini this year and sunsets like this are one of the many reasons! Do you need to hire a car to get around there or is it easy enough by public transport or foot?
February 28, 2015 at 8:25 am
We hope you do get to see it, pretty memorable 🙂
We got around by local buses and on foot! It was pretty straight forward!