Meet Renee Hahnel, an Australian travel photographer, blogger, and author based in the US. You’ll usually find her hiking up a mountain or exploring some faraway place, forever in search of new adventures.
Name: Renee Hahnel
Twitter: @ReneeRoaming
Facebook: @ReneeRoaming
Instagram: @ReneeRoaming
Website: reneeroaming.com
Age: 30
Title: Photographer + Blogger
Married/Single: Married
Kids: none
City you live in: Seattle, USA
My favorite thing about Seattle is… being close to the mountains
A typical day in my life includes… working from home or remotely when traveling
I was born in… Melbourne, Australia
I’m listening to… Iron & Wine
My Family… mostly lives in Australia but they are very supportive from afar
If I could have dinner with anyone, it would be… Michelle Obama
One thing I cannot live without… my phone (though it pains me to say that)
When I was younger, I wanted to be… around horses 24/7
I’m inspired by… nature
The one person who motivates me is… not one person, but all my creative friends
If I could change anything in the world, it would be… reach equality for all
The perfect day would be… wake up to a hot drink, go hiking in the mountains, read a book, eat good food, catch sunset, get cozy watching a movie
My first job… pharmacy assistant
My favorite escape… backcountry camping in the mountains, or somewhere warm where I can swim in the ocean
My life… has a been a fun journey so far
I’m currently working on… some house projects (we are in the middle of home renovations)
Always… fill in my daily gratitude journal
Never… go to bed without reading a book for at least a few minutes
My Pet Peeve(s)… hateful, negative, and disrespectful people
My Biggest Dream… is to own a house with epic mountain views and also have a converted van to road trip whenever I wanted
Favorite Quote… “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” – Theodore Roosevelt