The photo was taken with Nikon Coolpix P510 in March some 6 years ago. We went to the sea side over the weekend to escape the city and the fog. It took us good two hours to get there.
When you come from a small country, any travel longer than 2 hours makes you think twice if it's worth the hassle. Living abroad, where spending 2 hours on the road just to get to the liquor store to stock up is nothing unusual, changes your perspective.
Everyone has their own perception of the world. And everyone thinks their perception is reality.